Xenia was a
Yugoslav pop rock
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band from
Rijeka
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, active from 1981 to 1985. Their discography includes two
7-inch singles singles and two
studio album
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s.
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Biography
The band was formed in 1981 by Vesna VrandeÄić and Robert FunÄić. Their debut album ''Kad nedjelja proÄ‘e'' (''When Sunday's Over'') was recorded in "Tira Recording Studio" in Torsby, Sweden
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, produced by Tihomir Varga, and was released by Jugoton. The two biggest hits from this album were "Iznenadi me" and "Moja prijateljica". The line-up on this album was: Vesna VrandeÄić (vocals), Robert FunÄić (guitar
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), Marinko Radetić ( bass) and Joško Serdarević (drums
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).[ In 1998, ''Kad nedjelja prođe'' was voted the 89th greatest album of Yugoslav pop and rock music by the critics in the book '' YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike''.
The second album, titled ''Tko je to uÄinio?'' (''Who Did It?'') was recorded in "JM Sound" studio in ]Zagreb
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and produced by Vedran Božić. It was released by Jugoton in 1984.[ All the songs were composed by Robert FunÄić and the original line-up was kept. This album brought their greatest hit "Troje" (with two different music videos), and other notable songs "Svejedno" and "Sasvim sluÄajno". "Troje" was voted the 73rd best Yugoslav song of all time by radio B92 in 2006.
The band disbanded in 1985 with only two studio albums released, but is considered one of the most important representatives of the Yugoslav rock music of the '80s.][BalkanUk.com: , 6 June 2005 ] Croatia Records rereleased their two studio albums as a compilation in February 2010.
Legacy
The album ''Kad nedjelja prođe'' was polled in 1998 as 89th on the list of 100 greatest Yugoslav popular music albums in the book '' YU 100: najbolji albumi jugoslovenske rok i pop muzike'' (''YU 100: The Best albums of Yugoslav pop and rock music''). In 2006 the song "Troje" was ranked #73 on the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list.
Discography
Studio albums
*''Kad nedjelja prođe'' ( Jugoton, 1983)[
*''Tko je to uÄinio?'' (Jugoton, 1984)
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Compilations
*''2 na 1 Collection'' ( Croatia Records, 2010)2Na1 Collection
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Singles
*"Moja prijateljica"/"Povezi me" (Jugoton, 1982)
*"Troje"/"Zadnji put" (1983)
References
External links
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* RiRock.com:
Xenia – Uzlet do vrha hrvatskoga rocka
', 2 August 2008 {{in lang, hr
Croatian rock music groups
Yugoslav rock music groups