Neno Belan is a Croatia

Croatia

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n rock

Rock music

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 musician

Musician

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, known as the frontman of Đavoli, as well as for his solo work.

Early career

Neno Belan started his career as a teenager in the band Losos, Kavijar i Marsovi Bizoni (Salmon, Caviar and Bisons from Mars). In 1980 he became a member of the band Narodno Blago (National Treasure) which performed rhythm and blues

Rhythm and blues

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 and occasionally performed as the supporting band for Split

Split (city)

Split is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...

 punk rock

Punk rock

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 musician Fon Bikšić, with whom they performed covers of The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

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, Ramones

Ramones

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 and The Clash

The Clash

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 songs. Narodno Blago disbanded in 1983, and Belan became the member of the band Aquilla. The band performed Dalmatia

Dalmatia

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n folk

Folk music

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 songs, and Belan played mandolin

Mandolin

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.

Đavoli and solo career

In 1984 Belan formed the band Đavoli (The Devils), which performed music inspired by 1950s rock and roll

Rock and roll

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. The band successfully performed until 1991. In 1991 appeared Belan's first solo release, EP

Extended play

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 Rock galama (Rock Noise), recorded with the members of Đavoli. In 1991 Đavoli disbanded due to the outbreak of Yugoslav wars

Yugoslav wars

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, and 1991 Split Festival

Split Festival

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, where Belan and Anja Šovagić Despot were scheduled to perform the song "Ljubav postoji zbog nas", was canceled. Belan appeared on the Split Festival in 1992 performing song "Zaboravi". In 1993 he released his first solo album, Vino noći (Night Wine). The album vas recorded with members of Daleka Obala

Daleka obala

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. Vino noći featured hits "Zaboravi", "Sunčan dan" (written by Zdravko Bajan, a former member of Narodno Blago), "A gdje si ti?" and "Ljubav postoji zbog nas" (previously unreleased duet with Anja Šovagić Despot). The album also featured English language

English language

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 versions of "Vino noći" and "Sunčan dan". In 1994 he released EP Mama, and the title track was a candidate for the Croatian representative at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The EP also featured songs "Beat na moru" (a cover of the 1960s Delfini hit) and "Ne pitaj za nju" (a duet with Toni Cetinski

Toni Cetinski

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).

During the 1990s, Belan performed mostly abroad, while in Croatia he appeared mostly at music festivals. In 1995 He released pop

Pop music

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-oriented album Dolazi ljubav (Love Is Coming). On the tour that followed the album release he was followed by the bass guitarist Olja Dešić and the drummer Leo Rumora. In 1997 he released the album Južnjačka utjeha (Southern Comfort). The album featured a cover of The Vibrators

The Vibrators

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' "Baby Baby" (Belan's version entitled "Lezi, baby") and a cover of Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

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's "Blowin' in the Wind

Blowin' in the Wind

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" (Belan's version entitled "Odgovor u vjetru").

In 1998 Belan reunited Đavoli when Vedran Križan joined the band as the keyboardist, thus finished the gathering of the group, soon to be known as "Fiumens", but not before they tried to revive old "Đavoli" brand so the band released the album Space Twist. However, Đavoli disbanded once again, and Neno, Olja, Leo and Vedran formed the band Neno Belan & Fiumens, and they released albums Luna & Stelle in 2002 and Rijeka snova (The River of Dreams) in 2007 as Neno Belan & Fiumens, as well as "Dream factory" in 2009, double CD, live from "Tvornica" (factory), for which they got many discography awards in Croatia (PORIN

Porin (music award)

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).

Studio albums

• Ljubav i moda (1986)
• Hallo Lulu 22 (1987)
• Ostani uz mene (1988)
• Space Twist (1998)

Compilations

• Balade - Kad se nađem u predjelu noći... (1989)
• The Ultimate Collection - Neno Belan & Đavoli (Croatia Records
  Croatia Records
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  , 2008.)