Suncokret

Suncokret
Suncokret in 1976, from left to right: Gorica Popović, Bilja Krstić, Bora Đorđević, Bata Sokić, Nenad Božić and Snežana Jandrlić
Background information
Origin	Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres	Acoustic rock, folk rock, rock
Years active	1975 – 1980 (reunions: 1995, 2011)
Labels	ZKP RTLJ, Diskos, PGP-RTB, Suzy
Associated acts	Zajedno, Zdravo, Hajduk Stanko i Jataci, Rani Mraz, Riblja Čorba, Bilja & Bistrik
Past members	Bora Đorđević Nenad Božić Snežana Jandrlić Vesna Rakočević Bilja Krstić Gorica Popović Bata Sokić Duško Nikodijević Zoran Nikodijević Ljubinko Milošević Duda Bezuha Vladimir Golubović Branko Isaković Ivan Vdović

Suncokret (Serbian Cyrillic: Сунцокрет; trans. Sunflower) was a former Yugoslav acoustic rock band from Belgrade.

The band was formed in 1975 by former Zajedno member Bora Đorđević (vocals and acoustic guitar), a former U Cvetu Mladosti member Nenad Božić (vocals and acoustic guitar) and female singers Snežana Jandrlić and Vesna Rakočević. After release of the single "Kara Mustafa", Vesna Rakočević left the band and joined Zdravo, and Bilja Krstić and Gorica Popović became new Suncokret members. At the half of 1976, they were joined by bass guitarist Bata Sokić.

The band released several successful singles, some of them inspired by traditional songs. In 1976, they appeared in Mića Milošević's film Tit for Tat, and some of their songs were used in the film. They performed at the 1976 BOOM Festival in Belgrade, and a live version of their song "Moj đerdane" ("(Oh) My Necklace") was released on the BOOM '76 live album.

Their debut album Moje bube (My Bugs) was released in 1977. Album featured previously released "Kara Mustafa" and "Moje tuge" ("My Sadnesses"), humorous songs "Vuk i krava" ("Wolf and Cow") and "Oglas" ("Ad") and ballads "Uspavanka" ("Lullaby"), "Ni sam ne znam kada" ("I Myself Don't Know When") and "Prvi sneg" ("First Snow"), the latter, written by Dušan Mihajlović "Spira", becoming one of Suncokret's signature songs. A live version of "Prvi sneg" was released on the BOOM '77 live album. After the album was released, keyboardist Duško Nikodijević and drummer Ljubinko Milošević became band's permanent members. In 1978, the band members refused to perform Đorđević's song "Lutka sa naslovne strane", so Đorđević and Biljana Krstić left the band and joined Rani Mraz, Đorđević remaining in Rani Mraz shortly and in 1979 forming hard rock band Riblja Čorba which will eventually become one of the top acts of the former Yugoslav rock scene.