Nebojša Krstic
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Nebojša Krstić is an Advisor of the President of Serbia
President of Serbia
The President of Serbia is the head of state of Serbia. Presently serving as the head of state is Boris Tadić. He was elected with a narrow majority of 50.31% in the 2008 Serbian presidential elections.-Authority, legal and constitutional rights:...

 for public relations appointed by Boris Tadić
Boris Tadic
Boris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...

. He was also a member of the Serbian rock
Serbian 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....

 band Idoli.

Biography

He matriculated from the First Belgrade Gymnasium
First Belgrade Gymnasium
First Belgrade Gymnasium is a grammar school with a long tradition, founded in 1839, in Belgrade . It is located in the center of Belgrade, in 61 Cara Dušana Street, the place where once stood the Vidin Gate through which people could enter Belgrade. Near the school, the Church of Aleksandar Nevski...

 and then obtained a university degree at the Belgrade Medical School
University of Belgrade School of Medicine
The Belgrade Medical School is a constituent institution of the University of Belgrade, which offers a wide range of academic courses in Serbian and English, including specialist practice within a network of hospitals, institutes and medical clinics...

. 1985 he appeared in the Šest dana juna movie. After finishing his studies, he worked in medicine for some ten years, as a physician in several medical institutions including Vis isle and "Hajat" hotel 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...

. After that, he began working in marketing and became the director of the "Nova Young & Rubicam" marketing agency.

VIS Dečaci

In late 1979 Srđan Šaper and Krstić, both college students and non-musicians, decided to take up music and at a party made a deal with 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:...

, Šaper's close high school friend, to form a band. Šaper would play the guitar, Krstić and 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:...

 drums. The band was called Dečaci. At about the same time the band met Dragan Papić who was a photographer and who became the band's creative mediator. He made photos of the band and published it in the youth newspaper magazine "Vidici". The photos had subtitles mainly dealing with gay parody concepts.

In February, 1980 the band started rehearsing at 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:...

's building where Zdenko Kolar
Zdenko Kolar
Zdenko Kolar is a Serbian bass guitarist, most notable as the member of Idoli and Zona B.-Biography:Kolar was born in Zemun in 1956 where he lived until 1963 when he moved to inner town in Belgrade. He moved to a building where two of his future bandmates lived, Vlada Divljan and Boža Jovanović...

, 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:...

's close friend since primary school also lived. Krstić even played Kolar's bass and used his amp. On one occasion 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:...

 called Kolar with whom he played since 1968 to come to join the band. Soon the band was joined by Boža Jovanović
Boža Jovanovic
Boža Jovanović was the first drummer of the Serbian rock band Idoli. He was the band member until 1982 and released two singles and one EP with the band.- Biography :...

, 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:...

 and Kolar's friend who played drums. At the same time, due to lack of progress Krstić and Šaper quit playing and became the non-musician part of the band mainly concentrating on writing.

During the whole Dečaci euphoria, the public's eye was focused also on graffiti which could be seen on 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...

's walls. Krstić was the author of the first 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...

 graffiti "Margita je dečak" dedicated tom their friend Margita Stefanović
Margita Stefanovic
Margita "Magi" Stefanović was a Yugoslav and Serbian musician best known as a keyboardist for the Serbian rock band Ekatarina Velika.Born in Belgrade as the only child of well-known theatre and television director Slavoljub Stefanović-Ravassi and Desanka Nikolić...

 who later was the keyboard player of Ekatarina Velika
Ekatarina Velika
Ekatarina Velika , sometimes referred to as EKV for short, was a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock group from Belgrade, being one of the most successful and influential music acts coming out of former Yugoslavia....

.

Idoli

The public became more and more interested in the band's work so Dečaci had to show some proof of existence. On March 1, 1980 the band was renamed to VIS Idoli
VIS Idoli
Idoli were a new wave band from Belgrade, SR Serbia. They are considered to be one of the greatest and most influential Yugoslav rock bands and their 1982 album Odbrana i poslednji dani was voted by the critics as the greatest Yugoslav rock album.- Merlin and Zvuk Ulice :The roots of Idoli can be...

 and held a rehearsal. The first song the band made at that rehearsal was "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" ("I seldom see you with girls"), a gay themed song.

In a month's time, Papić made a deal with "Vidici" magazine to finance a recording of the first Idoli single at the "Druga Maca" studio owned by Enco Lesić who produced the single. "Vidici" published "Pomoć, pomoć
Pomoc, pomoc
"Pomoć, pomoć" is the first song which appeared on the first single by Serbian new wave band Idoli. The song, with "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" appeared on the A-side while the B-side contained Slobodan Škerović's narrative poem called "Poklon"...

" and "Retko te viđam sa devojkama" on the A-side of the single while the B-side featured Slobodan Škerović's narrative poem "Poklon". Krstić provided backing vocals and percussion.

