Momcilo Bajagic
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Momčilo Bajagić "Bajaga" (Serbian Cyrillic: Момчило Бајагић Бајага) is a highly popular Serbia
n rock
musician
born in Bjelovar
. He is best known as the leader of the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori
, as well as a former member of the hard rock
band Riblja Čorba
.
Toma "Ofinger" Stojković. After Stojković left the band, Bajagić and two other Ofi members, drummer Dragan "Đera" Đerić and vocalist Živorad "Žika" Milenković, formed the band Glogov Kolac ("Hawthorn Stake") with guitarist Rajko Kojić
. After only one performance Glogov Kolac disbaned. Bajagić refused Boban Petrović's invitation to join Zdravo, and Kojić joined the band SOS and later Riblja Čorba
.
as rhythm guitarist. Bajagić recorded six albums with the band. He wrote songs "Ja sam se ložio na tebe", "Baby, Baby I Don't Wanna Cry", "Muzičari koji piju" and "Kad hodaš". He co-wrote (music) the following songs "Dva dinara, druže", "Nemoj srećo, nemoj danas", "Kazablanka", "Evo ti za taxi", "Draga, ne budi peder", "Dobro jutro", "Odlazak u grad", "Srećan put, pišo moja mala" etc.
Pozitivna geografija
During his work with Riblja Čorba Bajagić wrote a number of humorous pop-rock songs which did not fit into the band's hard rock sound and decided to release a solo album. He recorded album Pozitivna geografija
("Positive Geography") with musicians which will later become members of his band Bajaga i Instruktori
: vocalist Dejan Cukić
(a former Dizel, Tilt and Bulevar
member), bass guitarist Miroslav "Cvele" Cvetković (a former Tilt, Pop Mašina
and Papatra member), guitarist Nenad Stamtović (a former Tilt, Zebra, Suncokret
and Bulevar member), drummer Vladimir Golubović (a former Tilt, Suncokret and Riblja Čorba member) and Bajagić's former bandmate from Ofi (and a former Mačori member) vocalsit Žika Milenković. The album was produced by Kornelije Kovač
and was released at the end of January 1984 bringing hits "Limene trube", "Tekila-gerila", "Mali slonovi", "Marlena", "Pustite me, druže". Although released as Bajagić's solo album, Pozitivna geografija was later included in Bajaga i Instruktori official discography, as it featured future Bajaga i Instruktori members. Bajagić and the musicians that were involved in album recording performed in Kulušić
club in Zagreb
on April 12, 1984, and on April 21 in Dom sindikata in Belgrade
, appearing as Bajaga i Instruktori ("Bajaga and the Instructors") for the first time.
At the time of album recording Bajagić wanted to remain a member of Riblja Čorba, but popularity of his songs caused conflicts inside the band. So, due to Rajko Kojić
being excluded by Đorđević, Bajagić left Riblja Čorba on July 1984 and started a tour with Bajaga i Instruktori.
About leaving the band, Bajagić said that Kojić was the one that brought him in the band, it's only natural that he leaves with him, in defense of his deceased friend .
Looking back in Riblja Čorba
history, majority of its fans have stated that Bajagić was the best thing that ever happend to the band .
. Their string of albums and awards in the mid-to-late 1980s rounded out the golden age of Yugoslav rock and placed them at the very top of the former Yugoslav rock scene, alongside other mega-selling bands such as Bijelo Dugme
and Riblja Čorba
. The band recorded seven studio albums (including Pozitivna geografija).
.
s written by Bajagić: Ni na nebu ni na zemlji and Profesionalac - Muzika iz filma.
In 2007 he released a song called "123" for the macedonian children's festival Super Dzvezda
(Super Star). The song was released in both macedonian and serbian .
Olso he collaborated with macedonian pianist Vasko Serafimov on a song called "Gjerdan" (Necklace).
ballad Kad hodaš
for her . However, Bajagić denied the claim that the song was dedicated to Perazić.
Today he is married and has two children, Marko and Angela .
Bajagić is a hardcore Red Star Belgrade
fan. 2001 Bajaga i Instruktori
album Zmaj od Noćaja featured a bonus CD entitled I ja sam Zvezdaš (I'm a Red Star Fan, Too), which featured three versions of the song "Zvezda", dedicated to the football club .
