Miroslav Ilić

Miroslav Ilić
Background information
Birth name Miroslav Ilić
Also known as Miro
Born (1950-12-10) 10 December 1950
Origin Mrčajevci
Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Genres Folk, Pop-folk
Occupation(s) singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1965 - present
Labels PGP RTB/PGP RTS in Serbia BN Music in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Miroslav Ilić (Serbian: Мирослав Илић; born 10 December 1950, Mrčajevci, PR Serbia FPR Yugoslavia)) is a popular Serbian folk singer-songwriter. He is known for his powerful vocals and emotional lyrics. Before becoming a musician he took Electrical courses at a University of Skopje. Nicknamed Slavuj iz Mrčajevaca (The Nightingale from Mrčajevci), he has worked together with several popular Yugoslavian musicians such as Lepa Brena.[1] In recent times, he has spoken out against the new generation of Serbian music videos, claiming that music videos are becoming more and more sexually suggestive and inappropriate for general audiences.

Discography

Ilić's first hit song was "I loved the girl from the city" (Serbian: Волео сам девојку из града) composed by Obren Pjevović, a fellow country man of Ilić, and authored by Dobrica Erić.[2]

Pjevović first offered this song to Predrag Živković Tozovac and Predrag Gojković Cune, but they rejected it as non-commercial. In 1972, after several major record companies refused to publish, it Pjevović and Ilić accidentally, on their way to railway station in Belgrade, passed by the representative office of Diskos record company and decided to approach to them. Although this song was not corresponding to contemporary modern trends, manager from Diskos decided to take a big personal risk and publish the song. Very soon it became one of the biggest hit folk songs in Belgrade and Serbia.[3]

Singles

Albums

Filmography

References

  1. Miroslav Ilić profile, balkanmedia.com; accessed 3 February 2016.
  2. Rasmussen, Ljerka V. (23 July 2013). Newly Composed Folk Music of Yugoslavia. Routledge. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-136-71637-9. Retrieved 15 December 2013. His first hit song of 1973 ... the tune by a fellow countryman, Obren Pjevovic.
  3. Bulletin de l'Institut etnographique. Naučno delo. 1986. p. 83. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
Awards
New title Serbian Oscar Of Popularity
The Male Folk Singer of the Year

2009
Succeeded by
Haris Džinović
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