Milan Mladenović
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| Milan Mladenović | ||
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 Milan Mladenovic in 1986
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| Background information | ||
| Born | September 21, 1958 | |
| Died | November 5, 1994 | |
| Genre(s) | rock/new wave | |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar | |
| Years active | 1980 - 1994 | |
| Associated acts |
Sarlo Akrobata, Katarina II, Ekatarina Velika | |
Milan Mladenović (born September 21, 1958 in Zagreb, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia — died November 5, 1994 in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia) was a Yugoslav and Serbian musician best known as the frontman for Ekatarina Velika. He was born in Zagreb, due to the fact his father was an officer in the Yugoslav Army and as such had to move around a lot.
Not long after Milan's birth, the family moved to Sarajevo where he spent a notable part of his childhood. Eventually in 1970, the family moved to Belgrade just short of his 12th birthday.
Once in Belgrade, Milan entered the circle of young people involved with the new musical direction called Novi talas (new wave). Soon afterwards, he joined a band called Limunovo drvo (The Lemon Tree) but this band did not last long. His first big work was connected with the band called Šarlo Akrobata, which also included bassist Dušan Kojić Koja (Disciplin A Kitschme) and drummer Ivan Vdović VD. Šarlo Akrobata released only one record, Bistriji ili tuplji, čovek biva kad... in July 1981 and broke up soon afterwards due to conflicts between Milan and Koja. The record is considered to be one of the best and most important albums of the Yugoslav New Wave music scene.
In late 1981 Milan and his former bandmate from Limunovo Drvo Dragomir Mihajlović (guitar) hooked up again to form Katarina II. In 1982 Margita Stefanović (keyboards), Bojan Pečar (bass) and Ivan Vdović joined the band. Their sound was somewhere between progressive and classic rock, similar to Simple Minds. After their self-titled album Ivica VD and Dragomir Mihajlović left the band. Since Dragomir had the license for the name Katarina II, the band was renamed Ekatarina Velika and in 1985 released an album of the same name. This album launched them to the very top of the Yugoslav music scene, where they stayed for a long time, releasing a series of successful albums. The concerts were jam packed and finally their music even made it on the state radio.
In the spring of 1994, Milan recorded and released an album called Angel's Breath in Brazil together with his old friend Suba (Mitar Subotić). In August it was discovered that he had pancreatic cancer. He died on November 5 in Belgrade.
