Nenad Milosavljević

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Nenad Milosavljević
FPR Yugoslavia
OriginNiš, Serbia
GenresRock, progressive rock, blues rock, folk rock
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s)Vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica
Years active1975–present
LabelsPGP-RTS, PGP-RTB, Raglas
Websitewww.galija.rs

Nenad Milosavljević (

deputy in the National Assembly of Serbia
.

Biography

Early life

Milosavljević was born on February 6, 1954, in Niš, to father Čedomir and mother Branislava Milosavljević.[1] His brother Predrag was born three years earlier.[2]

He went to Ratko Vukićević Elementary School in Niš.[1] As a child, he learned to play the accordion, participating in elementary school competitions playing it.[1] He learned to play the guitar in high school. At the same time, he sang in Dr Vojislav Vučković Music School choir and in Culture and Arts Society Veljko Vlahović choir.[1]

As a teenager he was under a strong influence of the

Adriatic coast
, playing rock hits on acoustic guitar and harmonica.

Early career

Milosavljević started composing as a teenager, on the lyrics of poems by famous poets. He composed the song "Čuj kako jauče vetar" ("Hear the Wind Howl"), on the lyrics by Dobriša Cesarić, and "Pozna jesen" ("Late Autumn"), on the lyrics by Vojislav Ilić.[1]

Milosavljević had his first public performance in September 1970, in a club in Niš, performing alone, playing acoustic guitar and harmonica.

acoustic rock band Lutajuća Srca member Milan Marković, Milosavljević made his first recordings in Radio Niš Studio.[1] After that, Milosavljević performed with Lutajuća Srca on several occasions.[1] At the same time, he continued to perform alone.[1] In 1973, he appeared on Festival Omladina's Evening of Free Forms, as a replacement for previously announced Lutajuća Srca on a suggestion by the band members themselves.[1] The appearance on the festival helped him appear in numerous shows, including Radio Belgrade show Veče uz radio (Evening by the Radio).[1] In 1974, on Belgrade Spring Festival Lutajuća Srca performed Milosavljević's song "Ta ulica je meni znana" ("I Know that Street", on lyrics from Sergei Yesenin's poem).[1]

In 1974, he wrote the music for a project by amateur theatre Treća polovina (Third Half). After an idea by the director Desimir Stanojević, Milosavljević made an agreement with the members of the band Dva Lustera (Two Chandeliers) to form a band which would perform during the play.[1] The band consisted of Milosavljević (vocals), Goran Ljubisavljević (guitar), Predrag Branković (bass guitar), Nenad Tančić (drums) and Bratislav Stamenković (keyboards), while Nenad Milosavljević's brother Predrag sang backing vocals. The band had their first rehearsal on January 4, 1976.[1] Soon after, the band made their first live appearance, on a play by Treća polovina, on April 11, 1977, they held a concert in Niš National Theatre. The concert also featured Lutajuća Srca, acoustic rock band Život from Kruševac and Elementary School Ratko Vukićević choir.[1]

Galija

Main article: Galija

In 1977, the members of Dva Lustera decided to change their name to

Serbian rock scene
.

Milosavljević was the only author of the music on the band's first three studio albums, Prva plovidba,[3] Druga plovidba[4] and Ipak verujem u sebe (1982).[5] During the following years, other Galija members also wrote music for the band's song, but since the release of the album Trinaest (1996), Milosavljević has been the only author of the music.[1]

Solo recordings

During his career, Milosavljević made only few solo recordings. In 1998, he appeared, alongside Toni Montano, Viktorija, Dejan Cukić & Spori Ritam Band, Ksenija Pajčin, Maja Nikolić, Neverne Bebe and others, on the charity live album Terorizam ne! (Terrorism No!) with the song "Jeleni" ("To Jelena").[6] In 2013, he appeared at the Beosong festival with the song "Ruža od baruta" ("Gunpowder Rose"), but failed to qualify to the finals.[7]

Theatre music and activities

Milosavljević started writing music for theatre while still a teenager.[1] In the early 1970s he wrote music for Anton Chekhov's The Festivities played by amateur Culture and Arts Society Veljko Vlahović. In the play he appeared as troubadour, playing guitar and singing his songs.[1] In 1972, he composed the music for the play Aska and the Wolf (written after a short story by Ivo Andrić) directed by Marisav Radosavljević and played in Niš Puppet Theatre.[1]

During the following years, Milosavljević wrote music for more than 100 theatre pieces, played in Puppet Theatre in Niš,

Priština Theatre, Sombor Theatre, and other theatres.[1]

Children's music

From 1974 to 1991, Milosavljević had cooperated with the Niš Scout Music Festival as a composer and arranger.[1] Since 1979, he has cooperated with children's music festival Prolećna pesma (Spring Song), held in Kuršumlija, as a composer and arranger, and since 1986, as the festival editor.[1] From 1979 to 1994, he had cooperated with Niš Children's Music Festival as a composer and arranger.[1]

Film music

In 2002, Milosavljević wrote music for

Zona Zamfirova[8] The music Milosavljević wrote, alongside other music used in the film, was released on two CDs, Zona Zamfirova – Zonina muzika (Zona Zamfirova – Zona's Music)[9] and Zona Zamfirova – Manetova muzika (Zona Zamfirova – Mane's Music).[10] In 2003, Milosavljević wrote music for Šotra's film The Robbery of the Third Reich (2004). The music from the film was released on CD in 2004.[1]

Album production

In 2004, Milosavljević produced and arranged the double album Kalompuri (Black Train) by Srđan Azirović's

traditional music of Kosovo and Metohija.[1]

Political career

Milosavljević is a member of the

deputy in the National Assembly of Serbia.[12]

Discography

With Galija

Main article: Galija discography

Solo

  • "Jeleni" (Terorizam ne!, 1998)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Nenad Milosavljević biography". Galija.rs. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  2. ^ "Predrag Milosavljević biography". Galija.rs. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Prva plovidba at Discogs
  4. ^ a b Druga plovidba at Discogs
  5. ^ Ipak verujem u sebe at Discogs
  6. ^ Terorizam ne! at Discogs
  7. ^ "Neša Galija uoči Beosonga: Nemam takmičarske ambicije", Nadlanu.com
  8. ^ Zona Zamfirova soundtrack at IMDb
  9. ^ Zona Zamfirova – Zonina muzika at Discogs
  10. ^ Zona Zamfirova – Manetova muzika
  11. ^ Dobro jutro, to sam ja at Discogs
  12. ^ Nenad Milosavljević info at National Assembly of Serbia official website

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