Poslednja Igra Leptira
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Poslednja Igra Leptira was a Serbia
n pop rock
band from Belgrade
.
in 1979. In the beginning they performed as an acoustic
country
band. After they won at the Paliluska Olimpijada Kulture contest in 1981, their popularity started to grow, and the permanent line-up was formed: Nenad Radulović, Draško Janković (guitar
), Zorica Đermanov (vocals
), Olivera Perić (violin
), Sašo Bogojevski (bass guitar
), Dragan Todorović (drums
), Dušan Hristić (keyboards
) and Dragomir Bulić (saxophone
). Their debut album Napokon ploča (At Last, a Record) was released by ZKP RTLJ
on October 11, 1982. They achieved huge success with different musical genres represented on the album, and humorous short stories and imitations between the songs. Songs "Nataša" and "Vrati se" were the album's biggest hits. Until the end of the year they held fifteen sold out concerts in Belgrade
's Dom sindikata. In the first half of 1983 Dragomir Bulić and Dušan Hristić left the band and keyboardist Slobodan Mitić became the band's new member.
On September 19, 1983 ZKP RTLJ released the band's second studio album Ponovo ploča & druge priče ("Another Record & Other Stories"). Music and lyrics were written by Neša Radulović (except for "Otići ću", for which music was written by Miodrag Božidarević). Main hits from this album were "Sličuge" and "Hvala ti za muziku". Near the end of 1984, Olivera Perić and Zorica Đermanov left the band, and after male members came back from the army, the band started working with singer Lidija Asanović from Zagreb
. PGP-RTB
released their third album Opet ploča - Srce od meda ("Again, a Record - Heart Made of Honey") on September 17, 1985. Music and lyrics were witen by Neša Radulović (except for "Dečko, 'ajde o'ladi" for which music was written by Radulović and Sašo Bogojevski). Special guest on this album was Riblja Čorba
frontman Bora Đorđević. The biggest hit from the album was "Dečko, 'ajde o'ladi", duet with Lidija Asanović, which brought them Oskar popularnosti award for the Pop
Band of the Year.
Fourth album Grudi moje Balkanske (My Balkan Chest) was released on October 8, 1986 by PGP-RTB. The authors of all the songs were Neša Radulović and Dragomir "Miki" Stanojević. The songs "Umiru jeleni" and "Taxi" became hits, and the title track was released as a single on November 25 and topped charts. Fifth album Zajedno smo piškili u pesku (We Peed in the Sand Together) was released on December 8, 1987 by PGP RTB and produced by Kornelije Kovač
. The lyrics for the title song were written by Bora Đorđević. Special guest on the album were Jelica Sretenović and Aleksandra Kovač
as backing vocals
. Minor hits from this album were "Ruska čokolada", "Zajedno smo piškili u pesku" and "Tibet".
In 1989 the band went on hiatus and Radulović released his solo album Niko nema što piton imade (Nobody Has what Python Had), which parodied "novokomponovana muzika". He did not manage to finish his second album, recording only song "Modra bajka'" ("Livid Fairytale"), because he died of tumor
on February 12, 1990. ITMM released Modra bajka - Best of in 1997, which featured old Poslednja Igra Leptira hits, the song "Modra bajka" and the band's live recordings.
The album Napokon ploča was polled in 1998 as 97th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav popular music albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
(YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
In November 2011, it was announced that a plateau in Belgrade
would be named after Radulović.
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 rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band from 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...
.
Biography
The band was formed by Nenad "Neša" RadulovićNenad Radulović
Nenad Radulović , also known as Neša Leptir was a former Yugoslav rock musician, best known as the frontman of the pop rock band Poslednja Igra Leptira.-Biography:...
in 1979. In the beginning they performed as an acoustic
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band. After they won at the Paliluska Olimpijada Kulture contest in 1981, their popularity started to grow, and the permanent line-up was formed: Nenad Radulović, Draško Janković (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Zorica Đermanov (vocals
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
), Olivera Perić (violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
), Sašo Bogojevski (bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), Dragan Todorović (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
), Dušan Hristić (keyboards
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
) and Dragomir Bulić (saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
). Their debut album Napokon ploča (At Last, a Record) was released by ZKP RTLJ
ZKP RTLJ
Založba kaset in plošč RTV Ljubljana or Založba kaset in plošč Radiotelevizije Ljubljana , was a major record label based in Ljubljana, Socialist Republic of Slovenia, during the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
on October 11, 1982. They achieved huge success with different musical genres represented on the album, and humorous short stories and imitations between the songs. Songs "Nataša" and "Vrati se" were the album's biggest hits. Until the end of the year they held fifteen sold out concerts 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...
