Toni Montano
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Toni Montano real name Velibor Miljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Миљковић) is a Serbia
n rock
musician. One of pioneers of psychobilly
on the former Yugoslav rock scene, Toni Montano is better known for his controversial statements.
), formed in 1979. The band lineup consisted of a large number of members, including Dime "Mune" Todorovski, later the member of Partibrejkers
and Slobodan "Loka" Nešović, later the member of Urbana Gerila
/ Berliner Strasse and Defektno Efektni
. They had rehearsals and performed at the Belgrade
SKC
, mainly cover versions of the Ramones
songs, but also had their own material. The band did not leave any recordings, and performed until 1985, when they disbanded. However, part of the material performed by Radost Evrope appeared on Miljković's debut album. One of the last live appearances the band had as an opening act for the Angelic Upstarts
, on April 1985. After the band disbanded, Miljković pursued a solo career.
lead character Tony Montana
. He released his debut album Tonny Montano in 1986. The album was produced by Buldožer
member Borut Činč (who also played keyboard
on the album) and combined punk rock and rockabilly
, a combination Montano described as frkabili (rushabilly). The album featured songs "Vreme je da skinem mrak", "Frigdna
" and "Boli me zub" previously performed with Radost Evrope. It also featured a cover versions of Dragan Stojnić's "Balada o Boni i Klajd" and Bobby Freeman
's "Do You Wanna Dance?
". At the beginning Montano support band consisted of musicians who also chose pseudonyms after famous gangsters: Edi Salvatore (guitar
, a former member of Radost Evrope), Manzanera (drums
, a former member of Partibrejkers
), Pjetro Manolo (bass guitarist), Serđo Manini (guitar), all of them at the same time members of band Rock Street.
Toni Montano's next record Talični Tom je mrtav (Lucky Luke
Is Dead), released in 1987 featured similar sound, and in 1988 he released live album Live - mi smo iz Beograda (Mutant party) (Live - We're from Belgrade
(Mutant Party)) which was not well received. At the time Toni Montano and the band Đavoli from Split
organized corporate Yugoslav tour. Album Lovac na novac (Money Hunter) was released in 1991 and featured a cover of Đorđe Marjanović's "Zvižduk u osam", football chant
"Mi smo šampioni" and song "Odlaziš 1984 - 1990" dedicated to members of Prljavo Kazalište
. Album featured members of Vampiri
on backing vocals.
In 1993 Toni Montano acted in a stageplay Bilo jednom u Beogradu (Once Upon a Time in Belgrade) directed by himself and Miki Manojlović
. Anent the stage play Toni Montano released album of the same title. The song "Godfather" featured members of Orthodox Celts
. The album Najbolje od najboljeg 1991 - 1995. (Best of the Best 1991 - 1995) was released in 1995. The song "Mi smo srećna porodica" featured Nele Karajlić
on vocals. Album Moja žena fudbal ne voli! (Zašto?)" (My Wife Doesn't Like Football! (Why?)) featured rerecorded "Mi smo šampioni" and "Mi smo iz Beograda" and football chant "Obilić" recorded for FK Obilić
. Compilation album Hajde, slušaj ovaj CD (Come on, Listen to This CD) released in 1999 featured a cover of Elvis J. Kurtović's song "Da bog da crk'o rock 'n' roll". At the same time studio album Srećan rođendan (Happy Birthday) was released. The album featured members of Radijacija and Mega Bend, guitarist Nenad ″Nele″ Stamatović (former Bulevar
member) and singer Sonja Mitrović Hani Srećan rođendan featured a cover version of Prljavo Kazalište
song "Široke ulice". In 2000, the singer Viktorija
covered Montano′s track ″Svi se sada njišu″, on her live cover album Nostalgija, released by Košava records in 2000.
In 2003, Montano wrote the song lyrics for the Šaban Šaulić
track ″Šadrvani″ which appeared on the album of the same name in 2003. In 2006 Montano released a compilation album called Blue Eyes - Best of Tonny Montano and, in 2007, the other called Lepšoj od najlepše, both released by City Records
.
and Brod plovi za Šangaj.
