Nenad Radulović
Nenad Radulović | |
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Born | Nenad Radulović 13 September 1959 |
Died | 12 February 1990 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | (aged 30)
Resting place | New Bežanija Cemetery, Belgrade |
Other names | Neša Leptir (Neša the Butterfly) |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, actor |
Years active | 1979–1990 |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop rock |
Instruments | Vocals, percussion, guitar, harmonica |
Labels | ZKP RTLJ, PGP-RTB, Ćao Sound, ITMM |
Nenad Radulović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Радуловић; 13 September 1959 – 12 February 1990) was a Serbian rock musician, best known as the frontman of the Yugoslav pop rock band Poslednja Igra Leptira.
Biography
[edit]Radulović started his career as the singer and the leader of the pop rock band Poslednja Igra Leptira (Last Dance Of Butterfly) in 1979.[1] The band released well-accepted albums Napokon ploča (At Last, a Record; 1982), Ponovo ploča & druge priče (Another Record & Other Stories; 1983), Opet ploča – Srce od meda (Again, a Record – Heart Made of Honey; 1985), Grudi moje balkanske (My Balkan Heart; 1986) and Zajedno smo piškili u pesku (We Peed in the Sand Together; 1987) before disbanding in 1989.[1] During the same year, Radulović released his only solo album Niko nema što piton imade (Nobody Has what the Python Has), produced by Srđan Marjanović,[2] which parodied "Turbo-folk music".[1]
Death and legacy
[edit]He started working on the new album, but managed to record only the song "Modra bajka" ("Blue Fairytale") before he died of testicular cancer on 12 February 1990.[1] When his brother asked him how he felt twenty minutes before he passed away, his last words are said to have been: "Well, it's not like I can play football now, but I'm good...". The song, Modra bajka, was released for the first time on the Poslednja Igra Leptira compilation album Modra bajka – Best of (1997).[1]
In December 2011, a plateau in Belgrade was named after Radulović.[3] In October 2012, a commemorative plaque in memory of Radulović was unveiled in Lajkovac.[4]
Discography
[edit]Poslednja Igra Leptira
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Napokon ploča (1982)
- Ponovo ploča & druge priče (1983)
- Opet ploča – Srce od meda (1985)
- Grudi moje balkanske (1986)
- Zajedno smo piškili u pesku (1987)
Compilations
[edit]- Modra bajka – Best of (1997)
Solo
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]- Niko nema što piton imade (1989)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006", Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4 (in Serbian)
- ^ Niko nema što piton imade at Discogs
- ^ "Neša Leptir dobio svoj plato". B92.net. n.d. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "Spomen ploča Neši Leptiru u Lajkovcu", timemachinemusic.org Archived 27 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine