Ipe Ivandić
| Ipe Ivandić | |
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Ivandić at the time of Šta bi dao da si na mom mjestu album release
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Goran Ivandić |
| Born |
December 10, 1955 Vareš, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | January 12, 1994 (aged 38) Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Rock, progressive rock, hard rock, heavy metal, folk rock, pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Drum kit |
| Years active | 1970–1989 |
| Labels | Jugoton, Diskoton, ZKP RTLJ, Kamarad, Radio Kruševac |
| Associated acts | Jutro, Bijelo Dugme, Laza Ristovski |
Goran "Ipe" Ivandić (December 10, 1955 in Vareš, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia – January 12, 1994 in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia) was a Bosnian and Yugoslav rock drummer, famous for his work with the band Bijelo Dugme.
Ivandić was born in the central Bosnian town of Vareš. He moved to Sarajevo as a young boy. While in elementary school, Ivandić also attended violin classes on the side, but after final exam abruptly decided he didn't want to "bother with the instrument any longer".
His next musical engagement of note came in 1970 when, along with some friends, Ivandić founded a music section within the Boško Buha youth centre simply because it was willing to provide free instruments. They named their band Crossroads with Ivandić playing the drums. With the band taking up most of his free time, he started neglecting school and as a result flunked the second grade of gymnasium and had to repeat it. He soon switched to part-time secondary education.
In June 1972, Ivandić went on a three-month summer gig in Trpanj as part of the band called Moby Dick.
After getting back to Sarajevo, he started receiving plenty of offers from groups looking for a drummer and decided to join the band called Rock. They also featured organist Gabor Lenđel who would later in 1974 found the hard rock band Teška Industrija on the ashes of Rock.
Ivandić was still the drummer in Rock when Jutro bandleader Goran Bregović became aware of him during late summer 1973. Seeking a replacement for Šento Borovčanin, Bregović immediately invited Ivandić to join Jutro, which Ivandić accepted. Ivandić thus began the first of his three stints with what would soon become the most popular band in SFR Yugoslavia. Several months later, on New Year's Eve 1974, Jutro changed its name to Bijelo Dugme.
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