Davorin Popovic
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Davorin Popović was a Bosnian musician, well known throughout the former Yugoslavia
. He was the lead singer and frontman of the progressive
and pop rock
band Indexi
throughout most of their career. He was a popularly associated with a bohemian lifestyle
. In his youth, he was a successful basketball player. During his career, he earned nicknames like "Pimpek", "Davor" or simply "Pjevač" (The Singer) due to his unique nasal voice.
In parallel with the group work, he pursued a solo career between 1975 and 1996, albeit in a non-continuous manner. On most of his solo works one or another line-up of Indexi played as backing studio musicians, so his solo career is closely related with that of the band itself. This was also stressed in the album titles when they are usually credited to "Davorin and Indexi" or similar. During the siege of Sarajevo
in 1995, he represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest
in Dublin with the song "Dvadeset prvi vijek
" ("21st Century"), finishing in 19th place of the 23 entries.
Some of the most popular songs commonly associated with Indexi were actually issued as Davorin's solo works, such as "I pad je let" ("To Fall Is To Fly") or "U tebi se žena rađa" ("You're Becoming a Woman") from his debut LP Svaka je ljubav ista (osim one prave) (Every Love Is the Same (Except the True One)) from 1976, which was oddly the first studio album with entirely new songs that was recorded by Indexi as a group (they used to issue singles and compilations rather than studio albums). It was however released as Davorin's solo effort because the band was working on their prog masterpiece Modra rijeka at that time.
Music on Popović's solo albums is generally closer to mainstream pop rock and easy-listening schlager
songs, although here and there one could find several very good rock moments sometimes close or related to progressive rock.
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
. He was the lead singer and frontman of the progressive
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
and pop rock
Pop rock
Pop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
band Indexi
Indexi
Indexi was a Bosnian rock band popular in the former Yugoslavia. It formed in 1962 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, and disbanded in 2001 when singer Davorin Popović died...
throughout most of their career. He was a popularly associated with a bohemian lifestyle
Bohemianism
Bohemianism is the practice of an unconventional lifestyle, often in the company of like-minded people, with few permanent ties, involving musical, artistic or literary pursuits...
. In his youth, he was a successful basketball player. During his career, he earned nicknames like "Pimpek", "Davor" or simply "Pjevač" (The Singer) due to his unique nasal voice.
In parallel with the group work, he pursued a solo career between 1975 and 1996, albeit in a non-continuous manner. On most of his solo works one or another line-up of Indexi played as backing studio musicians, so his solo career is closely related with that of the band itself. This was also stressed in the album titles when they are usually credited to "Davorin and Indexi" or similar. During the siege of Sarajevo
Siege of Sarajevo
The Siege of Sarajevo is the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 during the Bosnian War.After Bosnia...
in 1995, he represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...
in Dublin with the song "Dvadeset prvi vijek
Dvadeset Prvi Vijek
"Dvadaset prvi vijek" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Bosnian by Davorin Popović....
" ("21st Century"), finishing in 19th place of the 23 entries.
Some of the most popular songs commonly associated with Indexi were actually issued as Davorin's solo works, such as "I pad je let" ("To Fall Is To Fly") or "U tebi se žena rađa" ("You're Becoming a Woman") from his debut LP Svaka je ljubav ista (osim one prave) (Every Love Is the Same (Except the True One)) from 1976, which was oddly the first studio album with entirely new songs that was recorded by Indexi as a group (they used to issue singles and compilations rather than studio albums). It was however released as Davorin's solo effort because the band was working on their prog masterpiece Modra rijeka at that time.
Music on Popović's solo albums is generally closer to mainstream pop rock and easy-listening schlager
Schlager
Schlager music is a style of popular music prevalent in Central and Northern Europe and the Balkans and also in France and Poland. In Portugal, it was adapted and became pimba music...
songs, although here and there one could find several very good rock moments sometimes close or related to progressive rock.
Albums
- Svaka je ljubav ista osim one prave (Diskoton, 1976)
- S tobom dijelim sve (Diskoton, 1984)