Dejan Cukić | |
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Born |
Belgrade, FPR Yugoslavia |
November 4, 1959
Origin | Belgrade, Serbia |
Genres | New wave, punk rock, rock, pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, journalist |
Instruments | vocals, guitar, percussion |
Years active | 1978 – present |
Labels | PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, W.I.T., Komuna Belgrade, CIP Publik, Atelje 212, BK Sound, Multimedia Records |
Associated acts | Bulevar, Bajaga i Instruktori |
Dejan Cukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Цукић; born November 4, 1959) is a Serbian rock musician, journalist, writer and translator.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cukić was the frontman of the new wave band Bulevar, releasing two albums with the band. After Bulevar disbanded in 1982, he dedicated himself to journalism. He returned to music in 1984, when he became one of the vocalists of the rock/pop rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, with which he recorded three studio albums. In 1987, he released his first solo album, and soon after left Bajaga i Instruktori to pursue solo career, which spans to the present day. In 1988, Cukić formed his backing band, Spori Ritam Band.
As a teenager Dejan Cukić was the singer of the band Dizel. After leaving Dizel, he joined Tilt, and later the new wave band Bulevar. Cukić released two albums with Bulevar: Loš i mlad (Bad and Young) and Mala noćna panika (A Little Night Panic). After Bulevar disbanded in 1982, Cukić started working as a journalist.
In 1984, Cukić became a member of Bajaga i Instruktori. He recorded three albums with Bajaga i Instruktori: Pozitivna geografija (Positive Geography),Sa druge strane jastuka (On the Other Side of the Pillow) and Jahači magle (Fog Riders). In the spring of 1987, he released his first solo album, Spori ritam (Slow Rhythm). The album was recorded with Safet Petrovac and Vlada Negovanović on guitar, Branko Isaković on bass guitar, Dragoljub Đuričić on drums, and Cukić's bandmate from Bajaga i Instruktori Saša Lokner on drums, and produced by Saša Habić. The album featured a cover of Azra's song "A šta da radim" ("What Should I Do"). During the summer of the same year, Cukić went on Bajaga i Instruktori Soviet Union tour, which was his last tour with the band.