Avtomobili is a

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new wave music group associated with

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music. Avtomobili was formed in 1982 in

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by brothers Marko and Mirko Vuksanović. In the 1980s they performed in the former Yugoslavian republics, mostly outside Slovenia. Initial songs were sung in

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. Avtomobili released twelve albums, one of which was a live album called ''Klub Klubov.'' Two were compilations: ''Drugi Svet'' and ''Največji zadetki.'' For a limited time, the group was the

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Members

Original Lineup

* Marko Vuksanović -

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bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

* Mirko Vuksanović -

synthesizer A synthesizer (also synthesiser or synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis a ...

backing vocalist A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are u ...

* Roman Nussdorfer -

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

* Valter Simončič -

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

* Mitja Mokrin -

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Current members

* Marko Vuksanović - lead vocalist * Mirko Vuksanović - synthesizer, backing vocalist * Boštjan Andrejc "Bushy" - guitar, backing vocalist * David Šuligoj - bass guitar * David Morgan - drums,

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Past members

* Roman Nussdorfer - guitar * Valter Simončič - drums * Mitja Mokrin - saxophone * Lucijan Kodermac - drums * Alan Jakin - guitar * Marko Lasič - drums * Bor Zuljan - guitar in ''Tukaj v vasi''

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

Compilation albums

Prizes

* 1984 – Youth Festival in

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(first prize) * 1994 – Zlati Petelin * 1996 – Zlati Petelin

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