Dejan Cukić
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Dejan Cukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Цукић; born November 4, 1959) is a Serbian rock musician, journalist, writer and translator.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cukić was the frontman of the new wave band Bulevar, releasing two albums with the band. After Bulevar disbanded in 1982, he dedicated himself to journalism. He returned to music in 1984, when he became one of the vocalists of the rock/pop rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, with which he recorded three studio albums. In 1987, he released his first solo album, and soon after left Bajaga i Instruktori to pursue solo career, which spans to the present day. In 1988, Cukić formed his backing band, Spori Ritam Band.
Musical career
Bulevar (1978–1982)
As a teenager Dejan Cukić was the singer of the band Dizel. After leaving Dizel, he joined Tilt, and later the new wave band Bulevar. Cukić released two albums with Bulevar: Loš i mlad (Bad and Young)[1] and Mala noćna panika (A Little Night Panic).[2] After Bulevar disbanded in 1982, Cukić started working as a journalist.
Bajaga i Instruktori (1984–1988)
In 1984, Cukić became a member of
Solo career (1988 – present)
In 1988, he formed his backing band, Spori Ritam Band (Slow Rhythm Band). The first lineup of the band featured Dragan Mitrić (keyboards),
In 1994, Cukić released a compilation album San na pola puta (A Dream on the Half of the Road), which featured several songs which did not appear on his studio albums: a cover of Arsen Dedić's song "Sve što znaš o meni" ("Everything You Know about Me"), cover of Bulevar's song "Trenutni lek" ("Momentary Remedy") and the ballad "Ruža ispod pepela" ("Rose under the Ashes"), the latter previously released on the various artist album S one strane duge (Over the Rainbow).[9] In 1994, Cukić performed at the unplugged festival held in Sava Centar, and an unplugged version of the song "Ruža ispod pepela" was released on the live album Bez struje (Unplugged).[10] At the end of 1995, Negovanović left Spori Ritam Band and became a member of Bajaga i Instruktori, but he continued to occasionally work with Cukić.
The album 4 ½... Ja bih da pevam... (4 ½... I Would Like to Sing...) was released in 1996. It featured a cover of
In 2000, Cukić wrote
In 2007, after a four-year break, Cukić presented his new single "Kud me vetar doziva" (Where the Wind Calls Me) at Music Festival Budva, which he announced his new studio album. The album was released on April 1, 2008 with a symbolic title Ubrzanje! (Acceleration!). The album featured several producers: Mirko Vukomanović, Vlada Negovanović, Voja Aralica, Ted Yanni, Predrag M. Milanović and Kornelije Kovač. Like on the previous album, two bonus cover versions appeared: Azra's hit "Obrati pažnju na poslednju stvar" ("Pay Attention to the Last Tune") and a different version of Bob Dylan's "Forever Young" (as "Zauvek mlad") than the one appearing on Divlji med – Pesme Boba Dilana album.[17]
In 2014, Cukić released the compilation album Priče o ljubavi (Stories About Love), in order to celebrate 25 years of solo career. The album featured two new songs, "Prava ljubav" ("True Love") and "Priča o ljubavi" ("Story about Love"), the latter written by Nikola Čuturilo.[18]
In July 2017, Dejan Cukić the single "Od šanka do šanka" ("From Bar to Bar"), a cover of song by singer-songwriter Andrej Šifrer. It was announced that the song is the first of several singles which would be released during the year in order to mark 30 years of Cukić's solo career.[19]
Career as a journalist
After Bulevar disbanded in 1982, Cukić started working in the
At the end of 1996, Cukić started writing about
In 2011, he became the host of
During the 2000s and early 2010s he occasionally contributed to the Politikin Zabavnik magazine.
Literary and translating career
In 2001, Cukić published a book about life and work of Frank Zappa, entitled Muzika je najbolja (Music Is the Best). His book Rolingstonsi – uputstvo za upotrebu (The Rolling Stones – the Manual) was published in 2007. The book entitled 45 obrtaja: Priče o pesmama (45 Revolutions: Stories about Songs), compiled of his articles published in Politikin Zabavnik, was published during the same year.
In 2008, Cukić started to collaborate with the publishing house Laguna, translating several biographical works into
Other activities
In 1986, Cukić played one of the main characters in the TV drama Poslednja priča (The Last Story) directed by Miloš Petrović. He appeared in TV rock opera Kreatori i kreature (Creators and Creatures) directed by Vladimir Milančić.
In 2011, Cukić became a contestant in the
Legacy
In 2011, Cukić's version of the song "A šta da radim" was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by PGP-RTB/PGP-RTS during the sixty years of the label's existence.[24]
Discography
With Bulevar
With Bajaga i Instruktori
Studio albums
- Pozitivna geografija (1984)
- Sa druge strane jastuka (1985)
- Jahači magle (1986)
Solo
Studio albums
- Spori ritam (1987)
- Zajedno (1989)
- 1991 (1991)
- 4 ½... Ja bih da pevam... (1996)
- Igramo na ulici (1998)
- Divlji med – Pesme Boba Dilana (2000)
- Kalendar (2002)
- Ubrzanje! (2008)
Live albums
- Unplugged (1997)
- DC & SRB @ SC (2003)
Compilation albums
- San na pola puta (1992)
- Priče o ljubavi (2014)
Other appearances
- "Ruža ispod pepela" (S one strane duge, 1992)
- "Ruža ispod pepela" (Bez struje, 1994)
References
- ^ Loš i mlad at Discogs
- ^ Mala noćna panika at Discogs
- ^ Pozitivna geografija at Discogs
- ^ Sa druge strane jastuka at Discogs
- ^ Jahači magle at Discogs
- ^ Spori Ritam at Discogs
- ^ Zajedno at Discogs
- ^ 1991 at Discogs
- ^ San na pola puta at Discogs
- ^ Bez struje at Discogs
- ^ 4 ½... Ja bih da pevam... at Discogs
- ^ Unplugged at Discogs
- ^ Igramo na ulici at Discogs
- ^ Divlji med – Pesme Boba Dilana at Discogs
- ^ Kalendar at Discogs
- ^ DC & SRB @ SC at Discogs
- ^ Ubrzanje at Discogs
- ^ "Dejan Cukić: Promovisao novi album i proslavio 26 godina karijere", hellomagazin.rs
- ^ "Dejan Cukić juriša ‘Od šanka do šanka’", Rockomotiva.com
- ^ "Volim ponedeljak sa Dejanom Cukićem – Radio B92", b92.net
- ^ Dejan Cukić at knjizara.com
- ^ Cukić je šokirao rokere ulaskom u rialiti „Dvor“, blic.rs
- ^ "Dejan Cukić i Izvorinka Milošević Izbačeni Dvor Takmičari", dvor-srbija.com
- ^ 60 хитова емисије ПГП на 202!, facebook.com
- Dejan Cukić at Discogs
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4