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| Birth name | Nenad Belan |
| Born | (1962-02-02)2 February 1962 (age 63) Split,PR Croatia,Yugoslavia (nowCroatia) |
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| Years active | 1970s–present |
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Nenad "Neno"Belan (born 2 February 1962) is a Croatian rock musician known as the frontman ofĐavoli, as well as for his solo work.
Neno Belan started his career as a teenager in the band Losos, Kavijar i Marsovi Bizoni (Salmon, Caviar and Bisons from Mars). In 1980, he became a member of the band Narodno Blago (National Treasure) which performedrhythm and blues and occasionally performed as the supporting band for Splitpunk rock musician Fon Biškić, with whom they performed covers ofThe Rolling Stones,Ramones andThe Clash songs. Narodno Blago disbanded in 1983, and Belan became the member of the band Aquilla. The band performed Dalmatianfolk songs, and Belan playedmandolin.
In 1984, Belan formed the bandĐavoli (The Devils), which performed music inspired by the 1950srock and roll. The band successfully performed until 1991. In 1991, Belan released his first solo record,EPRock galama (Rock Noise), recorded with the members of Đavoli. In 1991, Đavoli disbanded due to the outbreak ofYugoslav Wars, and 1991Split Festival, where Belan andAnja Šovagović-Despot were scheduled to perform the song "Ljubav postoji zbog nas", was canceled. Belan appeared at theSplit Festival in 1992 performing song "Zaboravi". In 1993, he released his first solo album,Vino noći (Night Wine). The album vas recorded with members ofDaleka Obala.Vino noći featured hits "Zaboravi", "Sunčan dan" (written by Zdravko Bajan, a former member of Narodno Blago), "A gdje si ti?" and "Ljubav postoji zbog nas" (previously unreleasedduet with Anja Šovagović-Despot). The album also featured English language versions of "Vino noći" and "Sunčan dan". In 1994, he released EPMama (Mum), and the title track was a candidate for the Croatian representative at the1994 Eurovision Song Contest. The EP also featured songs "Beat na moru" (a cover of the 1960sDelfini hit) and "Ne pitaj za nju" (a duet withTony Cetinski).
During the 1990s, Belan performed mostly abroad, while in Croatia he appeared mostly at music festivals. In 1995, he released pop-oriented albumDolazi ljubav (Love Is Coming). On the tour that followed the album release he was followed by the bass guitarist Olja Dešić and the drummer Leo Rumora. In 1997, he released the albumJužnjačka utjeha (Southern Comfort). The album featured a cover ofThe Vibrators' "Baby Baby" (Belan's version entitled "Lezi, baby") and a cover ofBob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind" (Belan's version entitled "Odgovor u vjetru").
In 1998, Belan reunited Đavoli when Vedran Križan joined the band as the keyboardist, thus finished the gathering of the group, soon to be known as "Fiumens", but not before they tried to revive old "Đavoli" brand so the band released the albumSpace Twist. However, Đavoli disbanded once again, and Neno, Olja, Leo, and Vedran formed the band Neno Belan & Fiumens, and they released albumsLuna & Stelle in 2002 andRijeka snova (The River of Dreams) in 2007 as Neno Belan & Fiumens, as well as "Dream factory" in 2009, double CD, live from "Tvornica" (factory), for which they got many discography awards in Croatia (Porin).
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