Notable friends of his are Josipa Lisac
, former Riblja Čorba
bandmates Bora Đorđević and Rajko Kojić
, Laza Ristovski
, Members of Atomsko Sklonište
, former Bajaga i Instruktori
bandmate Dejan Cukić
, serbian musical legend Kornelije Kovač
, croatian critic Dražen Vrdoljak, Nikola Čuturilo
, bandmate Žika Milenković, Bebi Dol, K2
sisters Kristina Kovač
and Aleksandra Kovač
, Magnifico
, Vasko Serafimov, Vlatko Stefanovski
, Saša Lošić
, Vlada Divljan
, Zdravko Čolić
, Dušan Kovačević
and Jelena Rozga
.
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
born in Bjelovar
Bjelovar
Bjelovar is a city in central Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. During the 2001 census, there were 41,869 inhabitants, 90.51% which are Croats....
. He is best known as the leader of the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori are a highly popular Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band...
, as well as a former member of the hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
.
Early career
Bajagić started his musical career as a singer for the band TNT. He wrote his first song lyrics (for the song "Dvadeseta noć") as a member of this band. After TNT disbaned in 1976 Bajagić joined the band Ofi led by organistOrganist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ. An organist may play solo organ works, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists...
Toma "Ofinger" Stojković. After Stojković left the band, Bajagić and two other Ofi members, drummer Dragan "Đera" Đerić and vocalist Živorad "Žika" Milenković, formed the band Glogov Kolac ("Hawthorn Stake") with guitarist Rajko Kojić
Rajko Kojic
Radislav "Rajko" Kojić was a Serbian and former Yugoslav guitarist best known for his work with band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
. After only one performance Glogov Kolac disbaned. Bajagić refused Boban Petrović's invitation to join Zdravo, and Kojić joined the band SOS and later Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
.
Riblja Čorba
In 1978, on suggestion of Bajagić's former bandmate Rajko Kojić, Bajagić was invited to join Riblja ČorbaRiblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
as rhythm guitarist. Bajagić recorded six albums with the band. He wrote songs "Ja sam se ložio na tebe", "Baby, Baby I Don't Wanna Cry", "Muzičari koji piju" and "Kad hodaš". He co-wrote (music) the following songs "Dva dinara, druže", "Nemoj srećo, nemoj danas", "Kazablanka", "Evo ti za taxi", "Draga, ne budi peder", "Dobro jutro", "Odlazak u grad", "Srećan put, pišo moja mala" etc.
Pozitivna geografija
During his work with Riblja Čorba Bajagić wrote a number of humorous pop-rock songs which did not fit into the band's hard rock sound and decided to release a solo album. He recorded album Pozitivna geografija
Pozitivna geografija
Pozitivna geografija is the 1984 debut album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, released in 1984...
("Positive Geography") with musicians which will later become members of his band Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori are a highly popular Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band...
: vocalist Dejan Cukić
Dejan Cukic
Dejan Cukić is a Serbian rock musician, journalist and writer.During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cukić was the frontman of the New Wave band Bulevar, releasing two albums with the band. After Bulevar disbanded in 1982, he retired from music...
(a former Dizel, Tilt and Bulevar
Bulevar (band)
Bulevar were a Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave band from Belgrade.-Band formation:The band history dates from the days of the group Tilt consisting of young highschool attendants Dejan Cukić , Nenad Stamatović , Dušan Bezuha , Miroslav Cvetković and drummers at different times,...
member), bass guitarist Miroslav "Cvele" Cvetković (a former Tilt, Pop Mašina
Pop Mašina
Pop Mašina was a former Yugoslav progressive rock band from Belgrade. Pop Mašina was formed in 1972, and released two studio albums and one live album before disbanding in 1978...
and Papatra member), guitarist Nenad Stamtović (a former Tilt, Zebra, Suncokret
Suncokret
Suncokret was a former Yugoslav acoustic rock band from Belgrade.-Band history:The band was formed in 1975 by former Zajedno member Bora Đorđević , a former U Cvetu Mladosti member Nenad Božić and female singers Snežana Jandrlić and Vesna Rakočević...
and Bulevar member), drummer Vladimir Golubović (a former Tilt, Suncokret and Riblja Čorba member) and Bajagić's former bandmate from Ofi (and a former Mačori member) vocalsit Žika Milenković. The album was produced by Kornelije Kovač
Kornelije Kovac
Kornelije "Bata" Kovač is a famous Serbian composer. He is a father of Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač, both successful Serbian singers.-Early life:...
and was released at the end of January 1984 bringing hits "Limene trube", "Tekila-gerila", "Mali slonovi", "Marlena", "Pustite me, druže". Although released as Bajagić's solo album, Pozitivna geografija was later included in Bajaga i Instruktori official discography, as it featured future Bajaga i Instruktori members. Bajagić and the musicians that were involved in album recording performed in Kulušić
Kulušić
Kulušić was a Yugoslav Concert Club in Zagreb, Croatia, which hosted many famous international acts and all the important acts from the region. It is particularly associated with the Yugoslav New Wave acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Many Live albums which today are part of the Ex-Yugoslav...
club in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
on April 12, 1984, and on April 21 in Dom sindikata in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, appearing as Bajaga i Instruktori ("Bajaga and the Instructors") for the first time.
