Jasenko Houra

Jasenko Houra (born 3 June 1960) is a Croatian and former Yugoslav rock musician, best known as the guitarist, occasional vocalist, leader and principal songwriter of the popular band Prljavo Kazalište.

Houra started his musical career in 1977 at the age of 17, when he formed Prljavo Kazalište with the members of the band Ciferšlus. The group gained popularity with their punk rock self-titled debut, establishing themselves as one of the most prominent acts of the Yugoslav new wave scene with their second, more ska-oriented album Crno bijeli svijet. After the group's vocalist Davorin Bogović was excluded from the group in 1981, Houra took over lead vocal duties for the band's third album Heroj ulice, with which they moved towards more conventional rock sound. Bogović returned in 1983, and was later replaced by Mladen Bodalec, Houra continuing to occasionally provide lead vocals for some of the band's tracks. He has been Prljavo Kazalište's principal composer and lyricist since its formation, and since 2022 remains the only original member of the band's original incarnation.