Djordje Balasevic
| Đorđe Balašević Ђорђе Балашевић |
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Đorđe Balašević in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Born |
11 May 1953 Novi Sad, SR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Origin | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Genres | Pop rock, rock, chanson, folk rock, soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1977 – present |
| Labels | ZKP RTLJ, Jugoton, PGP-RTB, Diskoton, UFA Media, Hi-Fi Centar, Salayka |
| Associated acts | Žetva, Rani Mraz, Apsolutno Romantično |
Đorđe Balašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Балашевић, born 11 May 1953) is a prominent Serbian and former Yugoslav singer-songwriter.
Balašević started his career in the 1977 as a member of the pop rock band Žetva, before leaving to form the pop rock band Rani Mraz. After releasing two albums, Rani Mraz disbanded, and Balašević started a successful solo career, spanning up to the present. While his initial works were mostly pop rock-oriented, in his later career he often used elements of rock, chanson and folk music, while his lyrics often dealt with romantic, humorous or political and social themes.
Balašević was born to a Serbian father, Jovan Balašević, and to Veronika Dolenec, half Hungarian, half Croatian from Rasinja near Koprivnica, Croatia. He has a sister, Jasna. His grandfather's surname was Balašev, but in 1941 the grandfather changed it to Balašević.
The younger Balašević grew up on Jovan Cvijić street in Novi Sad, in the same house where he currently lives. He started writing poetry in primary school. He left high school in the third year (because, in his words, he hated subjects like mathematics, physics and chemistry) but managed to get a high school diploma as part-time student and passed the preliminary exam for the university study of geography. He never graduated from the university. Instead, he joined the band Žetva (Harvest) in 1977.
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