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Neverne Bebe in 2007, from left to right: Vladan Đurđević, Jana Šušteršič, Milan Đurđević, Vladimir Ružičić, Saša Ranđelović, and Jelena Pudar.
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Background information | |
Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
Genres | Rock, progressive rock, pop rock |
Years active | 1993 – present |
Labels | Take It Or Leave It Records, Red Line Records, Hi-Fi Centar, BK Sound, PGP-RTS, City Records |
Associated acts | Smak, Frenki, Nova Zemlja, Viktorija, All Stars Osvajači, Čutura i Oblaci, Bajaga i Instruktori, Atlantida |
Website | www.neverne-bebe.com |
Members | Jelena Pudar Tijana Sretković Milan Đurđević Vladan Đurđević Saša Ranđelović Vladimir Ružičić Nemanja Savić |
Past members |
Bane Jelić Čeda Macura Billy King Dušan Šubarević Gorica Ponjavić Aleksandar Tasić Goran Marinković Duca Ivanišević Jana Šušteršič Andreja Stojić |
Neverne Bebe (Serbian Cyrillic: Неверне Бебе; trans. The Unfaithful Babies) are a Serbian rock band from Belgrade.
The band was formed in 1993 by a former Nova Zemlja, Smak and Frenki keyboardist Milan Đurđević. The first lineup featured Vladan Đurđević (bass guitar), Bane Jelić (a former Viktorija backing band member, guitar), Čeda Macura (drums) and Puniša Zeljković, also known as Billy King (vocals). The band had its first performance on April 4, 1993 in Belgrade. The band's debut, progressive rock-oriented album Neverne Bebe I was released in 1994. It featured the hits "Veliki je Bog" ("Lord is Great") and "1000 godina" ("1000 Years"). Neverne Bebe I also featured a cover of the song "Daire" ("Tambourine"), originally released by Milan Đurđević's former band Smak. The Neverne Bebe version featured a guest appearance by Smak guitarist Radomir Mihajlović Točak.
After the success of the first album, Macura and Jelić left the band. The guitarist Saša Ranđelović (a former Čutura i Oblaci member), drummer Dušan Šubarević and female vocalist Gorica Ponjavić became the band's new members. This lineup held its first concert in Podgorica on May 25, 1994. In 1996, the band started recording their second studio album. At the end of 1996, Billy King left the band, and was replaced by Aleksandar Tasić, and in August 1997 Šubarević left the band and was replaced by Goran Marinković. Neverne Bebe II was released in 1997, featuring hits "Godine srama" ("Years of Shame"), "Divlje svinje" ("Wild Pigs"), "Stranac" ("Stranger") and the band's cult ballad "Dvoje" ("Couple").
In 2001, the band released the album Neverne Bebe III – Južno od sreće (Unfaithful Babies III – South of Happiness), which was more pop rock-oriented than the band's previous releases. The album featured hits "Ljubav" ("Love"), "Balkan" and "Gotovo" ("Over").
In 2003, vocalists Ponjavić, Tasić and Marinković left the band, and two female singers, Jelena Pudar and Jana Šušteršič, and the drummer Duca Ivanišević joined the band. This lineup held its first concert in Herceg-Novi. In 2004, the band released the album Neverne Bebe IV – Dvoje – The Best Of (Unfaithful Babies IV – Couple – Best Of), which featured re-recorded hits and two new songs.