Moby Dick (Serbian band)
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Moby Dick is a notable Serbia
n pop
-dance
band. It is named for the well-known novel Moby-Dick
by Herman Melville
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Moby Dick was formed in 1992, initially as a six-member band. They released their first album Kreni in 1993. In 1994, Ana Stanić
joined the band as female vocal. The band was transformed to a duet as the other members from the initial lineup left. The second album, Moby Dick was released that year and was a great success, selling more than 200.000 copies. It included hits like Nema nas vise, Brate prijatelju, Zar nije te stid, Bacila si čini and controversial Kralj Kokaina which was banned from some TV and radio stations. The band toured extensively during this period, which culminated with a sell-out concert in Sava Center
in Belgrade
.
In 1997 they release their third album, Nostalgija, which included hits like Nostalgija, Ubio sam čoveka zbog tebe and Padrino. In 1998 Ana Stanić left and was replaced with Aleksandra Perović. They released two albums, IV in 2000. and Hotelska soba in 2001. After their last album, Srđan decided to pursue his career as a studio manager and a producer, while Aleksandra started her solo career. She has recently released her first solo album. It is still unclear if she will record on future Moby Dick albums.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
-dance
Dance music
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band. It is named for the well-known novel Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, was written by American author Herman Melville and first published in 1851. It is considered by some to be a Great American Novel and a treasure of world literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod,...
by Herman Melville
Herman Melville
Herman Melville was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. He is best known for his novel Moby-Dick and the posthumous novella Billy Budd....
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Moby Dick was formed in 1992, initially as a six-member band. They released their first album Kreni in 1993. In 1994, Ana Stanić
Ana Stanic
Ana Stanić is a Serbian singer, songwriter, composer and film producer.-Music:...
joined the band as female vocal. The band was transformed to a duet as the other members from the initial lineup left. The second album, Moby Dick was released that year and was a great success, selling more than 200.000 copies. It included hits like Nema nas vise, Brate prijatelju, Zar nije te stid, Bacila si čini and controversial Kralj Kokaina which was banned from some TV and radio stations. The band toured extensively during this period, which culminated with a sell-out concert in Sava Center
Sava Center
For the former UK supermarket see Sainsbury's SavacentreSava Centar is an international congress, cultural and business centre of various multi-functional activities located in New Belgrade, Serbia. It is the largest audience hall in the country and entire former Yugoslavia...
in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
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In 1997 they release their third album, Nostalgija, which included hits like Nostalgija, Ubio sam čoveka zbog tebe and Padrino. In 1998 Ana Stanić left and was replaced with Aleksandra Perović. They released two albums, IV in 2000. and Hotelska soba in 2001. After their last album, Srđan decided to pursue his career as a studio manager and a producer, while Aleksandra started her solo career. She has recently released her first solo album. It is still unclear if she will record on future Moby Dick albums.
Discography
- Kreni! (1993)
- Moby Dick (1994)
- Nostalgija (1997)
- IV (2000)
- Hotelska soba (2001)