Van Gogh (band)
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Background information | |
Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
Genres | Alternative rock, rock, electronic rock, power pop |
Years active | 1986–1987 1990–present |
Labels | PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, Metropolis Records, Hi-Fi Centar, Croatia Records, Gold Audio Video |
Members | Zvonimir Đukić “Đule” Srboljub Radivojević Dragan Ivanović |
Past members | Đorđe Petrović Goran Milisavljević Predrag Popović Miško Veličković Aleksandar Barać Vladan Cvetković Vlada Barjaktarević Dušan Bogović Dejan Ilić Branislav Gluvakov |
Website | www.musicvangogh.com |
Van Gogh (
.The band was formed in 1986, and released their debut
History
1980s
The band was formed in 1986. The first lineup consisted of
1990s
Van Gogh reunited in 1990 and released the single "Gubiš me" ("You're Losing Me"), and in 1991 they released the album Svet je moj (The World Is Mine).[5] The lineup which released the single and the album consisted of Đukić (vocals, guitar), Radivojević (drums), Aleksandar Barać (bass guitar), Vladan Cvetković (drums), and Vlada Barjaktarević (keyboards). The album featured Ekatarina Velika members Milan Mladenović and Margita Stefanović, Električni Orgazam member Zoran "Švaba" Radimirović, and Oktobar 1864 member Tanja Jovićević as guests. The music and most of the songs' lyrics was written by Đukić, and the album was produced by Barjaktarević.[5] The album featured the hit "Neko te ima" ("Someone Has You"). The band released their third album Strast (Passion) in 1993 as a trio consisting of Đukić, Radivojević and Barać.[6] Strast marked the band's shift towards mainstream rock sound. It was produced by Saša Habić, and it featured Rambo Amadeus, Marija Mihajlović and Pera Joe as guests.[6] In 1995 the band released the compilation album Tragovi prošlosti (Traces of Past) which featured fifteen songs from their previous albums and the song "Zemlja čuda" ("Wonderland"), which was originally released as a single.[7]
In 1996 the band released
In 1999 the band, featuring new bass guitarist, Dušan Bogović (a former
2000s
In 2000, Dragan Ivanović became the band's new bass guitarist. In 2001, the band released the live album
In 2006 Van Gogh released
2010s and 2020s
In 2010, Dejan Ilić left the band and was replaced by Dragan Ivanović which was his second stint at Van Gogh. In 2011, the band celebrated 25 years of existence with the release of Total, which featured a CD with 17 songs and a DVD with 23 videos, released by Croatia Records for the Croatian market only.[17]
In December 2013, the band released the album
In April 2016, in order to celebrate its 30th anniversary, the band released the album Ako stanemo, gubimo sve (If We Stop, We'll Lose Everything). The album featured twelve old songs recorded in new, mostly acoustic arrangements.[24] On April 22, 2016, the band performed, alongside Riblja Čorba, Piloti, Galija and Električni Orgazam on the opening of renovated Tašmajdan Stadium.[25] The band celebrated their 30th anniversary on the festival 5 do 100 (5 to 100), which was held on July 4, 2016 on Niš Fortress. The festival featured Van Gogh, the band Novembar, celebrating their 30th anniversary, and the band Galija celebrating their 40th anniversary (the combined "age" of the bands was 95, thus the title of the festival). Van Gogh's performance featured guest appearance by Kerber vocalist Goran Šepa.[26] At the beginning of 2019 the band released their 10th studio album called “More bez Obala”(A sea without shores).
The frontman of the group Zvonimir Đukić was attacked while performing in Sarajevo in July 2019.[27] In 2019 Branislav Gluvakov left the group and in 2020 Dejan Ilić parted ways with the band for the second time as well thus leading to the return of Dragan Ivanović for his third stint with Van Gogh. This move made Van Gogh a historically recognizable three man band once more.
