Divlje jagode

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Divlje Jagode‎

Background information
Origin Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina ex.Yugoslavia
Genre(s) Hard rock
Heavy metal
Years active 1977 – present
Label(s) Jugoton, Diskoton, Logo Records, Nimfa Sound, Croatia Records
Associated acts Alen Islamović
Mladen Vojičić Tifa
Website www.divljejagode.com
Members
Sead Lipovača
Pero Galić
Thomas Balaž
Zlatan Čehić
Former members
Don Airey
Anto Janković
Nihad Jusufhodžić
Mustafa Ismailovski
Adonis Dozulović
Alen Islamović
Nasko Budimlić
Mladen Vojičić
Vladimir Podany
Edin Šehović
Zlatan Stipišić
Žanil Tataj
Sanin Karić
Dejan Orešković

Divlje jagode (trans. "Wild Strawberries") is a very popular Bosnian and former Yugoslav hard rock and heavy metal group who were based in Sarajevo. They were formed in 1976 in Bosnia and Herzegovina by guitarist Sead (Zele) Lipovača. They are one of the best selling artist in ex-Yugoslavia. They sold over 4 millions albums. Main influence of the band was Van Halen.

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[edit] Trivia

  • English keyboardist Don Airey played on their album Wild Strawberries, with songs sung in English.
  • At the peak of their popularity in the 80's, Sead Zele Lipovaca was approached to join Whitesnake as lead guitarist, but refused.


[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • 1977 "Jedina Moja/Rock n Roll" ("My only one/Rock n Roll")
  • 1977 "Moj Dilbere/Prijatelj"
  • 1978 "Patkica/Kad bi vi gospodjo"(Duck/When would you madam??)
  • 1979 "Nemam ništa protiv/Bit će bolje" (I have nothing against/It will be better)

[edit] Albums

  • 1979 "Divlje Jagode" ("Wild Strawberries")
  • 1981 "Stakleni hotel" ("Glass hotel")
  • 1982 "Motori" ("Motorcycles")
  • 1984 "Čarobnjaci" ("Wizards")
  • 1985 "Vatra" ("Fire")
  • 1987 "Wild Strawberries"
  • 1988 "Konji" ("Horses")
  • 1993 "Zele - Magic Love"
  • 1994 "Labude kad rata ne bude" ("Swan, when there is no more war")
  • 1997 "Sto vjekova" ("Hundred centuries")
  • 2003 "Od neba do neba" ("From sky to sky")
  • 2004 "The Very Best Of"

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Pop and rock music of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Music of Yugoslavia - SFR Yugoslav pop and rock scene - Yugoslav Band Aid (YU Rock Misija) - Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Record labels
Jugoton - PGP RTB - Suzy Records - Diskoton - ZKP RTLJ - Jugodisk