Film (music group)
| Film | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Šporko Šalaporko i Negove Žaluzine |
| Origin |
Zagreb, Croatia Yugoslavia |
| Genres | New wave, punk rock, ska, rock |
| Years active | 1978–1986 1998 |
| Labels | Helidon, Jugoton |
| Associated acts | Azra, Grupa 220, Time, Parni Valjak, Drugi Način, Jura Stublić & Film, Le Cinema, Vještice, Disciplina Kičme, Psihomodo Pop, Haustor |
| Past members |
Jura Stublić Mladen Jurčić Marino Pelajić Ivan Stančić Jurij Novoselić Branko Hromatko Robert Krkač |
Film was a Yugoslav rock group founded in 1978 in Zagreb. Film was one of the most popular rock groups of the former Yugoslav new wave in the late 1970s to early 1980s.
During 1977 and 1978, bassist Marino Pelajić, guitarist Mladen Jurčić, and drummer Branko Hromatko were Azra members when Branimir "Johnny" Štulić brought Jura Stublić as the new vocalist. Stublić was to become Aerodrom member, but due to his deep vocals it never happened. The lineup functioned for a few months only and after a quarrel with Štulić, on early 1979, Pelajić, Jurčić, Hromatko and Stublić formed the band Šporko Šalaporko i Negove Žaluzine, naming the band after a story from the "Polet" youth magazine, which was soon after renamed to Film. The memories of the Azra lineup later inspired Štulić to write the song "Roll over Jura" released on Filigranski pločnici in 1982.
Saxophonist Jurij Novoselić, who at the time had worked under the pseudonym Kuzma Videosex, joined the band, inspiring others to use pseudonym instead of their original names: vocalist Stublić became Jura Jupiter, bassist Pelajić became Mario Baraccuda and guitarist Jurčić became Max Wilson. Before joining the band, Stublić did not have much experience as a vocalist, however, since his father had been an opera singer, he often visited the theatre and opera, and at the age of 13, he started playing the guitar, earning money as a street performer at seaside resorts.
After their first live appearances they had quickly gained the respectable title "A first class new wave club attraction", and the first larger appearance was as an opening act for Lena Lovich on her 1980 Yugoslav tour. At the time, the band recorded their first single "Kad si mlad" ("When you're young") with "Zajedno" ("Together") as the B-side, which was released a year later due to the record label refusal to accept band idea of putting a screen-shot from the film Barbarella on the single cover. On the Festival Omladina, the band won with the song "Neprilagođen" ("Misfit"), after which they became one of the most popular bands in former Yugoslavia.
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