Legacy
The Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times list, published in 2000, featured three songs by Van Gogh: "Neko te ima" (polled No.6), the version of "Klatno" from No Comment (polled No.40) and "Mama" (polled No.52).[28] In 2011, the song "Neko te ima" 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.[29]
Band members
- Current members
- Zvonimir Đukić "Đule" - vocals, guitar
- Srboljub Radivojević "Srba"- drums
- Dragan Ivanović - bass guitar
- Past members
- Jovan Samardzic - bass guitar
- Goran Milisavljević - vocals
- Predrag Popović - bass guitar
- Aleksandar Barać - bass guitar
- Miško Veličković - bass guitar
- Dušan Bogović "Gary" - bass guitar
- Đorđe Petrović - keyboards
- Vlada Barjaktarević - keyboards
- Dejan Ilić “Cvika” - bass guitar
- Aleksandar Stojkovski "Tallica Boy" - guitar
- Branislav Gluvakov "Bane" - guitar
Discography
Studio albums
- Van Gogh (1986)
- Svet je moj (1991)
- Strast (1993)
- Hodi (1996)
- Opasan ples (1999)
- DrUnder (2002)
- Kolo (2006)
- Lavirint (2009)
- Neumeren u svemu (2013)
- More bez obala (2019)
Live albums
- No Comment (1997)
- Happy New Ear (2001)
- Srećno Novo UžiVo (2007)
Compilations
- Tragovi prošlosti (1995)
- Rani radovi, 1991-2001 (2001)
- Total (2011)
- Ako stanemo, gubimo sve (2016)
Singles
- "Tragovi prošlosti" / "Samo san" (1986)
- "Tvoj smeh" / "Kako zove se" (1987)
- "Gubiš me" / "Tvojim imenom" (1990)
- "Zemlja čuda" / "Besnilo" (1994)
- "Qu'hier que demain" / "Polje snova (Unplugged)" (1998)
- "Brod od papira" / "Intervju sa Đuletom" (1999)
- "Spisak razloga" (2006)
- "Kolo" (2006)
- "Nek' te telo nosi" (2009)
- "Nešto vuče me dole" (2013)
- "Anđele moj brate" / "Skačem skači" (2014)
- "Za suze nema vremena" (2018)
- "Više te ne volim ko pre" (2019)
- "Možda baš sad" (2019)
Video albums
- Beogradska Arena / Live (2007)
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Result |
2007
|
MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Adriatic Act | Won |
2009 | Serbian Oscar Of Popularity | Best Band | Won |
2009 | Serbian Oscar Of Popularity | Best Concert | Won |
2013 | MTV platinum award | Video play | Won |
2014 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Adriatic Act | Won |
2014 | MTV Europe Music Awards | Best European Act | Nominated |
2019 | The Naxi star | Album of the year | Won |
2020 | 2020 Music Awards Ceremony | Rock song of the year | Won |
References
- ^ "Đule: Živim kao sav normalan svet", interview with Zvonimir Đukić, blic.rs
- ^ Interview with Zvonimir Đukić, nadlanu.com[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b Van Gogh at Discogs
- ^ Uz rijeku at Discogs
- ^ a b Svet je moj at Discogs
- ^ a b Strast at Discogs
- ^ Tragovi prošlosti at Discogs
- ^ a b c d Hodi at Discogs
- ^ a b No Comment at Discogs
- ^ a b Opasan ples at Discogs
- ^ Happy New Ear at Discogs
- ^ DrUnder at Discogs
- ^ ""Metallica u Beogradu: Nezaustavljiva metal baterija", barikada.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ a b Kolo at Discogs
- ^ MTV nagrada za „Van Gogh“
- ^ Beogradska Arena / Live at Discogs
- ^ "Tko želi luksuzno "Total" izdanje Van Gogha?, Muzika.hr". Archived from the original on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2011-06-14.
- ^ "Neumeren u svemu" novi album Van Gogha", balkanrock.com
- ^ "Preslušajte: Van Gogh - Nešto me vuče dole", popboks.com
- ^ "Van Gogh - Neumeren u svemu", balkanrock.com
- ^ "Petar Božović u novom spotu Van Gogha", balkanrock.com
- ^ "Promocija knjige „Van Gogh – Tragovi prošlosti“ u Nišu", balkanrock.com
- ^ "Van Gogh po drugi put osvojili MTV nagradu", balkanrock.com
- ^ "Pretočeno 30 godina 'Van Gogha' u album 'Ako stanemo, gubimo sve'", avaz.ba
- ^ "TAŠMAJDAN PONOVO PRIPADA BEOGRAĐANIMA: Uz spektakularan koncert otvoren rekonstruisani stadion! (FOTO)", telegraf.rs
- ^ "Galija, Van Gogh, Novembar: Rođendan na rock’n’roll način", balkanrock.com
- ^ "Frontmen grupe "Van Gog" pogođen flašom u glavu u Sarajevu". Politika Online. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ "100 najboljih pesama svih vremena YU rocka". Rock Express (in Serbian) (25). Belgrade.
- ^ 60 хитова емисије ПГП на 202!, facebook.com
- EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006, Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4