Milan Mladenović
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| Background information | |
| Born |
September 21, 1958 Zagreb, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Died | November 5, 1994 (aged 36) Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Art rock, post-punk, new wave |
| Instruments |
Vocals Guitar |
| Years active | 1977–1994 |
| Associated acts | Limunovo drvo Šarlo akrobata Katarina II / Ekatarina Velika |
Milan Mladenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Младеновић; September 21, 1958 – November 5, 1994) was a Serbian musician best known as the frontman of the Yugoslav art rock band Ekatarina Velika.
Born to Serbian father Spasa from Kruševac and Croatian mother Danica from Makarska, Milan's first years were spent in Zagreb, PR Croatia, where his father, an officer in the Yugoslav People's Army, was stationed at the time. Consequently, Milan grew up wherever it was that his dad's job took the family. In total, it ended up being three different cities. When he was six, Milan's family moved to Sarajevo where he spent a notable part of his childhood. Eventually in 1970, they moved to Belgrade just short of his 12th birthday. Once in Belgrade, Milan attended the Eleventh Belgrade Gymnasium in Lekino Brdo neighbourhood while simultaneously entering the circle of young people involved with music and arts.
With schoolmate Gagi Mihajlović, Mladenović formed a band called Limunovo drvo (Lemon Tree) that dabbled in melodic hard rock. The group changed lineups frequently, displaying a pretty limited creative potential until the arrival of bassist Dušan Kojić Koja and drummer Ivan Vdović Vd. Soon afterwards, they adopted a new musical direction (new wave) and changed the name to Šarlo akrobata. During this time Milan was musically very much fond of and inspired by Elvis Costello, Paul Weller, and Andy Partridge of XTC.
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