Divlje Jagode: Difference between revisions

The band was formed in 1977 by Sead Lipovača (guitar), Anto "Toni" Janković (vocals), Nihad Jusufhodžić (bass guitar), Adonis Dokuzović (drums) and Mustafa "Muc" Ismailovski (keyboards). Throughout Divlje Jagode's career, Lipovača would remain the leader and the only mainstay member of the group. The band gained the attention of the Yugoslav public and the media with their 1978 [[Divlje jagode (album)|debut self-titled album]] and the 1981 album ''[[Stakleni hotel]]''. After the release of their second album, Janković left the band, parting ways with the rest of the group amicably, and would be seen on several occasions in the following years as guest musician on the band's concerts and albums. With bass guitarist [[Alen Islamović]] taking over the vocal duties and the albums ''[[Motori]]'' (1982), ''[[Čarobnjaci]]'' (1983) and ''[[Vatra (album)|Vatra]]'' (1985), the band achieved large mainstream popularity in Yugoslavia, which provided them with a contract with a [[Great Britain|British]] record label and an opportunity to record an album for the international market. In 1986, the group moved to [[London]], [[England]], where they started working on their international career under the name '''Wild Strawberries''', adopting a more [[glam metal]] image and recording an English language album. However, doubting the success of the band's venture in England, Islamović accepted the invitation from [[Goran Bregović]], the leader of the most popular Yugoslav band [[Bijelo Dugme]], to join his group as athe replacement for the vocalist [[Mladen Vojičić Tifa|Mladen Vojičić "Tifa"]], and the album ''Wild Strawberries'' was released internationally without much promotion. After a hiatus, Lipovača reformed the group in Yugoslavia with Bijelo Dugme's former frontman Vojičić as the vocalist, recording the 1988 album ''Konji''. In 1989, the band was joined by former [[Osmi Putnik]] vocalist [[Gibonni|Zlatan Stipišić "Džibo"]]. Despite making demo recording, the lineup featuring Stipišić never made any official releases, and Divlje Jagode disbanded in 1990.

The band continued their career in the new lineup, consisting of Lipovača, Budimlić, Žanil Tataj (vocals) and Sanin Karić (bass guitar, formerly a member of [[Teška Industrija]] and a touring member of [[Bijelo Dugme]]).<ref name="janjatović87"/> The new lineup performed in 1995 on the Finale Top 1000 festival at [[Stuttgart]] Hippodrome and recorded the band's ninth studio album ''Sto vjekova'' (''Hundred Centuries'').<ref name="janjatović87"/> The album songs were composed by Lipovača, and the songs lyrics were written by himself, Anto Janković, [[Dino Merlin]] and Zlatan Stipišić.<ref name="janjatović87"/> ''Sto vjekova'' was recorded in Stuttgart, Germany, co-produced by Lipovača and German producer Denyken and released by German record label Nimfa Sound in 1996.<ref name="janjatović87"/> The album featured guest appearances by Emir Cenić (vocals) and Toni Lasan (keyboards).<ref name="janjatović87"/> After the album release, Karić left the band and was replaced by Dejan Orešković, formerly of the band Hard Time.<ref name="janjatović87"/> Drummer Tomas Balaž was hired as a temporary replacement for Budimlić on several occasions. After series of concerts across Croatia, [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[Slovenia]], the band went on a break. By the end of 1999, after a series of concerts across Europe, Žanil Tataj left the band.