Galija

Galija
Galija performing in Niš in 2016
Background information
Origin	Niš, Serbia
Genres	Progressive rock symphonic rock rock art rock folk rock
Years active	1977 – present
Labels	PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, Raglas Records
Associated acts	Bajaga i Instruktori, Peđa D'Boy Band, Neverne Bebe
Website	www.galija.rs
Members	Nenad Milosavljević Predrag Milosavljević Boban Pavlović Dragutin Jakovljević Slaviša Pavlović Ivan Ilić Goran Antović
Past members	List Jan Vrba Saša Ranđelović Saša Lokner Oliver Jezdić Bratislav Milošević Bratislav Zlatković Dušan Karadžić Jean Jacques Roscam Zoran Radosavljević Branislav Radulović Dragan Miloradović Bratislav Stamenković Nebojša Marković Predrag Branković Goran Ljubisavljević Ljubodrag Vukadinović Zoran Tantara Miloš Krstić

Galija (Serbian Cyrillic: Галија; trans. Galley) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band from Niš.

The central figures of the band are brothers Nenad Milosavljević (vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica) and Predrag Milosavljević (vocals). Galija was formed in 1977, and its first several releases were progressive rock-oriented, but in the mid-1980s, the band moved towards more mainstream-oriented sound. In the late 1980s, the band started to cooperate with lyricist Radoman Kanjevac, releasing the album trilogy consisting of Daleko je Sunce (1988), Korak do slobode (1989) and Istorija, ti i ja, with which they achieved huge mainstream popularity. The band managed to sustain their popularity throughout the 1990s, but went on a hiatus at the end of the decade. Since the return to the scene in the mid-2000s, the band remains one of the top mainstream acts of the Serbian rock scene.

Galija frontman Nenad Milosavljević started performing as singer-songwriter while still in his teenage years. Influenced by hippie movement, he performed his songs playing acoustic guitar and harmonica. He had his first public appearance 1975, on the Evening of Poetry and Music at the Niš Film Festival, performing his own songs and songs by José Feliciano. In 1976, he performed at the Festival Omladina in Subotica and Belgrade Spring Festival. He composed music for the amateur theatre Treća polovina (Third Half). On April 11, 1977 he held a concert in the National Theatre in Niš, on which he was accompanied by the members of the band Dva Lustera (Two Chandeliers).