's Dom sindikata. In the first half of 1983 Dragomir Bulić and Dušan Hristić left the band and keyboardist Slobodan Mitić became the band's new member.
On September 19, 1983 ZKP RTLJ released the band's second studio album Ponovo ploča & druge priče ("Another Record & Other Stories"). Music and lyrics were written by Neša Radulović (except for "Otići ću", for which music was written by Miodrag Božidarević). Main hits from this album were "Sličuge" and "Hvala ti za muziku". Near the end of 1984, Olivera Perić and Zorica Đermanov left the band, and after male members came back from the army, the band started working with singer Lidija Asanović from Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
. PGP-RTB
PGP-RTB
PGP-RTB was a major record label and chain record store in the former SFR Yugoslavia based in Belgrade, Socialist Republic of Serbia. PGP-RTB was established in 1958...
released their third album Opet ploča - Srce od meda ("Again, a Record - Heart Made of Honey") on September 17, 1985. Music and lyrics were witen by Neša Radulović (except for "Dečko, 'ajde o'ladi" for which music was written by Radulović and Sašo Bogojevski). Special guest on this album was Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
frontman Bora Đorđević. The biggest hit from the album was "Dečko, 'ajde o'ladi", duet with Lidija Asanović, which brought them Oskar popularnosti award for the 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...
Band of the Year.
Fourth album Grudi moje Balkanske (My Balkan Chest) was released on October 8, 1986 by PGP-RTB. The authors of all the songs were Neša Radulović and Dragomir "Miki" Stanojević. The songs "Umiru jeleni" and "Taxi" became hits, and the title track was released as a single on November 25 and topped charts. Fifth album Zajedno smo piškili u pesku (We Peed in the Sand Together) was released on December 8, 1987 by PGP RTB and produced by Kornelije Kovač
Kornelije Kovac
Kornelije "Bata" Kovač is a famous Serbian composer. He is a father of Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač, both successful Serbian singers.-Early life:...
. The lyrics for the title song were written by Bora Đorđević. Special guest on the album were Jelica Sretenović and Aleksandra Kovač
Aleksandra Kovac
Aleksandra Kovač is a Serbian singer-songwriter. She is the eldest daughter of eminent composer Kornelije Kovač and the elder sister of singer Kristina Kovač. Alongside her sister Kristina, Kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group K2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001...
as backing vocals
Backing vocalist
A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
. Minor hits from this album were "Ruska čokolada", "Zajedno smo piškili u pesku" and "Tibet".
In 1989 the band went on hiatus and Radulović released his solo album Niko nema što piton imade (Nobody Has what Python Had), which parodied "novokomponovana muzika". He did not manage to finish his second album, recording only song "Modra bajka'" ("Livid Fairytale"), because he died of tumor
Tumor
A tumor or tumour is commonly used as a synonym for a neoplasm that appears enlarged in size. Tumor is not synonymous with cancer...
on February 12, 1990. ITMM released Modra bajka - Best of in 1997, which featured old Poslednja Igra Leptira hits, the song "Modra bajka" and the band's live recordings.
Legacy
In April 1997, a tribute concert was organized in Belgrade's Sava Centar on which popular musicians performed Poslednja Igra Leptira songs.The album Napokon ploča was polled in 1998 as 97th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav popular music albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike
YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike is a book by Duško Antonić and Danilo Štrbac...
(YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).
In November 2011, it was announced that a plateau 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...
would be named after Radulović.
Studio albums
- Napokon ploča (1982)
- Ponovo ploča & druge priče (1983)
- Opet ploča - Srce od meda (1985)
- Grudi moje balkanske (1986)
- Zajedno smo piškili u pesku (1987)