At the time of album recording Bajagić wanted to remain a member of Riblja Čorba, but popularity of his songs caused conflicts inside the band. So, due to Rajko Kojić
Rajko Kojic
Radislav "Rajko" Kojić was a Serbian and former Yugoslav guitarist best known for his work with band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
being excluded by Đorđević, Bajagić left Riblja Čorba on July 1984 and started a tour with Bajaga i Instruktori.
About leaving the band, Bajagić said that Kojić was the one that brought him in the band, it's only natural that he leaves with him, in defense of his deceased friend .
Looking back in Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
history, majority of its fans have stated that Bajagić was the best thing that ever happend to the band .
Bajaga i Instruktori
Led by Bajagić, Bajaga i Instruktori became one of the most successful and influential rock bands of the former Yugoslav and Serbian rock sceneSerbian rock
Serbian rock is the rock music scene of Serbia. During the 1960s, 1970s and the 1980s, while Serbia was a constituent republic of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbian rock scene was a part of the SFR Yugoslav rock scene....
. Their string of albums and awards in the mid-to-late 1980s rounded out the golden age of Yugoslav rock and placed them at the very top of the former Yugoslav rock scene, alongside other mega-selling bands such as Bijelo Dugme
Bijelo dugme
Bijelo dugme was a highly influential former Yugoslav rock band, based in Sarajevo. Active between 1974 and 1989, it is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock...
and Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
. The band recorded seven studio albums (including Pozitivna geografija).
.
Solo works
Bajagić has released two solo albums, both featuring soundtrackSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
s written by Bajagić: Ni na nebu ni na zemlji and Profesionalac - Muzika iz filma.
In 2007 he released a song called "123" for the macedonian children's festival Super Dzvezda
Super Dzvezda
Super Dzvezda is a children's festival in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The first Super Dzvezda festival was held in 1998. The author's of the children's hits include established Macedonian performers, i.e. Kaliopi, Jovan Jovanov and Elvir Mekić....
(Super Star). The song was released in both macedonian and serbian .
Olso he collaborated with macedonian pianist Vasko Serafimov on a song called "Gjerdan" (Necklace).
Studio albums
- Kost u grluKost u grluKost u grlu is the 1979 debut album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.The album was polled in 1998 as the 16th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav rock and pop albums in the book YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike .-Album cover:The album cover...
(1979) - Pokvarena mašta i prljave strastiPokvarena mašta i prljave strastiPokvarena mašta i prljave strasti is the second studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1981....
(1981) - Mrtva prirodaMrtva prirodaMrtva priroda is the third studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1981....
(1981) - Buvlja pijacaBuvlja pijacaBuvlja pijaca is the fourth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1982.The album is the second Riblja Čorba album produced by John McCoy...
(1982) - Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji pijuVeceras vas zabavljaju muzicari koji pijuVečeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju is the fifth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba....
(1984)
Soundtrack albums
- Ni na nebu ni na zemlji (1994)
- Profesionalac - Muzika iz filma (2003)
Personal Life
Back in the 1980s, Bajagić had a short-time relationship with "pop rock" singer Marina Perazić of the synthpop duo Denis & Denis . In 2009 she claimed that he had written Riblja ČorbaRiblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
ballad Kad hodaš
Kad hodaš
"Kad hodaš" is a single from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.The song was written by the band's guitarist Momčilo Bajagić for the band's 1984 album Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju...
for her . However, Bajagić denied the claim that the song was dedicated to Perazić.
Today he is married and has two children, Marko and Angela .
Bajagić is a hardcore Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade is a football club from Belgrade, Serbia. The club is a part of the Red Star Sports Society.Red Star Belgrade is the most successful Serbian club, with a record of 25 national championships and 23 national cups in both Serbian and ex-Yugoslav competitions...
fan. 2001 Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori are a highly popular Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band...
album Zmaj od Noćaja featured a bonus CD entitled I ja sam Zvezdaš (I'm a Red Star Fan, Too), which featured three versions of the song "Zvezda", dedicated to the football club .
