Oliver Mandić
Oliver Mandić | |
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Born | New Romanticism, new wave | 13 July 1953
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, record producer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, keyboards, piano |
Years active | 1970–present |
Labels | PGP-RTB, Jugoton, PGP-RTS, City Records, Komuna |
Oliver Mandić (
Early life
Musically involved from a young age, Mandić first started playing the accordion before taking up the piano. In his early youth, Mandić's family moved to the capital Belgrade where he pursued a career as a pianist after getting accepted at highly reputable Kornelije Stanković musical high school. However, despite a lot of promise, he left school in 1969 to try to branch out into pop music.
Early career
During the early 1970s, Mandić performed in various Belgrade bands as the keyboardist, and was described as "the
Towards the end of 1971, he formed the
After Oliver disbanded, Mandić joined Pop Mašina, performing with them on only several occasions, before entering talks to join
In 1974, with Prelević, he recorded the
In 1976, Mandić performed at the BOOM Festival as member of Beogradska Rock Selekcija, an ad-hoc band assembled specifically for the occasion, featuring Robert Nemeček (bass guitar), Zoran Božinović (guitar), Lazar Tošić (drums), Stjepko Gut (trumpet), Jovan Maljoković (saxophone), Ivan Švager (saxophone), and others. That gig brought Mandić his first eccentric episode in public, something he would become known for later on, as he smashed his synthesizer on stage and walked out in the middle of the performance unhappy with the level of commitment his fellow musicians were putting forth.
Solo career
Mandić started his solo career in 1978 with the single "Ljuljaj me nežno" ("Rock Me Gently"). He composed the song, with
In 1979 he wrote and recorded a track "Cvećke i zloće", which was included in
Nationwide popularity
In 1981, Mandić released his debut album, entitled Probaj me (Try Me), produced by Peter MacTaggart.
In 1982, Mandić released his second studio album, Zbog tebe bih tucao kamen (I Would Break Rocks for You). The album was recorded in
In 1984, Mandić appeared at the MESAM festival for the first time, performing the folk-inspired song "Pitaju me, pitaju" ("They're Asking Me, They're Asking"), for which the lyrics were written by Marina Tucaković. The same year Mandić produced Dʼ Boys album Muvanje (Hitting On).
In 1985, he released the album Dođe mi da vrisnem tvoje ime (I Feel like Screaming Your Name), which brought folk-inspired hits "Pomagajte drugovi" ("Help Me, My Friends"), with which he won the first place at the 1985 MESAM festival, and "Bobane" ("Oh, Boban..."). During the same year, Mandić took part in YU Rock Misija, Yugoslav contribution to Live Aid.
Semi-retirement
After playing a show with
For the remainder of the decade Mandić recorded an album of children's music Deca bez adrese (Children without an Address) with popular children's entertainer and TV personality
In the early 1990s, he became involved with Serbian paramilitary leader
Towards the end of 1991, Mandic became an extended member of Riblja Čorba. The idea was to include Mandić in the creative process of the band's planned farewell album Labudova pesma by having him write and compose half of the songs, and later, upon its release, tour as their keyboards player. The material was recorded in Vienna, but as it was being prepared for wide release a huge row erupted between Mandić and band leader Bora Đorđević. As a result, Mandić demanded that all his tracks be removed, and even obtained a court-ordered junction prohibiting their release. In the end, the album's released version contained only eight tracks – half of the originally planned number, and it also ended up not being Riblja čorba's last as they soon changed their minds, deciding to continue playing and recording. On the other hand, raw studio versions of Mandić's unreleased tracks have since then become rare and valuable collector's items.
