Sanjalice
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| Also known as | VIS Sanjalice |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Beat music, rock, pop |
| Years active | 1964 – 1969 |
| Labels | Jugoton, Diskos, Beograd Disk |
| Past members | Ljiljana Mandić Slobodanka Miščević Ljiljana Jevtić Vojislav Veljković Radomir Vuković Snežana Veselinović |
Sanjalice (Serbian Cyrillic: Сањалице, trans. The Dreamers) was a former Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade, notable for being one of the first former Yugoslav all-female bands, as well as one of the pioneers of the former Yugoslav rock scene.
The band was officially formed on January 1, 1965, although they had their first performance on December 29, 1964 in Belgrade's Pionirski Grad. The band's first lineup consisted mostly of elementary school students: Ljiljana Mandić (vocals, guitar), Slobodanka Miščević (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ljiljana Jevtić (bass guitar), Vojislav Veljković (drums), and Radomir Vuković (keyboards).
At the end of 1966, Veljković left the band and went to serve Yugoslav People's Army, and was replaced by Snežana Veselinović, who was his girlfriend at the time. Not wanting to be the only male member of the band, Vuković left the band, and Sanjalice continued their activity as one of the first all-female bands in Yugoslavia.
On a competition of bands, entitled Belgrade — Zagreb and held in 1967, they won the first place. During the same year, they performed on a highly popular festival tour Letnji karavan (Summer Caravan) which featured popular pop music singers. During 1967, they also performed in Romania, performing on fashion shows and appearing on Romanian radio and television stations. During the same year, they released their first EP, which featured songs "Idem u svet" ("I'm Going to Travel the World"), "Bez reči" ("Without Words"), "Nemoj reći da me voliš" ("Don't Say that You Love Me"), and "Mi mladi" ("We the Young"), and was released through Jugoton. Later that year, they released their second EP, with songs "Marioneta" ("Marionette", a cover of Sandie Shaw song "Puppet on a String"), "Znam da ćeš se vratiti" ("I Know You Will Come Back"), "Haj, Lili, haj-lo", and "Srećni zajedno" ("Happy Together", a cover of The Turtles's song "Happy Together"), through Diskos.
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