Moby Dick is a notable
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Moby-Dick
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Moby Dick was formed in 1992, initially as a six-member band. They released their first album ''Kreni'' in 1993. In 1994,
Ana Stanić
Ana Stanić ( sr-cyr, Ана Станић; born 8 December 1975) is a Serbian pop singer, songwriter, composer, and film producer.
Career
Music
In 1994, she became the singer in dance-pop duo Moby Dick. They recorded three albums, which sold i ...
joined the band as female vocal. The band was transformed to a duet as the other members from the initial lineup left. The second album, ''Moby Dick'' was released that year and was a great success, selling more than 200.000 copies. It included hits like ''Nema nas vise'', ''Brate prijatelju'', ''Zar nije te stid'', ''Bacila si čini'' and controversial ''Kralj Kokaina'' which was banned from some TV and radio stations. The band toured extensively during this period, which culminated with a sell-out concert in
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In 1997 they release their third album, ''Nostalgija'', which included hits like ''Nostalgija'', ''Ubio sam čoveka zbog tebe'' and ''Padrino''. In 1998 Ana Stanić left and was replaced with Aleksandra Perović. They released two albums, ''IV'' in 2000. and ''Hotelska soba'' in 2001. After their last album, Srđan decided to pursue his career as a studio manager and a producer, while Aleksandra started her solo career. She has recently released her first solo album. It is still unclear whether she will record on future Moby Dick albums.
Discography
Albums:
*''Kreni!'' (1994)
*''Moby Dick'' (1995)
*''Nostalgija'' (1997)
*''IV'' (1998)
*''Hotelska soba'' (2001)
References
External links
Fan group on Facebook
Serbian pop music groups
Dance music groups
Musical groups established in 1992
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