Ruž
Ruž | |
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Background information | |
Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
Genres | Pop rock |
Years active | 1982 – 1995 |
Labels | Jugoton, PGP-RTB, ZAM, PGP-RTS, |
Past members | Vuk Rosandić Miloš Kozić Marko Kozić Zoran Tomašević Dejan Grujić |
Ruž (
.History
The band was formed in 1982 and went through numerous lineup changes before a steady lineup was formed: Vuk Rosandić (vocals), twin brothers Miloš (guitar) and Marko Kozić (bass guitar), and Zoran Tomašević "Toma" (drums). Soon, the record label
The band's second album, Noćno kupanje (Night Swimming), released in 1990, should have been released by Jugoton, but the band moved to
In 1992, the band, without Rosandić, released the album Čuvari ljubavi (Guardians of Love). The album was produced by Saša Habić, and featured Dragan Jovanović on guitar, Nikola Vranjković on guitar, Saša Lokner on keyboards and Jelena Galonjić on backing vocals.[5] The album featured the hit "Ima nešto u tvojim očima" ("There's Something in Your Eyes"). After the album release, the Kozić brothers, with vocalist Daniel Vuletić, formed the band Čuvari Ljubavi, and released their self-titled album in 1993.[6] At the about same time, Rosandić returned to the country. He and Tomašević, with the bass guitarist Dejan Grujić (formerly of Čutura i Oblaci), continued to work as Ruž. In 1993 they released the album Nº 4. The album was produced by Zlatko Manojlović, most of the songs were composed by him, and the album also featured a cover of "Šošana", old hit by Manojlović's band Dah.[7]
In 1995, Ruž released the album Kao nekada... (Just like Before...). The album was produced by Đorđe Petrović. The songs were written by Grujić, Kozić brothers, and Zana members Zoran Živanović and Radovan Jovićević.[8] The album also featured a cover of Laki Pingvini song "Šizika", on which former Laki Pngvini singer Đorđe Dragojlović made a guest appearance. Other guest appearances included Saša Ranđelović on guitar and Dejan Grujić's brother Darko on keyboards.[9] Soon after the album was released, Rosandić moved to the United States, and Ruž disbanded.
Post breakup
After he left Ruž, Miloš Kozić worked with
Discography
Studio albums
- Još jedan ples (1988)
- Noćno kupanje (1990)
- Čuvari ljubavi (1992)
- Nº 4 (1993)
- Kao nekada... (1995)
References
- ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4