, whom he considered pseudointellectuals who alienated themselves from the "street", where, according to him, the real rock music should emerge from. He arrogantly proclaimed himself a "real rock star" whose time is yet to come. However he never really managed to achieve the success of his adversaries.
At the end of 1990s Montano became related to the Socialist Party of Serbia
and its former regime and organized most of his live appearances in order to promote the party.
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 rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician. One of pioneers of psychobilly
Psychobilly
Psychobilly is a fusion genre of rock music that mixes elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and other genres. It is one of several subgenres of rockabilly which also include thrashabilly, trashabilly, punkabilly, surfabilly and gothabilly...
on the former Yugoslav rock scene, Toni Montano is better known for his controversial statements.
Radost Evrope
Miljković started his career as a vocalist of the band Radost Evrope (trans. Joy of EuropeJoy of Europe
Joy of Europe is a European dance festival with a long tradition. The annual event takes place in Belgrade, Serbia with 30 European nations showcasing their culture through dance and music. The European nations are usually accompanied by another country from another continent.-History:The Joy of...
), formed in 1979. The band lineup consisted of a large number of members, including Dime "Mune" Todorovski, later the member of Partibrejkers
Partibrejkers
Partibrejkers is a prominent Serbian rock band from Belgrade, as well as an acclaimed act of the former Yugoslav rock scene....
and Slobodan "Loka" Nešović, later the member of Urbana Gerila
Urbana gerila
Urbana Gerila was a former Yugoslav punk rock and New Wave band from Belgrade. The band is notable as the participant of the Artistička radna akcija project in 1981...
/ Berliner Strasse and Defektno Efektni
Defektno Efektni
Defektno Efektni were a Serbian New Wave/punk rock band from Belgrade, notable as the participant of the Artistička Radna Akcija project in 1981.- History :...
. They had rehearsals and performed at the 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...
SKC
SKC
SKC may refer to:*St Kevin's College, Melbourne*SKC Corporation*Chaebol or South Korean Companies*South Korean Cars*Saint Kentigern College*Studentski Kulturni Centar*Sporting Kansas City...
, mainly cover versions of the Ramones
Ramones
The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group...
songs, but also had their own material. The band did not leave any recordings, and performed until 1985, when they disbanded. However, part of the material performed by Radost Evrope appeared on Miljković's debut album. One of the last live appearances the band had as an opening act for the Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts are an English punk rock/Oi! band formed in South Shields in 1977. The band espoused an anti-fascist and socialist working class philosophy, and have been associated with the skinhead subculture...
, on April 1985. After the band disbanded, Miljković pursued a solo career.
Solo career
After the disbandment of Radost Evrope, Miljković named himself after the ScarfaceScarface (1983 film)
Scarface is a 1983 American epic crime drama movie directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, produced by Martin Bregman and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana...
lead character Tony Montana
Tony Montana
Antonio Raimundo "Tony" Montana is a fictional character from the 1983 film Scarface. He is portrayed by Al Pacino in the movie, and is voiced by André Sogliuzzo in the 2006 video game Scarface: The World Is Yours. Tony Montana has become a cultural icon and is one of the most famous movie...
. He released his debut album Tonny Montano in 1986. The album was produced by Buldožer
Buldožer
Buldožer was Yugoslav-Slovenian progressive rock band from 1970s and 1980s. They were one of the first bands in communist Yugoslavia that could be considered alternative, and forefathers of the Yugoslav New Wave...
member Borut Činč (who also played keyboard
Musical keyboard
A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
on the album) and combined punk rock and rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...
, a combination Montano described as frkabili (rushabilly). The album featured songs "Vreme je da skinem mrak", "Frigdna
Good Ship Venus
"Good Ship Venus", also known as "Friggin' in the Riggin", is a bawdy drinking song devised to shock with ever increasingly lewd and debauched sexual descriptions of the eponymous ship's loose moralled crew. The tune usually used is "In and Out the Windows".- Lyrics :The lyrics exist in numerous...
