Miroslav "Miša" Aleksić (

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: Мирослав Миша Алексић, 16 August 1953 — 29 November 2020) was a

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, best known as the

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for the Serbian and former Yugoslav

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Biography

Miša Aleksić started his career in 1970 in a band called Royali as their bass guitarist and vocalist. In 1970 the band won second place at the contest organized by editors of

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show ''Veče uz radio''. In 1971, Aleksić went to the

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where he graduated at Pikesville High School in

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. With other students he formed

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band Shih-Muh-Fuh (

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from Shit Motherfucker). Influenced by the music of

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and

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, after returning to Yugoslavia, Aleksić formed SOS with Dragan Štulović (guitar), Dragan Tasić (guitar) and Stevan Stevanović (drums). After Tasić left the band SOS continued performing as a trio. In 1977 Štulović and Stevanović left the band and were replaced by Rajko Kojić and

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. In 1978 Aleksić, Kojić and Milatović formed

with a former Rani Mraz member

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. During his career Aleksić wrote songs for

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, Biljana Petrović,

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, Milorad Mandić and

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. He was also an album producer, and has produced, alongside part of Riblja Čorba albums,

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, Jazzy Bell, Minđušari, Bora Đorđević, Run Go and Prozor albums. On 29 November 2020, Aleksić died following complications from

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. He performed his last concert with Riblja Čorba on 29 February 2020, at Klubar Kranj in Slovenia.

Discography

SOS

Singles

*"Nestvaran san" / "Stari sat" (1973) *"Tražim" / "Magnovenje" (1974) *"Čovek i pčela" / "Znam kako je" (1975)

Riblja Čorba

Studio albums

*'' Kost u grlu'' (1979) *'' Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti'' (1981) *'' Mrtva priroda'' (1981) *'' Buvlja pijaca'' (1982) *'' Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju'' (1984) *'' Istina'' (1985) *'' Osmi nervni slom'' (1986) *'' Ujed za dušu'' (1987) *'' Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi'' (1988) *'' Koza nostra'' (1990) *'' Labudova pesma'' (1992) *'' Zbogom, Srbijo'' (1993) *'' Ostalo je ćutanje'' (1996) *'' Nojeva barka'' (1999) *'' Pišanje uz vetar'' (2001) *''

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'' (2003) *'' Minut sa njom'' (2009) *'' Uzbuna'' (2012) *'' Da tebe nije'' (2019)

Live albums

*'' U ime naroda'' (1982) *'' Nema laži, nema prevare - Zagreb uživo `85'' (1995) *'' Od Vardara pa do Triglava'' (1996) *'' Beograd, uživo '97 - 1'' (1997) *'' Beograd, uživo '97 - 2'' (1997) *'' Gladijatori u BG Areni'' (2007) *'' Niko nema ovakve ljude!'' (2010) *'' Koncert za brigadire'' (2012)

EPs

*'' Trilogija 1: Nevinost bez zaštite'' (2005) *'' Trilogija 2: Devičanska ostrva'' (2006) *'' Trilogija 3: Ambasadori loše volje'' (2006)

References

Sources

* ''EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006'', Janjatović Petar; * ''Riblja čorba'', Jakovljević Mirko;

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aleksic, Misa 1953 births 2020 deaths Musicians from Belgrade Yugoslav musicians Yugoslav expatriates in the United States Serbian rock bass guitarists Serbian heavy metal musicians Serbian record producers Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Serbia