The band released another single, "Maljčiki
Maljciki
"Maljčiki" is the second single by the Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave music band Idoli. It also appeared on the Yugoslav New Wave compilation Paket aranžman which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.- History :Vlada Divljan, the member of Idoli wanted to create a song which...

", this time for Jugoton
Jugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia the company continued to work in independent Republic of Croatia under the name Croatia...

, a major record label, with the producer Goran Bregović
Goran Bregovic
Goran Bregović is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Balkans. He currently splits his time between Paris and Belgrade, where he settled down during the Yugoslav Wars.Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora...

. At Subotica Youth Festival they appeared with the track "Zašto su danas devojke ljute?" ("Why Are The Girls Angry").

Idoli, with Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam
Električni Orgazam is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Originally starting as a combination of New Wave, punk rock and post-punk, the band later slowly changed their style, becoming a mainstream rock act.- New Wave years :...

 and Šarlo Akrobata
Šarlo Akrobata
Šarlo Akrobata were a seminal Yugoslav rock band often categorized as late punk or New Wave, particularly art-oriented. Short-lived but extremely influential, in addition to being one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav New Wave scene, the three piece left an indelible mark on the entire...

 participated in the project called Paket aranžman
Paket aranžman
Paket aranžman is a New Wave music compilation album released in 1980 by Jugoton and its one of the most important and influential records ever made in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It features the eminent Belgrade artists: Šarlo Akrobata, Električni Orgazam and Idoli...

with four tracks, "Schwule Über Europa" (German for "Boredom Over Europe") (a parody on the attitude towards Germans) "Plastika" ("Plastic"), "Maljčiki
Maljciki
"Maljčiki" is the second single by the Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave music band Idoli. It also appeared on the Yugoslav New Wave compilation Paket aranžman which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.- History :Vlada Divljan, the member of Idoli wanted to create a song which...

" (Russian for "Boys", a parody on Russians) and "Amerika" ("America"). The promotional video for "Maljčiki
Maljciki
"Maljčiki" is the second single by the Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave music band Idoli. It also appeared on the Yugoslav New Wave compilation Paket aranžman which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.- History :Vlada Divljan, the member of Idoli wanted to create a song which...

" was banned on national television and some radio stations after the Soviet embassy responded.

With promotional videos and radio singles widely broadcast by major TV and radio stations, the band became one of the most popular acts in Yugoslavia. The public expected a new release and so the band entered the studio to record their debut. The result were only six tracks released on an EP
VIS Idoli (EP)
VIS Idoli was the first and only EP by the Serbian new wave band Idoli. The cover of the EP is the Red Nude, an act by Amedeo Modigliani.- History :...

 but this turned out to be a success as it was sold at about 200.000 copies. In the meantime Kokan Popović
Kokan Popovic
Kokan Popović is a Serbian drummer notable for playing in bands Idoli and Propaganda.- Getting interested in music, first bands :Popović was born in Belgrade and lived at Alekse Nenadovica street connecting "Slavija" and "Metropol" hotel, inhabited by people from highest social positions, such as...

 became the band's drummer.

After releasing the VIS Idoli EP
VIS Idoli (EP)
VIS Idoli was the first and only EP by the Serbian new wave band Idoli. The cover of the EP is the Red Nude, an act by Amedeo Modigliani.- History :...

 the band were given the opportunity to record the album and produce it by themselves which they did during Autumn and Winter 1981/1982. Odbrana i poslednji dani
Odbrana i poslednji dani
Odbrana i poslednji dani is the first studio album by former Yugoslavn New Wave band Idoli released in 1982....

was released in early 1982. The record was sold in about 50.000 copies which was considered a commercial failure. The album was one of the first Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 concept album inspired by Borislav Pekić
Borislav Pekic
Borislav Pekić was a Serbian writer. He was born in 1930, to a prominent family in Montenegro, at that time part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. From 1945 until his immigration to London in 1971, he lived in Belgrade...

 book with the same title. Due to complex structure of the album, the audience did not accept the songs as the previous ones. The only track which became hit was "Kenozoik" for which Krstić provided lead vocals. He also was lead vocalist on "Glavna ptico (skrati svoj dugački jezik)" ("Main Bird" (Shorten Your Long Tongue)").

Due to dissatisfaction of Jugoton
Jugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia the company continued to work in independent Republic of Croatia under the name Croatia...

 the next album had to be more commercial and easy to consume. The band, with Branko Isaković on bass, went to London
London
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 and with producer Bob Painter recorded Čokolada
Cokolada
Čokolada is the second studio album by Serbian rock band Idoli. It is considered to be one of the best selling Yugoslav records.- History :...

, one of the best selling Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 records. Krstić was with Šaper the main writer as Divljan was preparing a university degree at the time. Krstić provided lead vocals for the album title track, and "U gradu bez sna" ("In A Dreamless City").

When the Čokolada
Cokolada
Čokolada is the second studio album by Serbian rock band Idoli. It is considered to be one of the best selling Yugoslav records.- History :...

tour started the relationship between the band members became colder and after the Ljubljana
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...

 concert the band ceased to exist.