" and "Boli me zub" previously performed with Radost Evrope. It also featured a cover versions of Dragan Stojnić's "Balada o Boni i Klajd" and Bobby Freeman
Bobby Freeman
Bobby Freeman is an African-American soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who recorded for the Autumn Records label in San Francisco, California. He is best known for his 1958 hit "Do You Want To Dance?" and his 1964 Top Ten hit "C'mon and Swim"...
's "Do You Wanna Dance?
Do You Wanna Dance?
"Do You Wanna Dance?" is a song written by Bobby Freeman , and recorded by him in 1958. It is also popular in a version performed by the Beach Boys, which was released in 1965, and in a version recorded by Bette Midler in 1972...
". At the beginning Montano support band consisted of musicians who also chose pseudonyms after famous gangsters: Edi Salvatore (guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, a former member of Radost Evrope), Manzanera (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 ....
, a former member of Partibrejkers
Partibrejkers
Partibrejkers is a prominent Serbian rock band from Belgrade, as well as an acclaimed act of the former Yugoslav rock scene....
), Pjetro Manolo (bass guitarist), Serđo Manini (guitar), all of them at the same time members of band Rock Street.
Toni Montano's next record Talični Tom je mrtav (Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke
Lucky Luke is a Belgian comics series created by Belgian cartoonist, Maurice De Bevere better known as Morris, the original artist, and was for one period written by René Goscinny...
Is Dead), released in 1987 featured similar sound, and in 1988 he released live album Live - mi smo iz Beograda (Mutant party) (Live - We're 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...
(Mutant Party)) which was not well received. At the time Toni Montano and the band Đavoli from 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...
organized corporate Yugoslav tour. Album Lovac na novac (Money Hunter) was released in 1991 and featured a cover of Đorđe Marjanović's "Zvižduk u osam", football chant
Football chant
A football chant or terrace chant, is a song or chant sung at association football matches. They can be historic, dating back to the formation of the club, adaptations of popular songs, or spontaneous reactions to events on the pitch. They are one of the last remaining sources of an oral folk song...
"Mi smo šampioni" and song "Odlaziš 1984 - 1990" dedicated to members of Prljavo Kazalište
Prljavo kazalište
Prljavo kazalište is a rock and roll band from Zagreb, Croatia. Since its formation in 1977, the group changed several music styles and line ups but remained one of the top acts of both the Croatian and the former Yugoslav rock scenes.-Beginnings:Prljavo kazalište was formed in 1977 in Dubrava,...
. Album featured members of Vampiri
Vampiri
Vampiri were a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. The band was formed in 1988, and performed music influenced by the 1950s doo-wop and rockabilly. After releasing two studio albums, they disbanded in 1993...
on backing vocals.
In 1993 Toni Montano acted in a stageplay Bilo jednom u Beogradu (Once Upon a Time in Belgrade) directed by himself and Miki Manojlović
Miki Manojlovic
Predrag "Miki" Manojlović is a Serbian actor, famous for his starring roles in some of the most important films of former Yugoslav cinema. Since the early 1990s, he successfully branched out into movies made outside the Balkans, meaning that he's currently active in productions all over Europe...
. Anent the stage play Toni Montano released album of the same title. The song "Godfather" featured members of Orthodox Celts
Orthodox Celts
Orthodox Celts is a Serbian band which plays Irish folk music combined with rock elements. Despite their unusual sound the band is one of the top acts of the Serbian rock scene and has influenced several younger bands, most notably Tir na n'Og and Irish Stew of Sindidun.The band started their...
. The album Najbolje od najboljeg 1991 - 1995. (Best of the Best 1991 - 1995) was released in 1995. The song "Mi smo srećna porodica" featured Nele Karajlić
Nele Karajlic
dr. Nele Karajlić a.k.a. Nele Karajlić, born on December 11, 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, , is a Bosnian Serb rock and roll musician, composer, actor and television director living and working in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia.One of the founders of New Primitivism movement in Sarajevo,...
on vocals. Album Moja žena fudbal ne voli! (Zašto?)" (My Wife Doesn't Like Football! (Why?)) featured rerecorded "Mi smo šampioni" and "Mi smo iz Beograda" and football chant "Obilić" recorded for FK Obilić
FK Obilic
Fudbalski klub Obilić is a football club based in Belgrade, Serbia. Named after legendary Serbian medieval hero Miloš Obilić, the club currently competes in the Druga beogradska liga - grupa Dunav .The club's stadium is also named accordingly; to venerate the Serbian knight it is called the...
