Branko Črnac Tusta
| Branko Črnac Tusta | |
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Branko Črnac Tusta performing with KUD Idijoti in Belgrade in 2007
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| Born |
Branko Črnac October 6, 1955 Pula, Yugoslavia |
| Died | October 14, 2012 (aged 57) Pula, Croatia |
| Years active | 1985–2011 |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Punk |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Associated acts | KUD Idijoti |
Branko Črnac – Tusta (1955–2012) was a Yugoslav and Croatian singer, frontman of the cult punk-band KUD Idijoti.
He was born on 6 October 1955 in Pula, in an Istro-Romanian family originating from Ćićarija hill.
He graduated from Pula Technical School, and from 1978 till death he worked at Uljanik Electric Machines and Equipment Factory (TESU), where he eventually became a head of a department; he was a trade-union representative for the Trade Unions of Istria, Kvarner and Dalmatia, and he actively organized and participated in workers’ protests.
He joined KUD Idijoti in 1985, four years after the band’s formation, and due to his charisma, stage persona and sincere anti-fascist convictions he soon became one of the best known and most important punk singers in former Yugoslavia. He participated in numerous concerts throughout former Yugoslavia and abroad. His last performance took place in Zeleni gaj in Slovenia, on 26 February 2011.
Branko Črnac Tusta died following complications from throat cancer on 14 October 2012. He was buried at the City cemetery in Pula.
Being the frontman of KUD Idijoti, Tusta participated in the recording of all the band’s albums:
On the second anniversary of his death, one street in Pula was named after him, the stairwell that leads to the Uljanik rock-club, one of the main meeting-points for local alternative musicians.
Director Andrej Korovljev is in the process of making a documentary about Tusta’s life and work.
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