The last Idoli release was the soundtrack album for the Šest dana juna movie in 1985. Divljan wrote the lyrics and music while the rest of the band only recorded their parts. Krsić did not record with the band, as he was starring in the movie.

Post Idoli career

When Idoli disbanded Krstić and Šaper wrote music for singer Bilja Krstić
Bilja Krstic
Biljana "Bilja" Krstić is a Serbian singer. She was born on November 9, 1955 in Niš and brought up on the folk traditions of central Serbia. Biljana first studied music in Niš at the music school "Dr. Vojislav Vučković", after graduating she continued her education by travelling to Belgrade to...

. They also released an album in 1987 called Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji
Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji
Poslednja mladost u Jugoslaviji is the first solo album by former Idoli members Nebojša Krstić and Srđan Šaper. For the occasion, the two formed a backing band Unutrašnja Imperija.- History :...

. For the recording of the album the two formed a band called Unutrašnja Imperija consisting of Dragomir Mihajlović Gagi
Dragomir Mihajlović
- Musical career :Mihajlović started his career as a guitarist in a progressive rock group Limunovo Drvo, which, formed in 1978 by himself and Milan Mladenović , after performing for two years moved towards New Wave, with the arrival of Dušan Kojić "Koja" and Ivan Vdović "VD" . In April 1980,...

 (guitar), Branko Isaković
Branko Isakovic
Branko Isaković is a Serbian bass player born in Valjevo in 1958. He was a member of notable rock bands active in former Yugoslavia. He closely collaborates with Dejan Cukić and Bilja Krstić and has his own projects TeodulIja and Divine Sound, focusing on ambiental, ethno and spiritual music.-...

 (bass) and Dragoljub Đuričić
Dragoljub Đuričić
Dragoljub Đuričić is a Belgrade, Serbia-based Montenegrin musician. He is known as the drummer for the bands YU grupa, Leb i Sol, and Kerber, as a member of Zdravko Čolić's and Đorđe Balašević's backing bands, as well as for his solo work.-Biography:Đuričić was born in 1954 in Cetinje...

 (drums). The album was released by Jugoton
Jugoton
Jugoton was the largest record label and chain record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb, Socialist Republic of Croatia. After the breakup of Yugoslavia the company continued to work in independent Republic of Croatia under the name Croatia...

.

In 1995 Krstić and Šaper formed a supergroup called Dobrovoljno Pevačko Društvo
Dobrovoljno Pevacko Društvo
Dobrovoljno Pevačko Društvo was a Serbian supergroup consisting of former Idoli members Nebojša Krstić and Srđan Šaper and Piloti frontman Kiki Lesendrić. The band released only one album and disbanded.- History :...

 with Piloti
Piloti
Pilotis, or piers, are supports such as columns, pillars, or stilts that lift a building above ground or water. They are traditionally found in stilt and pole dwellings such as fishermen's huts in Asia and Scandinavia using wood and in elevated houses such as Old Queenslanders in Australia's...

 frontman Zoran Lesendrić Kiki
Kiki Lesendric
Zoran "Kiki" Lesendrić is a Serbian rock musician, most notable as the founding member of the band Piloti....

. Krstić provided vocals and drum machine, Šaper did the vocals while Kiki Lesendrić
Kiki Lesendric
Zoran "Kiki" Lesendrić is a Serbian rock musician, most notable as the founding member of the band Piloti....

 was played lead guitar, produced and arranged the songs. Nedelja na Duhove was recorded in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

 in early 1995 and was released by Eastfield music. Guest appearances featured 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...

 and 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...

, Milan Đurđević
Milan Đurđević
Milan Đurđević is a retired Serbian footballer who played as a forward. His nickname is Đuka.-External links:** * *...

 from Neverne Bebe
Neverne Bebe
Neverne Bebe are a Serbian rock band from Belgrade.- 1990s :The band was formed in 1993 by a former Nova Zemlja, Smak and Frenki keyboardist Milan Đurđević. The first lineup featured Vladan Đurđević , Bane Jelić , Čeda Macura and Billy King...

, Istvan-Steve Alapi and Zoltan Metenyi.

In 1996 both Krstić and Šaper appeared as guests on the Akcija self titled album. Since then Krstić left the musical business.

Political career

Krstić joined the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...

 in 1990.

During the presidential campaign
Boris Tadic reelection campaign, 2008
Boris Tadić has advocated early presidential election that is required by the constitutional law, since the adoption of the new Constitution of Serbia, after successful constitutional referendum in October 2006. On 13 December 2007 speaker of the Parliament, Oliver Dulić, set the 2008 presidential...

 of Boris Tadić, he worked as his creative director and was in charge of the media presentation of the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Serbia)
The Democratic Party is a political party in Serbia. It is described as a social liberal or social democratic party.-Pre-war history:The Democratic Party was established on 16 February 1919 from unification of Sarajevo parties independent radicals, progressives, liberals and the Serbian part of...

's candidate for the office of Serbian President.
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