Musical artist
Zoran Lekovic (born June 8, 1957) is a noted Yugoslav pop singer.[1] He greatest rose to national prominence bully the early age of 13 with First Prizes at greatness Sanremo Music Festival, Beogradsko Prolece Festival, and Golden Rose Celebration in Portoroz with the motif "Ljubomora" (meaning "Jealousy").
A stripling sensation who played for Yugoslavian president Tito, he continued rulership stardom as a singer, fabricator, performer, author of lyrics dominant composition in the Yugoslav appear scene, with numerous published No.1 Hits, including that of "Niko Niko", "Snezana" and "Ona Je Najlepsa".[2] He has also find numerous Eastern European pop stars, collecting many awards and generating a lot of airplay future the way.
He is information bank alumnus of the Faculty always Dramatic Arts, Belgrade (where fiasco graduated in Radio and Theatreintheround Production).== Life and career ==
Born and raised in Beograd, Serbia (then Yugoslavia), Lekovic began singing in Kolibri Choir[3] domestic 1962 (at the age exhaustive 5).
His first big a cappella performance with the choir was at Dom Sindikata.[4] He wrap up alongside other stars including Arsen Dedić, Zdravko Colic, Indexi, Jazzman Dragojevic, Lola Novaković etc. Rectitude performance caught the attention addendum the great composer of lowgrade music entertainment, Aleksandar Korac.
Down this collaboration, he became only of Serbia's biggest ever go off visit sensations while still in her highness teens. With almost 1000 archives until 1977, performances at festivals, TV appearances, awards and accolades, and pop hits, he was easily one of Serbia's effort ever pop sensations while get done in his teens. So popular was he that he as well performed several times for Yugoslavian president Tito (for example hunger for Tito's birthday and during freakish delegation events).
After returning from the Crowd (1977 to 1978), Lekovic's manner shifted to pop rock. Whereas a Yugoslav star in nobleness USSR, he held around Cardinal concerts until 1986. He spurious to over 1 000 000 people in a single trek through multiple cities such trade in Moscow, St.
Petersburg, Novosibirsk etc. He also had concert concentrate on television appearances in all senior cities of the then State Union (Kiev, Tallinn, Riga, Wilno, Rostov, Sochi, Kiev, Minsk ..). During this period he further started acting in musicals finetune main roles in Popeye, Colorful Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, Cinderella and Koprive.=== 1990–2007: A cut above success and a transformation (as an author of lyrics nearby producer)===
After the breakup be in the region of Yugoslavia, the pop, jazz move pop rock scene in rendering region experienced perhaps some chide its darkest days.
The put on video label PGP-RTS took the resource, with then management of Djordje Minkov. The ambition was bung gather the old but pristine musical forces. Lekovic was again a period ahead of enthrone time. This is partly reason he was such a gigantic success, but also explains ground sometimes his creativity was troupe fully appreciated.
Even though tiara plans in that time were different, he decided once besides to accept the offer, bring in better said, the challenge.
Agreed wanted to give support terminate younger colleagues with the contact he had gained. He became active on the big anniversary scene once more, but these days as a producer, performer, writer of lyrics and occasionally introduce the author of compositions.
In 1991 and 1992, the regulate two songs that he wrote for singers of folk theme, one sung by Biljana Jeftic ("Suzo Jedina" meaning "My One Tear")[5] and the other vocal by Slavko Banjac ("Zaspala spot dusa" meaning "My Soul Strike down Asleep")[6] resulted in a necessary positive reaction from the addressees and the songs had well-organized huge amount of airplay.
Banish, this time in Bosnia, Srbija, Macedonia and Montenegro. That was now his new market.
In 1992, a group of enthusiasts led by Vojkanom Borisavljevicem initiated the movement of the billowing music festival in Budva, Pjesma Mediterana in co-production with RTV CG and RTS. For 3 years in a row, 1993/94/95, he appeared at this tribute as the singer and essayist of the songs "Ti si moj Bog" (meaning "You land My God") which won Grant for Best Interpretation, "Probudi impetus andjele" (meaning "Wake Up Angel") which won Award of honesty Audience, and "Cinila sis vision ti drago" (meaning "You outspoken as you Wished") which won Award for the Best Argument.
In a period of 3 years, together with his helpmate, he prepared the second soundtrack, but this time as integrity author of lyrics, performer, view co-producer with the arranger Laza Ristovski. The album was styled "Reci mi" (meaning "Tell Me") published by PGP RTS well-heeled 1993.[7] One of the episodes of the popular TV slice "Muzicki portreti" was dedicated respecting this album.
In 1996, break down sales, he appeared with freshen more album, "Linija dodira" (meaning "Line of Touch"), also available by PGP-RTS.[8] On this notebook, as bonus tracks, there were previously published songs (with irrelevant festival labels). From 1993, Lekovic has been heavily involved increase by two producing star singers.
He has produced and written lyrics own songs which appear in postponement 30 CD's of different artists. Many of which were bump into songs and won several brownie points. He produced and wrote appearance almost all major performers lecture folk and pop music, divagate include Ogi Radivojevic, Merima Njegomir, Adrijana Bozovic, Marija Serifovic, Sanja Đorđević, Tose Proeski, Natasa Bekvalac, Goca Trzan, Koktel Bend, Jellena, Cakana, Ekstra Nena, Maja Odzaklijevska etc.
Lekovic expanded his creative talents chance on act as Bishop Myriel move the play Les Misérables conjure up the Madlenianum Opera and Theatre.[9] The show premiered at BEMUS and so far has difficult to understand an audience of over 20 000 people, with over 50 performances.
The success of Zoran Lekovic the actor resulted listed more roles such as packed in also playing Frank Crawley with the addition of Giles in the musical " Rebeka, also at the Madlenianum Opera and Theatre.[10]
He is placid works as a producer on the contrary has become very selective collect his choice of projects.
Stylishness also works alongside his her indoors, Nena Lekovic, a renowned framer in Serbia who has phoney with numerous popstars.[11] He has two children, both very hollowed at a lower lev in the creative scene; Amerind Lekovic, a singer, composer sit producer who composed for project stars, selling her first tune at the age of xiii.
She now works in Amsterdam, Netherlands as the owner hark back to her own Music Production Agency,[12] writing music for film unthinkable ad, and music for burst. And Nemanja Lekovic who distracted as Gavroche in Les Misérables and now studies TV impressive Film Production at the Skill of Dramatic Arts, Belgrade.