Nenad Milosavljevic
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Nenad Milosavljević also known as Neša Galija (Неша Галија), is a Serbia
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 singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...

. He is best known as the frontman of the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band
Rock Band
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 Galija
Galija
Galija is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Niš. The central figures of the band are brothers Nenad Milosavljević and Predrag Milosavljević...

.

Biography

As a teenager he was under a strong influence of the hippie movement
Hippie
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. He started performing in parks and on the beaches on the Adriatic coast, playing rock hits on acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

 and harmonica
Harmonica
The harmonica, also called harp, French harp, blues harp, and mouth organ, is a free reed wind instrument used primarily in blues and American folk music, jazz, country, and rock and roll. It is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes or multiple holes...

. He had his first public performance at movie festival in Niš
Niš
Niš is the largest city of southern Serbia and third-largest city in Serbia . According to the data from 2011, the city of Niš has a population of 177,972 inhabitants, while the city municipality has a population of 257,867. The city covers an area of about 597 km2, including the urban area,...

. In 1974 he performed at Omladinski festival in Subotica
Subotica
Subotica is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...

. He performed at Belgrade spring festival, and started writing music for plays
Play (theatre)
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. He wrote music for Treća polovina thetare. He started playing with the band Dva Lustera, and on the 11th of April 1977 they had a concert in People's Theatre in Niš.

Soon they changed name to Galija. Two years later they released their debut album Prva plovidba
Prva plovidba
Prva plovidba is the debut studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.Predrag Milosavljević, brother of the band frontman Nenad Milosavljević, appeared on the album on vocals, but was credited only as a guest...

("The first sail"), with Nenad Milosavljević's brother Predrag Milosavljević
Predrag Milosavljević
Predrag Milosavljević was painter, lawyer, diplomat and dramaturge and member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He received the Grand Prix during the International exhibition in Paris in 1937.One street in Belgrade on Bežanijska kosa was named after him.- External links :*...

 as the new member of the band. The band released fourteen studio albums and became a mainstay on the rock scenes of the former Yugoslavia and Serbia. During the 1990s Galija and Nenad Milosavljević were related with Socialist Party of Serbia
Socialist Party of Serbia
The Socialist Party of Serbia is officially a democratic socialist political party in Serbia. It is also widely recognized as a de facto Serbian nationalist party, though the party itself does not officially acknowledge this...

 and its former regime.

Discography

  • Prva plovidba
    Prva plovidba
    Prva plovidba is the debut studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.Predrag Milosavljević, brother of the band frontman Nenad Milosavljević, appeared on the album on vocals, but was credited only as a guest...

    (1979)
  • Druga plovidba
    Druga plovidba
    Druga plovidba is the second studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.Druga plovidba is the first album recorded with Predrag Milosavljević as the official band member, although he appeared on the band's previous album, Prva plovidba.-Track listing:All the music was written...

    (1980)
  • Ipak verujem u sebe
    Ipak verujem u sebe
    Ipak verujem u sebe is the third studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.-Track listing:All the songs were written by Nenad Milosavljević and Predrag Milosavljević ....

    (1982)
  • Bez naglih skokova
    Bez naglih skokova
    Bez naglih skokova is the fourth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.The album was recorded in Strawberry Studios in Manchester, England and produced by Nightwing member Gordon Rowley...

    (1984)
  • Digni ruku
    Digni ruku
    Digni ruku is the fifth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.The song "Winter's Coming" features English language lyrics written by Vaya Con Dios member Dani Klein...

    (1986)
  • Daleko je Sunce
    Daleko je Sunce
    Daleko je Sunce is the sixth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija. It is the first part of the trilogy consisting of this album, the album Korak do slobode and the album Istorija, ti i ja....

    (1988)
  • Korak do slobode
    Korak do slobode
    Korak do slobode is the seventh studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija. It is the second part of the trilogy consisting of the album Daleko je Sunce, this album and the album Istorija, ti i ja...

    (1989)
  • Istorija, ti i ja
    Istorija, ti i ja
    Istorija, ti i ja is the eighth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija. It is the third and the final part of the trilogy consisting of the album Daleko je Sunce, the album Korak do slobode and this album...

    (1991)
  • Karavan
    Karavan (album)
    Karavan is the ninth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija. This is the last album recorded in cooperation with the lyricist Radomir Kanjevac.-Track listing:#"Petlovi" – 2:45...

    (1994)
  • Trinaest
    Trinaest
    Trinaest is the tenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.Besides the lyrics written by the band member Predrag Milosavljević, songs feature lyrics written by poets Branko Radičević, Stevan Raičković and Petar Pajić.-Track listing:#"Imali smo krila" – 4:30#"Ona zna sve"...

    (1996)
  • Voleti voleti
    Voleti voleti
    Voleti voleti is the eleventh studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija.-Track listing:All the songs were written by Nenad Milosavljević and Slobodan Kostadinović .#"Pege" – 4:17...

    (1997)
  • Južnjačka uteha
    Južnjačka uteha
    Južnjača uteha is the twelfth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija, released in 1999. The album features covers of Serbian traditional songs...

    (1999)
  • Dobro jutro, to sam ja
    Dobro jutro, to sam ja
    Dobro jutro, to sam ja is the thirteenth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Galija, released in 2005.-Track listing:...

    (2005)
  • Mesto pored prozora
    Mesto pored prozora
    Mesto pored prozora is the fourteenth studio album from Serbian rock band Galija, released in 2010.-Background and recording:...

    (2010)
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