Serbia & Montenegro's representative at Eurosong 2004, the author and performer of the composition Lane Moje / Goodbye, was born in Belgrade in 1972.

Music has been part of Željko's life since childhood. His first international success came at the age of twelve, when he won the title of First Accordion of Europe in Paris. Today, Željko is one of few musicians who can boast playing on eleven musical instruments.

Since the release of his first album in 2000, he has been at the peak of popularity in the entire region.

His career to date includes a series of awards at festivals, both in his home country and abroad.

He has also displayed his versatility in the domain of applied music, having won several awards for original works for many theater productions.

 
 

Kristina Kovac is a songwriter and producer, born in 1974. in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

She has been a musician since childhood, when she wrote her first songs , together with her sister Alex. Her early youth was spent in London, UK, where she and Alex were signed to a management company called «Mismanagement», and performed as support acts on two UK tours: with Labi Sifre in 1991., and Eroll Brown (Ex Hot Chocolate) in 1993. At that time, they collaborated with the likes of Derek Bramble (producer to David Boxie, Vanessa Williams, Faith Hill, Will Smith), Robert Maddix (drummer to Stone Roses), etc.

In 1996. Kristina returns to Belgrade, and the two of them, under the name «K2» release their first album that has great success with the audiences, as well as the critics.The video to their first single «Ajmo u zivot» is still remembered as one of the best videos of that time. In 1997. K2 release their second album «A little soul», and in 1998. their debut album in Spain for EMI.

After that, K2 take a break from working together, and Kristina starts writing and producing for other artists. In 2001. she forms a boy band called «The fifth element», and her song winds up on second place at the Serbian Eurovision song contest in 2004.

In 2001. she starts making music for Marketing Campagnes such as Cipsi, Solo fruto, Legend, Merkator etc.

She just finished the music score for the movie “We’re no angels 2”.

 
 
 

Mirko Vukomanovic is composer, arranger and music producer. He is member of the board of The Copyright Association (SOKOJ) and The Serbian Association of Composers. He has published over 250 compositions.

He was awarded on the following festivals:
1992, MESAM – First prize and people’s choice award with band Tapiri, song “Tapir’s Nightmare”
1996, best-selling pop record of the year with band TAP 011, song “Gache”
1996. MESAM, critic’s award for best song and best arrangement with band TAP 011, song “Lujka”
1996. Suncane skale, Herceg Novi, Festival’s first prize winner with singer Leontina, song “Jedna od sto”
2000, Budva, Festival’s first prize winner with singer Knez, song “Vjeruj”.
2000. Annual award for best production for band Negative
2002. Suncane skale, Herceg Novi, Bronze statue with Karolina Goceva, song “Kad volis”
2003, Beovizija, Festival’s Second Award with Teodora Bojovic, song “Moj svet si ti”

Mirko Vukomanovic also composed music for licenced television shows :
“Hocu necu”, “Ruski rulet”, “Leteci start”.
For the past ten years, he worked as a producer for many popular Serbian artists, such as, TAP 011, Oruzjem protivu otmicara, Regina, Eva Braun, Ana Stanic, Negative, Kristali, Dejan Cukic, Night Shift, Intruder, Karolina, Teodora, Charter band, Knez.
Mirko Vukomanovic is member of “Idol” competition jury, and he is also composer, arranger and producer of the song for ten finalists.
Last year, his song “Zaluje” performed by Polish Idol Ewelina Flynta.was one othe biggest hits of the year, song “No Compromise” appeared in 18th episode of American MTV’s “Real World”, as the result of collaboration on Hip Son project.

 
 

Snezana Vukomanovic is well-known Serbian lyricist. She has published over 150 songs.

She was awarded on the following festivals:
1996, Suncane Skale, Herceg Novi, Festival’s First prize winner with Leontina, song “Jedna od sto”
2000, Budva, Festival’s Firs prize winner with Knez, song “Vjeruj”
2002, Suncane Skale, Herceg Novi, Bronze Statue with Carolina, song “Kad volis”
2003, Beovizija, Festival’s Second Prize with Teodora bojovic, song “Moj svet si ti”

Snezana worked with Ana Stanic, Teodora, Leontina, TAP 011, Negative, Dejan Cukic, Karolina, Knez, Charter band.
She wrote lyrics for the first ten Idol finalists in Serbia and Montenegro.
Polish version of her lyrics for song “Insanity” was published as single of Eweline Flinta’s album in 2003. She wrote lyrics for the song “No Comprimise”, which appeared on American MTV’ “Real World” show.

 
 

Dejan Cukic was born November, 4th  1959. in Belgrade. Ever since his childhood he has been infected with rock'n'roll virus, which at that time  was spread by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones  and all the other heroes of the music revolution in the sixties.

Dejan started his career as a teenager, and tasted his first sucess in the former Yugoslavia at the beginning of the eighties as a frontmen of  band Bulevar. After two albums, Bulevar disbanded  and Dejan became one of the founders of band Bajaga i Instruktori, which will soon be one of the most sucessful bands on Yugoslav music scene. On the peak of their sucess, Dejan decided to go on as a solo artist. He gathers up a team of excellent musicians under the name Spori Ritam Bend and records series of highly acclimed albums followed by attractive live performances. Dejan Cukic is a unique personality in serbian music scene, always presenting constant quality and maturity of artistic expression. From «naughty boy» of Yugoslav scene and its own «Jagger», he became the author of  profound sincerety, urban and cosmopolitan spirit that is forever inspired by his true fascination with the history of rock'n'roll.

 
 
 
 

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