Rani Mraz

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For Đorđe Balašević's album, see Rani mraz (album).

Rani Mraz
Biljana Krstić
Aleksandar Dujin
Aleksandar Kravić

Rani Mraz (

Biljana Krstić
remained the only official members of the band. The two released two studio albums under the name Rani Mraz, before officially dissolving in 1981.

Band history

Rani Mraz was formed at the end of 1977 by former

Radio Novi Sad, to record one of his songs, which would represent Radio Novi Sad on the 1978 Opatija Festival. The song chosen was "Moja prva ljubav" ("My First Love"), and it was recorded with the members of the band Neoplanti, as Rani Mraz was still lacking members. The single cover featured, beside Balašević, Todorović and Knežević, Balašević's friend Slobodan Pavković, a football player at the time playing for FK Vojvodina.[1] Although Rani Mraz did not win the festival, the song became a hit, and the single, released by Jugoton,[2]
was sold in more than 130,000 copies.

The band was invited to perform for the president

former Yugoslav rock scene). The band was joined by the keyboardist Aleksandar Dujin "Duja" and the bass guitarist Aleksandar Kravić "Caki". Soon after, Balašević recorded his first solo release "Ljubio sam snašu na salašu" ("I Kissed the Girl on the Farm"), and Rani Mraz released the single with songs "Oprosti mi, Katrin" and "Život je more". During the summer Balašević appeared on the Evening of Free Forms of the 24th Zagreb Festival, both as a singer-songwriter, with the song "Marina", and as an author, with the song "Život je jednosmerna cesta" ("Life Is a One-Way Road"), performed by Jadranka Stojaković
.

In 1979, Rani Mraz released their debut album

A-side.[4]

During the spring of 1980, before Balašević's departure to the army, Rani Mraz started their work on their second album. Odlazi cirkus (The Circus Is Leaving), the second and the last album under the name Rani Mraz, was released in November 1980. The album featured hits "Priča o Vasi Ladačkom" ("The Story of Vasa Ladački"), "Mirka", and "Menuet" ("Minuet"). During his service in the army Balašević released the single "Triput sam video Tita" ("I Saw Tito Three Times"),[5] deciding to start a solo career after his return from the army.

In 1982, Balašević released Pub (Jack), the album with which he started his official solo career. Biljana Krstić started her solo career in 1983, with the album Prevari noćas svoje društvo sa mnom (Cheat on Your Friends with Me Tonight).[6]

Legacy

The album Mojoj mami umesto maturske slike u izlogu was polled in 1998 as the 44th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav popular music albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike (YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music).[7]

In 2006, the song "Priča o Vasi Ladačkom" was ranked No. 13 on the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs List.[8] In 2011, the song "Menuet" 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 activity.[9]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

  • "Moja prva ljubav" / "Kristifore, crni sine" (1978)
  • "Računajte na nas" / "Strašan žulj" (1978)
  • "Oprosti mi Katrin" / "Život je more" (1978)
  • "Panonski mornar" / "Moja draga sad je u Japanu" (1979)
  • "Lagana stvar" / "Prvi januar (popodne)" (1979)
  • "Tri puta sam video Tita" (1981)

References

  1. ^ "Kristifore, crni sine" / "Moja prva ljubav" at Discogs
  2. ^ "Kristifore, crni sine" / "Moja prva ljubav" at Discogs
  3. ^ "Računajte na nas" / "Strašan žulj" at Discogs
  4. ^ "Lagana stvar" / "Prvi januar – popodne" at Discogs
  5. ^ "Triput sam video Tita" at Discogs
  6. ^ Biljana Krstić discography at Discogs
  7. ^ Antonić, Duško; Štrbac, Danilo (1998). YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike. Belgrade: YU Rock Press. p. 32.
  8. ^ The B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list at B92 official site
  9. ^ 60 хитова емисије ПГП на 202!, facebook.com

External links
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