Piloti (band)

Piloti
Kiki Lesendrić & Piloti performing live in 2009
Background information
Also known as	Kiki Lesendrić & Piloti
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia
Genres	New wave, rock, pop rock
Years active	1981 – 1997 2009 – present
Labels	PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, Komuna, Bread Ventures Records
Associated acts	D' Boys, Dobrovoljno Pevačko Društvo
Members	Kiki Lesendrić Filip Pat Vladan Vučković Marko Kuzmanović Vladimir Negovanović
Past members	Dragan Andrić Goran Bogićević Nenad Antanasijević Zoran Obradović Safet Petrovac Miško Plavi Bane Lesandrić

Piloti (Serbian Cyrillic: Пилоти, trans. The Pilots) is a Serbian rock band from Belgrade. Formed in 1981, and initially immersed in the Yugoslav new wave scene, the band later moved towards mainstream pop rock, they came to prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s as one of the leading pop rock acts in former Yugoslavia. The band disbanded in 1997, only to be reformed in 2009 under the name Kiki Lesendrić & Piloti.

The band was formed in 1981, by the former members of Kako, a band whose greatest claim to fame was appearing as one of the seven opening acts for Bijelo Dugme spectacular concert at the Belgrade JNA stadium in 1979. The inaugural lineup of Piloti was: Zoran "Kiki" Lesendrić (vocals, guitar), Dragan Andrić (bass guitar), Goran Bogićević (guitar) and Nenad Antanasijević (drums).

Their debut album Piloti (The Pilots) was released on August 27, 1981 by PGP-RTB and produced by the former Generacija 5 guitarist Dragan Jovanović. All of the tracks were composed and written by Lesandrić, with the exception of "Imam diplomu", "Svi smo mi ponekad anđeli" and "Veseli momci", co-written by Lesandrić and Goran Bogićević. Song "Ne veruj u idole" ("Don't Believe in Idols") became an instant hit, and was included on several new wave compilation records.

After the success with their debut album, the followup, entitled Dvadeset godina (Twenty Years) was released on April 20, 1982 by PGP-RTB, and was produced by Saša Habić. All tracks were composed and written by Lesandrić including the minor hits "Dvadeset godina" ("Twenty Years"), "Noć u gradu" ("A Night in the City"), "Džoni je krenuo u rat" ("Johnny Went to War") and "Ja sam jurio za vetrom" ("I Have Chased the Wind"). During the late 1982, the band started working on their third album, Zvuci civilizacije (The Sounds of Civilisation), which was never released because of Lesandrić's army obligations, and the band went on hiatus.