Sanjalice | |
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 Sanjalice in 1968 | |
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| Also known as | VIS Sanjalice |
| Origin | Belgrade,SR Serbia,SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Years active | 1964–1969 |
| Labels | Jugoton,Diskos,Beograd Disk |
| Past members | Ljiljana Mandić Slobodanka Miščević Ljiljana Jevtić Vojislav Veljković Radomir Vuković Snežana Veselinović |
Sanjalice (Serbian Cyrillic:Сањалице, trans.The Dreamers) were aYugoslavrock band formed inBelgrade in 1964. Sanjalice are notable for being one of the pioneers of theYugoslav rock scene, as well as one of the first Yugoslavall-female bands.
Sanjalice were formed at the end of 1964, when three female friends, Ljiljana Mandić, Slobodanka Miščević and Ljiljana Jevtić, all three living in the same building, decided to form a band influenced bythe Beach Boys andthe Walker Brothers.[1] The band's first lineup consisted of Ljiljana Mandić (vocals, guitar), Slobodanka Miščević (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ljiljana Jevtić (bass guitar), Vojislav Veljković (drums), and Radomir Vuković (organ), most of them at the time beingelementary school students.[2] Sanjalice had their first performance on December 29, 1964 in Belgrade'sPionirski Grad, performing alongside duo DD and singers Zoran Rambosek and Mirko Šuoc.[2]
In 1965, the band performed, alongside the bands Lutalice, Četiri Bebe,Siluete,Plamenih 5, Juniori, Plavi Dečaci andElipse, on theParada ritma festival.[1] At the end of 1966, Vojislav Veljković left the band and went to serve his mandatory stint in theYugoslav army, and was replaced by Snežana Veselinović, who was his girlfriend at the time.[2] Not wanting to be the only male member of the band, Radomir Vuković left the band, and Sanjalice continued their activity without an organist, as one of the first all-female bands in Yugoslavia.[2] As one of the rare all-female rock bands in Yugoslavia, Sanjalice gained large attention of the media, but also praise from the music press.[3]
On the competition of bands entitledBelgrade —Zagreb, held in 1967, they won the first place.[2] During the same year, they performed on the highly popular festival tourLetnji karavan (Summer Caravan), which featured popularpop music singers.[2] During 1967, Sanjalice performed on thefashion shows presenting theSimonida collection, inspired by Serbian medievalfrescoes, by the Yugoslav designer Aleksandar Joksimović.[4] When theSimonida collection was presented inRomania, the band traveled to the country to perform on the fashion shows, appearing also on Romanian national radio and television.[2] During the same year, they released their firstEP, which featured the songs "Idem u svet" ("I'm Going to Travel the World", a cover ofWilma Goich's song "Per vedere quanto e' grande il mondo"), "Bez reči" ("Without Words"), "Nemoj reći da me voliš" ("Don't Say that You Love Me", a cover ofPino Donaggio's song "Io che non vivo (senza te)"), and "Mi mladi" ("We the Young"). The EP was released throughJugoton record labeel.[5] Later that year, they released their second EP, with the songs "Marioneta" ("Marionette", a cover ofSandie Shaw song "Puppet on a String"), "Znam da ćeš se vratiti" ("I Know You Will Come Back"), "Haj, Lili, haj-lo", and "Srećni zajedno" ("Happy Together", a cover ofThe Turtles's song "Happy Together"), throughDiskos record label.[2] By the end of 1967, the band had made more than 600 performances, but also several appearances onTV Belgrade,TV Zagreb andTV Ljubljana, some of them inchildren's program.[3]
In 1968, the band was offered to perform inWest Germany andLebanon, which they refused to spend the summer performing on theAdriatic coast.[4] They spent two months performing inPula and other cities inIstria.[2] During the same year, they released their third EP, with songs "Marijana" (originally achanson composed byVlaho Paljetak), "To su bili dani" ("Those Were the Days", a cover ofMary Hopkin song "Those Were the Days"), "Ta mala ledi" ("That Little Lady"), "Misli ponekad na mene" ("Think of Me Sometimes"), throughBeograd Disk.[6] In 1968, Slobodanka Miščević sang the theme song for the filmPusti snovi (Pipedreams) directed bySoja Jovanović. The song was released on the EPMuzika iz filma Pusti snovi (Music from the Film Pipedreams).[2]
During their career, Sanjalice often performed on fashion shows presenting clothes designed by Aleksandar Joksimović.[2] They performed in the playBitnici pevaju (Beatniks Are Singing), performed in the Đuro Salaj Theatre, in which actorsDragan Nikolić,Miša Janketić,Duško Golumbovski, and others performed the poetry of American beatniks translated byJovan Ćirilov.[2]
In 1969, the members of the band decided to end their activity and dedicate themselves to their studies.[2]
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