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band from
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History

The band was formed in 1997, initially having several lineup changes before the lineup consisting of Biljana Todorovski (guitar, vocals), Maja Cvetković (bass guitar, vocals) and
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member Nemanja Aćimović (drums) became the default one. The band also had a semi-official band member Sonja Lončar who played an analogue synthesizer until permanently leaving the band in 2002. With a unique musical style influenced by a diverse range of genres, and having a majority of female band members, E-Play quickly got the public's attention, establishing themselves on the
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scene. As the winners of the 2000 Urban Demo festival, the band got the opportunity to release their eponymous debut album, produced by Goran Živković. Beside the material, featuring the song lyrics written in both
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, the band recorded a cover version of the
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track "Pop". The album was promoted by several music videos, for the song "Zašto?" ("Why"), directed by Milorad Milinković, "Pop", "Prvi pogled tvoj" ("Your First Glance") and "Better Than You".E-Play official biography
The following year, the band performed at the
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, and performed as an opening act for
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. The band also appeared on the movie soundtrack for the Raša Andrić's movie ''
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'' (''Thunderbirds!'') with the song "Prvi pogled tvoj" ("Your First Look"), later performing on the movie promotion held in
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's Republic Square. Director Milan Kilibarda directed a documentary about the band entitled ''Video dnevnik'' (''Video Journal''). In 2002, as a part of the
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supergroup Crni Zub i Nova Moćna Organizacija, consisting of
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,
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and E-Play members, Sonja Lončar, Biljana Todorovski and Maja Cvetković recorded a cover version of
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song "Zemlja" ("Land"), for the
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tribute album ''Kao da je bilo nekad... ... (Posvećeno Milanu Mladenoviću)'' (''As If It Had Happened Sometime... (Dedicated to Milan Mladenović)''). During the same year, the song "In The Middle" appeared in Miroslav Lekić's movie ''Labyrinth''. The following year, on January, the band performed as a musical background for the Boris Nikolić fashion shows held in
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. The second studio album, ''Crime'', released in 2005, the band recorded in the lineup which, beside Biljana Todorovski and Maja Cvetković, featured
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) and Damjan Dašić (drums). The album, produced by
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member
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, featured a remix of the song "One Again", done by Saša Lovkov and Uroš Milovanović, and as guests on the album appeared
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member
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(keyboards),
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frontman Nemanja Kojić "Coyote" (trombone, vocals), Block Out member Dragoljub Marković (keyboards) and Overdrive member Damir Milutinov (vocals). During the same year, the band performed as an opening act on the
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performance in Belgrade. In 2009, the band released their third studio album, ''Drago mi je da smo se upoznali'' (''Nice to Meet You''). The album, once again produced by Nikola Vranjković, featured guest appearances by Aleksandar Petrović "Alek", drums on "Loš dan" ("Bad Day") and "Bez reči" ("Wordless"),
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vocalist Bane Bojović, vocals and lyrics on "Vremeplov" ("Time Machine") and Block Out member Dejan Hasečić on all three previously mentioned tracks. As a bonus track on the album appeared a
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remix of the song "Too Late". Beside the album being available on CD, released by the Cinema City record label, an
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version of the album, available for free
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was released by the
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label. In December 2013, the band released their fourth studio album entitled ''Obični ljudi'' (''Ordinary People''). The album was announced by the singles "Ljubica", released in June 2012, "Hiljadu ljudi" ("Thousand People"), released in October 2012, "Divan dan" ("Wonderful Day"), released in November 2012 and "Iluzija" ("Illusion"), featuring guest appearance by
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on piano, released in March 2013, ''Obični ljudi'' featured Maja Cvetković as the only remaining member of E-Play original lineup, and two new members, drummer Goran Ljuboja "Trut" (formerly of
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' backing band) and guitarist Danilo Nikodinovski."E-Play koncertna promocija albuma “Obični Ljudi”", balkanrock.com
On 26 June 2016 the band performed together with Matija Dedić in a park in Belgrade, performing E-Play songs in new arrangements. In December 2016, the band released the single "Da budemo samo dobro" ("May We Be Well"), announcing their new studio album. In December 2017, they released the second single from the upcoming album, "Srešćemo se neki drugi put" ("We'll Meet Another Time")."E-Play: Znaš da ‘Srešćemo se neki drugi put’", Rockomotiva.com
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Discography


Studio albums

* ''E-Play'' (2000) * ''Crime'' (2005) * ''Drago mi je da smo se upoznali'' (2009) * ''Obični ljudi'' (2013) * ''Sloboda'' (2018) * Diši duboko (2025)


Other appearances

* "Prvi pogled tvoj" (''Muzika iz filma "Munje"''; 2001)


References

* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar;


External links


Official website

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