Bora Đorđević
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Borisav "Bora" Đorđević (
Early life
Čačak years
Đorđević was born in Čačak in 1952 to machinist father Dragoljub[1] and mother Nerandža, professor of Serbian.[1][2]
At age thirteen, he formed his first band, Hermelini (trans. The Ermines), with Borko Ilić (lead guitar), Prvoslav Savić (rhythm guitar), and Aca Dimitrijević (drums). Đorđević played bass guitar and the band's sound was influenced by the Zagreb-based beat band Roboti .
Two years later, Đorđević switched to rhythm guitar and began writing song lyrics and poetry. One of his earliest songs/poems, "Moje tuge", would later be recorded and released on
Simultaneously, along with a group of friends, teenage Đorđević began
Move to Belgrade
Đorđević's parents decided to move the family to Belgrade where he enrolled at the Fifth Belgrade Gymnasium . For the initial three years after arriving in Belgrade, he didn't participate in any music-related activities.
At the time of his
as one of the priests, the show premiered in June 1972. It would be performed 21 times over the following twelve months until its last show in June 1973.Đorđević would continue acting in theatre, mostly as an extra, appearing in Atelje 212 plays Purpurno ostrvo,[4] Tom Pejn,[5] and Caca u metrou.
Early career
Zajedno
In late March 1973, twenty-year-old Đorđević formed the
Zajedno's debut release,
In parallel with being in Zajedno, young Đorđević worked numerous temporary side jobs. He was part of the production crew of the Radio Belgrade show Veče uz radio that had been created, hosted, and produced by the Yugoslav rock'n'roll media pioneers Nikola Karaklajić and Peca Popović. Đorđević additionally filed radio reports from acoustic music festivals in Sivac, wrote articles for the Džuboks magazine about Yugoslav acoustic rock scene, and wrote a number of jingles for Beograd 202 and Studio B.
He left Zajedno in late 1974.
Suncokret
In January 1975, Đorđević formed the acoustic rock band Suncokret (Sunflower). They gained popularity with a
Suncokret worked with disk jockey Zoran Modli whom Đorđević had met a few years earlier while in Zajedno when Modli produced Zajedno's debut single. Suncokret and Modli released the seven-inch single "Na putu za Stambol" / "Anđelija, čuvaj se Turaka" under the Hajduk Stanko i Jataci name. Another single with Modli, "Rock and roll duku duku" / "Gili, gili bluz", was released under the Zoran Modli i Suncokret name.
With Suncokret, Đorđević recorded three more singles and album Moje bube.
Rani Mraz
Đorđević left Suncokret after the band refused to perform his song "
Riblja Čorba
After Rani Mraz's performance at the
Solo projects
Đorđević's
Guest appearances and collaborations
Đorđević made a guest appearance on numerous projects. With
and others.Literary work
Đorđević released his first book of poems Ravnodušan prema plaču ("Apathetic towards Crying") in 1985.
In 1987 he released his second book of poems Hej, Sloveni ("
Đorđević released eight more books:
- Prvih deset godina je najteže (First Ten Years Are the Hardest),
- Neću (I Don't Want To)
- Psihopata i lopata (A Psychopath and a Shovel)
- Srbi bez muke (Serbs without Trouble)
- Brebusi
- Šta je pesnik hteo da kaže (What has the Poet meant to say)
- Debela tragedija (Fat Tragedy)
- Pusto ostrvo (Deserted island), Andrić's award, 2018.
Politics and controversy
Because of his provocative social and political-related lyrics, his support for
- In 1984, after the release of embassies of three Arabian countries and Zaireprotested, complaining that Bora Đorđević had equated foreign students and mad dogs. The Yugoslav Ministry of culture ordered an analysis of the song by the experts.
- In 1985, record label Jugoton refused to publish four songs on Riblja Čorba's album Istina, thus prompting the band's re-signing with PGP-RTB, which refused to record only one song, "Snage opozicije" ("Opposition Forces"), which was not officially published until the issue of the compilation album Treći srpski ustanak in 1997.
- In 1987, Đorđević was indicted for "disturbing the public" when he read his poems in Sava Centar, however the charges were dropped because he was reading poems already published in his books and in various magazines.
- In 1988, after reading his poems in Bar, he was indicted for "insulting the working people of Yugoslavia", but these charges were also dropped.
- After the beginning of the Republika Srpska Krajina which he demonstrated by recording controversial songs "E moj druže zagrebački" (which was recorded as a response to Jura Stublić's song "E moj druže beogradski") and "Ljetovanje" with band Minđušari from Knin, but he was also strongly opposed to then-Serbian president Slobodan Milošević and his administration as he demonstrated his attitude by writing a number of anti-government songs released on Riblja Čorba albums Zbogom, Srbijo, Ostalo je ćutanje and Nojeva barka and by publishing Njihovi dani in his own name rather than that of his band in 1996. In 1997, Riblja Čorba issued a compilation album Treći srpski ustanak (trans. Third Serbian Uprising), which features a selection of Riblja Čorba's political songs recorded and released between 1981 and 1997.
