Predrag Bobić (born May 18, 1960), sometimes credited as Dragan Bobić and known by his nickname Bleka, is a Croatian musician, guitarist and

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. He is most notable as a former

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of rock band

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Music career

Bobić started his guitarist career in the late 1970s. His first band was Epitaf. During 1980s he performed with many local-known bands, such as Jesen, Band, No.1 and Brod and Animatori. In late 1980s he made a collaboration with Sarajevo-based rock band

and appeared as guest bassist on their 1987 album '' Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari''. After his stint with Animatori, he left his music career for a while. In 1996, Bobić joined with Sejo Sexon and

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in a refreshed lineup of

after the band's dissolution in early 1990s. Bobić played on four studio albums; ''

Fildžan viška ''Fildžan viška'' () is the fifth studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in 1997. It was released through Dallas Records in Croatia and Slovenia, and Nimfa Sound in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's the first album where Sejo ...

'' (1997), ''

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'' (1999), '' Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001) and '' Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006); and two live albums, ''

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'' (1998) and '' Live in St. Louis'' (2004). In September 2008, Bobić chose to leave Zabranjeno Pušenje after a farewell concert at the Zagreb's lake

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Personal life

Bobić was born and raised in

Slavonski Brod Slavonski Brod (), commonly shortened to simply Brod, is a city in eastern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Being one of the principal cities in the historical regions of Slavonia and Posavina, Slavonski Brod was the 7th large ...

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(nowadays

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). In 1987, he moved to

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. Bobić had two sons, Bojan (b. 1988) and Matko. Bobić earned his bachelor's degree in a

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in 1987. He works as a music teacher in a elementary school in Zagreb.

Discography

;Zabranjeno pušenje * '' Pozdrav iz zemlje Safari'' (1987) (Guest appearance) * ''

'' (1997) * ''

'' (1998) * ''

'' (1999) * '' Bog vozi Mercedes'' (2001) * '' Live in St. Louis'' (2004) * '' Hodi da ti čiko nešto da'' (2006)

References

External links

Dragan Bobić Discography

Predrag Bobić Discography
at

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