Azra

Azra
Azra promotional photo. Left to right: Hrnjak, Štulić, Leiner.
Background information
Origin	Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres	New wave, rock
Years active	1977–1988
Labels	Jugoton, Diskoton
Past members	Branimir Štulić Boris Leiner Jura Stublić Jurica Pađen Mišo Hrnjak Paolo Sfeci Stephen Kipp [1]

Azra was a Croatian and Yugoslav

in general.

They released their first single in 1979 with songs "Balkan" and "A šta da radim" design by

. Even today, Azra remains very popular among youth in the countries of the former Yugoslavia.

In 1998, the music critics compiled a

, four Azra songs were included, all of them in top 20.

Members

• vocals, guitar
• Branko Matun – bass (1977)
• Paolo Sfeci – drums (1977)
• Mladen Jurčić – guitar (1977–1978)
• Branko Hromatko – drums (1977–1978)
• Marino Pelajić – bass (1977–1978)
• Jura Stublić – vocals (1978)
• Boris Leiner (ex Kanibali) – drums, vocals (from 1979)
• Mišo Hrnjak – bass (1979–1982)
• Jurica Pađen – guitars (1983–1984, from 1987)
• Stephen Kipp – bass (from 1986)^[1]

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

• Azra (Jugoton, 1980)
• Sunčana strana ulice (Jugoton, 1981)
• Filigranski pločnici (Jugoton, 1982)
• Kad fazani lete (Jugoton, 1983)
• Krivo srastanje (Jugoton, 1984)
• It Ain't Like In The Movies At All (Diskoton
  , 1986)
• Između krajnosti (Jugoton, 1987)

Live albums

• Ravno do dna (Jugoton, 1982)
• Zadovoljština (Jugoton, 1988)

Compilation albums

• Singl ploče 1979-1982 (Jugoton, 1982)
• Kao i jučer – singl ploče 1983-1986 (Jugoton, 1986)
• Nikom nije lepše (Hi-Fi Centar, 1998)
• The Ultimate Collection (Croatia Records, 2007)

Singles

• "Balkan" (The Balkans) / "A šta da radim" (And What Should I Do?) – (suzy 1979)
• "Lijepe žene prolaze kroz grad" (Pretty Women Passing Through Town), "Poziv na ples" (An Invitation to Dance) / "Suzy F". – (Jugoton, 1980)
• "Đoni, budi dobar" (Johnny Be Good) / "Teško vrijeme" (Hard Time) – (Jugoton 1982)
• "E, pa što" (So What) / "Sloboda" (Freedom) / "Gluperde lutaju daleko" (Jerks Wander Far) – (Jugoton 1982)
• "Nemir i strast" (Restlessness and Passion) / "Doviđenja na Vlaškom drumu" (Farewell on the Valachian Road) – (Jugoton 1983)
• Klinček stoji pod oblokom (A Carnation Grows Under the Window ) / Flash (Jugoton 1983.) from the album "Krivo srastanje"
• Mon ami / Duboko u tebi (My Love/Deep Inside You) (Jugoton 1984.) from the album "Krivo srastanje"
• "The Balkans" / "Pretty Women Passing Through Town" / "Vondel Park" (Marginal Face Production 1985)

Videography

• Zadovoljština (Zagreb, live concert, 1988)
• Klincek stoji pod oblokom (Video compilation, 1990)
• Das Ist Johnny (Sarajevo, live film, 1991)

References

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External links

• [1] – Azra YouTube Channel