Kraljevski Apartman
| Kraljevski Apartman | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Years active | 1995 – present |
| Labels | Rock Express Records, PGP-RTS, Power Music |
| Associated acts | Riblja Čorba, Generacija 5, Vatreni Poljubac, Divlji Anđeli, Tvrdo Srce I Velike Uši |
| Website | www.kraljevski-apartman.com |
| Members | Zoran Zdravković Zoran Radovanović Jovan Baranin Miroslav Đorđević Bojan Antonijević |
| Past members |
Zoran Lalović Ivan Đerković Marko Nikolić Dejan Đorđević Zoran Rončević Nebojša Čanković Srđan Duždević Igor Čačija Miroslav Šen Slobodan Ignjatović Rade Marić Vladimir Rajčić Nebojša Maksimović |
Kraljevski Apartman (Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевски Апартман; trans. Royal Suite) is a Serbian heavy metal band from Belgrade. The band rose to prominence during the late 1990s and early 2000s, becoming one of the most popular bands on the Serbian heavy metal scene.
The band's history began in 1979, when guitarist Zoran Zdravković (a former member of the bands Exodus, Zvučni Zid, Bicikl, and Tvrdo Srce i Velike Uši) formed the hard rock band Apartman 69 (Apartment 69). The band recorded only one album Seti se moje pesme (Remember My Song), in 1983. The line up which recorded the album consisted of Dragan Blažić (vocals), Zoran Zdravković (guitar), Dejan Mihajlović (keyboard, backing vocals), Milan Mastelica (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Jovan Simonović (drums). One of the band's lineups also included Zvonimir Đukić, today's frontman of the popular band Van Gogh on rhythm guitar and Vladan Dokić, drummer of the hard rock band Rok Mašina. After the release of the album, due to the great popularity of new wave bands, Apartman 69 ceased to exist.
After 13 years, Zdravković, with the support of Riblja Čorba's frontman Bora Đorđević, decided to form a new band and with vocalist Zoran "Lotke" Lalović formed Kraljevski Apartman in 1995. The first lineup of the band soon after had split and the new lineup consisted of Lalović (vocals), Zdravković (guitar), Zoran Rončević (drums), Nebojša Čanković (guitar) and Vladimir Rajčić (bass guitar). Riblja Čorba drummer Vicko Milatović was approached to join the band as the bass guitarist, but eventually refused. This lineup recorded the band's first album Long Live Rock 'n' Roll for Rock Express Records. The title track of the album is a cover version of a Rainbow hit with the same title. The album included eight songs and the most notable were "Mračan grad" ("Dark City"), "Ne verujem u lažne anđele" ("I Don't Believe in False Angels"), "Misterija" ("Mystery") and "Oprosti mi" ("Forgive Me"). Promotional video was recorded for the song "Misterija". Zdravković provided most of the lyrics and music. The band performed as a support act on Riblja Čorba tour, and presented the album to the audience in Serbia.
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