- After the political changes in Serbia, he became the Deputy to Dragan Kojadinović, Minister of Culture in Serbian Government in 2004. However, Đorđević was forced to resign from the position the next year, after accusing the journalists of the television station B92 of treason and holding anti-Serbian politics.[8][9]
- In April 2019, Đorđević, along with other Riblja Čorba members, played on public meeting of support to the current president of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučič. This was followed by media controversy, and divided opinions about Đorđević's participation in such act. Đorđević defended himself stating that he in fact is not member or supporter of any political party in Serbia, and that he participated in it from merely patriotic reasons.[10]
- On 14 September 2021, Đorđević participated in a closed political gathering by the neofascist Leviathan Movement.[11] Đorđević has already previously met with its leader Pavle Bihali multiple times and stated his support for them.[11]
Awards
In 2021 he was awarded the Order of Karađorđe's Star.[12]
Personal life
Bora Đorđević was married to Dragana Đorđević for 30 years. They share a son, and a daughter from Dragana's first marriage. They divorced in February 2007. Soon afterwards, on 23 March 2007, Dragana ended her life by mixing alcohol and prescription drugs.[13]
In 2009, Đorđević married Aleksandra Savić, twenty-eight-years his junior, whom he had met in 2007 while touring the United States with Riblja Čorba.[14] During early 2014, it was reported that the couple was splitting up after four and a half years of marriage. This was confirmed by Đorđević in April 2014, several days after the divorce had been finalized.
Shortly after, Đorđević confirmed speculations that he had a new girlfriend, Dubravka Milatović, from
Discography
Zajedno
Singles
- "Vizija" / "Goro moja" (1974)
Suncokret
Albums
- Moje bube (1977)
Singles
- "Kara Mustafa" / "Moje tuge" (1975)
- "Gde ćeš biti, lepa Kejo" / Pusto more, pusti vali" (1976)
- "Rock 'n' Roll duku duku" / Gili gili blues" (1976)
- "Oj, nevene" / "Tekla voda" (1976)
Rani Mraz
Singles
- "Računajte na nas" / "Strašan žulj" (1978)
- "Oprosti mi Katrin" / "Život je more" (1978)
Riblja Čorba
Studio albums
- Kost u grlu (1979)
- Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti (1981)
- Mrtva priroda (1981)
- Buvlja pijaca (1982)
- Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju (1984)
- Istina (1985)
- Osmi nervni slom (1986)
- Ujed za dušu (1987)
- Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi (1988)
- Koza nostra (1990)
- Labudova pesma (1992)
- Zbogom, Srbijo (1993)
- Ostalo je ćutanje (1996)
- Nojeva barka (1999)
- Pišanje uz vetar (2001)
- Ovde (2003)
- Trilogija (2007)
- Minut sa njom (2009)
- Uzbuna! (2012)
- Da tebe nije(2019)
Solo
Studio albums
- Njihovi dani (1996)
Live albums
- Arsen & Bora Čorba Unplugged `87 (with Arsen Dedić, 1987)
- Bora priča gluposti (1988)
References
- ^ a b Vulić, Zorica (9 June 2000). "Ko je ovaj čovek? Borislav – Bora Đorđević (Antizvezda s Moravu)". Glas javnosti. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Vučićević, Sonja (21 March 2012). "Bora Đorđević: Ne živim više na slepom koloseku". Blic Puls. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "ISUS HRISTOS SUPERSTAR". Atelje 212 archives. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "PURPURNO OSTRVO". Atelje 212 archives. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "TOM PEJN". Atelje 212 archives. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "BONTON ILI KAKO SE PONAŠATI PREMA OSOBAMA SUPROTNOG POLA". Atelje 212 archives. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Бора Ђорђевић - Шта је песник хтео да каже, p. 131-132
- ^ [1] (in Serbian)
- ^ [2] (in Serbian)
- ^ [3] (in Serbian)
- ^ a b "Bora Čorba u zagrljaju Pavla Bihalija". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Председник Вучић уручио одликовања поводом Дана државности Републике Србије". Председник Републике Србије. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
- ^ Ubila se Dragana Đorđević, Večernje novosti, 23 March 2007
- ^ [4], 24 November 2009
- ^ "(FOTO) Bora Đorđević: Konačno sam pronašao sreću".
- ^ ""RIBLJA ČORBA" OBJAVLJUJE 20. ALBUM: Dubravka u srcu i na omotu".
External links
- Bora Đorđević discography at Discogs