. Compilation album Hajde, slušaj ovaj CD (Come on, Listen to This CD) released in 1999 featured a cover of Elvis J. Kurtović's song "Da bog da crk'o rock 'n' roll". At the same time studio album Srećan rođendan (Happy Birthday) was released. The album featured members of Radijacija and Mega Bend, guitarist Nenad ″Nele″ Stamatović (former Bulevar
Bulevar (band)
Bulevar were a Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave band from Belgrade.-Band formation:The band history dates from the days of the group Tilt consisting of young highschool attendants Dejan Cukić , Nenad Stamatović , Dušan Bezuha , Miroslav Cvetković and drummers at different times,...
member) and singer Sonja Mitrović Hani Srećan rođendan featured a cover version of Prljavo Kazalište
Prljavo kazalište
Prljavo kazalište is a rock and roll band from Zagreb, Croatia. Since its formation in 1977, the group changed several music styles and line ups but remained one of the top acts of both the Croatian and the former Yugoslav rock scenes.-Beginnings:Prljavo kazalište was formed in 1977 in Dubrava,...
song "Široke ulice". In 2000, the singer Viktorija
Viktorija
Snežana Mišković , better known by her stage name Viktorija , is a Serbian female rock singer known for her husky voice.-Biography:Snežana Mišković was born in Vučitrn. She came to Belgrade as a student in 1976, where she started performing with Society of Culture and Arts Branko Krsmanović and the...
covered Montano′s track ″Svi se sada njišu″, on her live cover album Nostalgija, released by Košava records in 2000.
In 2003, Montano wrote the song lyrics for the Šaban Šaulić
Šaban Šaulic
Šaban Šaulić is a Serbian singer He released his debut EP Dajte mi utjehu in 1969 when he was 18 years old. In 1970, he served the mandatory Yugoslav army service in Bitola, now in the Republic of Macedonia...
track ″Šadrvani″ which appeared on the album of the same name in 2003. In 2006 Montano released a compilation album called Blue Eyes - Best of Tonny Montano and, in 2007, the other called Lepšoj od najlepše, both released by City Records
City Records
City Records is a Serbian record label....
.
Movie appearances
Toni Montano appeared in movies Davitelj protiv daviteljaDavitelj protiv davitelja
Strangler vs. Strangler is a 1984 Yugoslav film featuring elements of comedy, thriller and horror genres.-Plot:In the mid 1980s Belgrade finally gets its first serial killer: an awkward carnations seller named Pera Mitić . Mitić is an overweight 48-year-old man who is in an Oedipus kind of way...
and Brod plovi za Šangaj.
Controversy
Toni Montano often stirred controversy in his interviews and frequently attacked other musicians, like Ekatarina VelikaEkatarina Velika
Ekatarina Velika , sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock group from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential music acts coming out of former Yugoslavia....
, whom he considered pseudointellectuals who alienated themselves from the "street", where, according to him, the real rock music should emerge from. He arrogantly proclaimed himself a "real rock star" whose time is yet to come. However he never really managed to achieve the success of his adversaries.
At the end of 1990s Montano became related to the Socialist Party of Serbia
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...
and its former regime and organized most of his live appearances in order to promote the party.
Studio albums
- Tonny Montano (1986)
- Talični Tom je mrtav (1987)
- Lovac na novac (1991)
- Bilo jednom u Beogradu (1994)
- Najbolje od najboljeg 1991 - 1995. (1995)
- Moja žena fudbal ne voli! (Zašto?) (1997)
- Srećan rođendan (1999)
Compilations
- Hajde, slušaj ovaj CD (1999)
- Blue Eyes - Best of Tonny Montano (2006)
- Lepšoj od najlepše! (2007)