Occasional brief appearances
Over the next period Mandić placed music on the back-burner completely, choosing to live off releasing greatest hits compilations. In 1993, the compilation album Smejem se, a plakao bih was released,
In 1997, Mandić finished the recording of his fourth studio album, with the working title Kad ljubav ubije (When Love Kills). The album featured the material recorded in the United States during the late 1980s, as well as new material, and featured guest appearances by
In 2004, the 1993 best-of was reissued again as Best Of, featuring one new track, "Ako lažem, tu me seci " ("If I'm Lying"). The video for the song featured pop singer Ksenija Pajčin.[6]
At the end of 2007, Mandić made another partial comeback with a song "Vreme za ljubav ističe" ("Time for Love Is Running Out"), which featured
In 2010, Mandić wrote the song "Probudi se na čas" ("Wake Up for a Moment"), dedicated to deceased Macedonian pop singer Toše Proeski. He performed the song, with guest appearances by Bebi Dol on vocals and Željko Mitrović on guitar, on a concert held in Skopje and dedicated to Proeski.[9]
Legacy
Serbian
The book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music) features two Oliver Mandić albums: Probaj me (polled No. 15) and Sve najbolje (polled No. 51).[15]
The B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list features three songs by Mandić: "Nije za nju" (polled No. 53), "Osloni se na mene" (polled No. 59) and "Smejem se, a plakao bih" (polled No. 67).[16] In 2011, the song "Osloni se na mene" was voted, 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.[17][non-primary source needed]
The lyrics of the song "Govor tvog tela" ("Your Body Language"), written by Marina Tucaković, were featured in Petar Janjatović's book Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 - 2007 (Songs of Brotherhood, Childhood & Offspring: Anthology of Ex YU Rock Poetry 1967 – 2007).[18]
Personal life
Since the late 1990s, Mandić has been active as a club owner and restaurateur.[4]
On 27 December 2010, Mandić's partner Maja Kozlica gave birth to their daughter.[19]
Discography
With Oliver
Singles
- "Tajna" / "Prošlo je sve" (1974)
- "Ljuljaj me nežno" / "Šuma" (1978)
- "Sutra imam prazan stan" / "Osloni se na mene" (1979)
- "Ne daj mu", double A side (sa Dođe mi da vrisnem tvoje ime (1985))
Solo
Studio albums
- Probaj me (1981)
- Zbog tebe bih tucao kamen (1982)
- Dođe mi da vrisnem tvoje ime (1985)
- Deca bez adrese (1988; with Branko Milićević)
Compilations
- Sve najbolje (1987)
- Smejem se, a plakao bih (1993)
- The Best Of (1994)
- The Best Of (2001)
- Vreme za ljubav ističe (2007)
- Ono što ti nisam rekao (2014)
Other appearances
- "Mandarina i banana" (1990; with Marina Perazić; on Udvoje je ljepše: 12 popularnih dueta)
References
- ^ a b Probaj me at Discogs
- ISBN 978-0-8133-3905-4. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ a b Zbog tebe bih tucao kamen
- ^ a b "Arkan i estrada", vreme.com
- ^ Smejem se, a plakao bih at Discogs
- ^ ""Oliver Mandić: Ksenija je bila jedinstvena", story.rs". Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
- ^ Vreme za ljubav ističe at Discogs
- ^ "Oliver Mandić promovisao novu pesmu". Press (in Serbian). Beta. 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- ^ "Oliver Mandić za Proeskog: Probudi se na čas", mondo.rs
- ^ U snovima at Discogs
- ^ Šta bih dao da sam na tvom mestu at Discogs
- ^ Nostalgija at Discogs
- ^ Totalito Pervetito at Discogs
- ^ ""Novi singlovi iz majčice Srbije (Baobab, Goribor, Bitipatibi, Hypnotized, SMF, Darkshines, Halftones, Eyesburn, Threesome, Roze poze)", zlihadzo.com". Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^ Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press.
- ^ The B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list at B92 official site
- ^ 60 хитова емисије ПГП на 202!, facebook.com
- ^ Janjatović, Petar (2008). Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 – 2007. Belgrade: Vega media.
- ^ ""Oliver Mandić dobio ćerku!!!" alo.rs". Archived from the original on 28 December 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4