Notable friends of his are Josipa Lisac
Josipa Lisac
Josipa Lisac is an eminent female singer.-Biography:During the 1960s she was a vocalist of the group named Zlatni Akordi...
, former Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
bandmates Bora Đorđević and Rajko Kojić
Rajko Kojic
Radislav "Rajko" Kojić was a Serbian and former Yugoslav guitarist best known for his work with band Riblja Čorba.-Biography:...
, Laza Ristovski
Laza Ristovski
Laza Ristovski was a Serbian and former Yugoslav keyboardist, best known for his involvement with Smak and Bijelo Dugme rock bands, as well as for his eclectic solo work that spawned many different musical genres.-Biography:Laza Ristovski was born in Novi Pazar as his father, a JNA officer, was...
, Members of Atomsko Sklonište
Atomsko sklonište
Atomsko sklonište is a Croatian and former Yugoslav hard rock band, formed in Pula in 1977. The band is known primarily for its strong anti-war lyrics.-1977-1987:...
, former Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori
Bajaga i Instruktori are a highly popular Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band...
bandmate Dejan Cukić
Dejan Cukic
Dejan Cukić is a Serbian rock musician, journalist and writer.During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cukić was the frontman of the New Wave band Bulevar, releasing two albums with the band. After Bulevar disbanded in 1982, he retired from music...
, serbian musical legend Kornelije Kovač
Kornelije Kovac
Kornelije "Bata" Kovač is a famous Serbian composer. He is a father of Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač, both successful Serbian singers.-Early life:...
, croatian critic Dražen Vrdoljak, Nikola Čuturilo
Nikola Čuturilo
Nikola Čuturilo , also known as Čutura is a Serbian musician...
, bandmate Žika Milenković, Bebi Dol, K2
K2
K2 is the second-highest mountain on Earth, after Mount Everest...
sisters Kristina Kovač
Kristina Kovac
Kristina Kovač is a Serbian singer and composer. She is a major pop star in Serbia. She became famous during the 1990s when she and her sister Aleksandra Kovač were the big attraction in Serbia and surrounding countries - R&B band K2...
and Aleksandra Kovač
Aleksandra Kovac
Aleksandra Kovač is a Serbian singer-songwriter. She is the eldest daughter of eminent composer Kornelije Kovač and the elder sister of singer Kristina Kovač. Alongside her sister Kristina, Kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group K2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001...
, Magnifico
Magnifico
Magnifico may refer to the following:*Mule *Robert Pešut, a Slovenian singer known also as Magnifico.*Magnifico , a film from the Philippines that won the Jury Prize at the Berlin International Film Festival.*Mr...
, Vasko Serafimov, Vlatko Stefanovski
Vlatko Stefanovski
Vlatko Stefanovski is Macedonian ethno-rock jazz fusion guitar player.-Biography:Born in Prilep in 1957, he started playing guitar at the age of 13. Stefanovski was one of the founding members of Leb i sol with whom he recorded 13 albums between 1978 and 1991...
, Saša Lošić
Saša Lošic
Saša Lošić - Loša is one of the most recognizable composers of the Balkans and the leader of the band Plavi Orkestar, which was one of the most popular acts of the former Yugoslav Pop and Rock scene.He is a composer of often folk-inspired pop, as well as theatre scores Saša Lošić - Loša (born July...
, Vlada Divljan
Vlada Divljan
Vladimir "Vlada" Divljan , is a Serbian singer and songwriter. He is known as the frontman for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Idoli, as well as for his solo works.-Early activity:...
, Zdravko Čolić
Zdravko Colic
Zdravko Čolić , is a pop singer popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. Originally from Sarajevo, since 1992 , his home is in Belgrade, Serbia...
, Dušan Kovačević
Dušan Kovacevic
Dušan Kovačević is a Serbian playwright and director best known for his theater plays and movie scripts. He also served as the ambassador of Serbia in Lisbon, Portugal....
and Jelena Rozga
Jelena Rozga
Jelena Rozga is a Croatian pop singer. She became the new lead singer of the popular band Magazin in 1996, when she was only 18 years old. In 2006 she left Magazin and released her first solo album, Oprosti mala, on City Records. In 2007 she won the Grand Prix at the Split Festival.-External links:*...
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