Nenad Radulović
Born
Nenad Radulović

(1959-09-13)13 September 1959
Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Died12 February 1990(1990-02-12) (aged 30)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Resting placeNew Bežanija Cemetery, Belgrade
Other namesNeša Leptir (Neša the Butterfly)
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, actor
Years active1979–1990
Musical career
GenresPop rock
InstrumentsVocals, percussion, guitar, harmonica
LabelsZKP RTLJ, PGP-RTB, Ćao Sound, ITMM

Nenad Radulović (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Радуловић; 13 September 1959 – 12 February 1990) was a Serbian rock musician, best known as the frontman of the Yugoslav pop rock band Poslednja Igra Leptira.

Biography

Radulović started his career as the singer and the leader of the pop rock band Poslednja Igra Leptira (Last Dance Of Butterfly) in 1979.[1] The band released well-accepted albums Napokon ploča (At Last, a Record; 1982), Ponovo ploča & druge priče (Another Record & Other Stories; 1983), Opet ploča – Srce od meda (Again, a Record – Heart Made of Honey; 1985), Grudi moje balkanske (My Balkan Heart; 1986) and Zajedno smo piškili u pesku (We Peed in the Sand Together; 1987) before disbanding in 1989.[1] During the same year, Radulović released his only solo album Niko nema što piton imade (Nobody Has what the Python Has), produced by Srđan Marjanović,[2] which parodied "Turbo-folk music".[1]

Death and legacy

Memorial plaque to Nenad Radulović "Neša Leptir" in Lajkovac

He started working on the new album, but managed to record only the song "Modra bajka" ("Blue Fairytale") before he died of testicular cancer on 12 February 1990.[1] When his brother asked him how he felt twenty minutes before he passed away, his last words are said to have been: "Well, it's not like I can play football now, but I'm good...". The song, Modra bajka, was released for the first time on the Poslednja Igra Leptira compilation album Modra bajka – Best of (1997).[1]

In December 2011, a plateau in Belgrade was named after Radulović.[3] In October 2012, a commemorative plaque in memory of Radulović was unveiled in Lajkovac.[4]

Discography

Poslednja Igra Leptira

Studio albums

  • Napokon ploča (1982)
  • Ponovo ploča & druge priče (1983)
  • Opet ploča – Srce od meda (1985)
  • Grudi moje balkanske (1986)
  • Zajedno smo piškili u pesku (1987)

Compilations

  • Modra bajka – Best of (1997)

Solo

Studio albums

  • Niko nema što piton imade (1989)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006", Janjatović Petar; ISBN 978-86-905317-1-4 (in Serbian)
  2. ↑ Niko nema što piton imade at Discogs
  3. ↑ "Neša Leptir dobio svoj plato". B92.net. n.d. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Spomen ploča Neši Leptiru u Lajkovcu", timemachinemusic.org Archived 27 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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