Džentlmeni
Džentlmeni | |
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Džentlmeni in 1967 on the Hvar island, from left to right: Branko "Čutura" Marušić, Mihajlo Simikić, Dragi Jelić, Žika Jelić, and Velibor "Boka" Bogdanović | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Years active | 1966-1972 |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS |
| Past members | Slobodan Todorović Živorad Jelić Milorad Novak Velibor Bogdanović Mihajlo Simikić Branko Marušić Dragan Jelić Zlatko Manojlović Robert Nemeček Dušan Banović Zoran Božinović Dušan Petrović Slađana Milošević |
Džentlmeni (Serbian Cyrillic: Џентлмени, lit. 'The Gentlemen') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1966.
A year after the formation, the band split into two factions. The first faction featured original rhythm guitarist Milorad Novak, and the other featured original bass guitarist Živorad "Žika" Jelić and drummer Velibor "Boka" Bogdanović, the first faction disbanding after less than a year, and the second continuing their career with Žika Jelić's brother Dragan "Dragi" Jelić (guitar), Mihajlo Simikić (tenor saxophone, clarinet, piano and vocals), and Branko Marušić "Čutura" (vocals, rhythm guitar), achieving nationwide popularity and eventually becoming one of the most popular Yugoslav bands of the 1960s. In 1970 the Jelić brothers departed from the group and formed highly successful YU Grupa, while Marušić continued to lead Džentlmeni, which changed several lineups. Džentlmeni later lineups included prominent musicians like Zlatko Manojlović, Robert Nemeček, Zoran Božinović and Slađana Milošević, the group finally disbanding in 1972. Although they were not among the earliest Yugoslav rock bands, Džentlmeni, as other Yugoslav 1960s rock bands, played a pioneering role on the Yugoslav rock scene.