Korni Grupa

Korni Grupa Was An Ex-Yugoslavian Pop / Rock / Progressive Rock Band Formed In Belgrade Serbia In The Summer Of 1968 By Keyboardist And Songwriter Kornelije Kovač Ex- Indexi .
The Other Founding Members Were Bassist Bojan Hreljac Ex- Elipse Guitarist Velibor Borko Kacl Ex-Zlatni Dečaci And Drummer Velimir Furduj Ex- Elipse .
Korni Grupa Were "infamous" For Their Somewhat Unusual Approach To Music - They Were At The Same Time Writing And Playing Radio Friendly Pop Songs For Festivals As Well As Performing Lengthy And Complex Progressive Rock Compositions Combining Many Different Influences Such As Jazz Rock Classic And Elements Of Folk Music From Different Ex-Yugoslavian Countries.
At First Female Singer Seka Kojadinović Sang In The Band But She Was Soon Replaced By Dušan Prelević Who Also Stayed In The Group Only Few Months Before Dalibor Brun Ex-Uragani Took His Place.
In 1969 Dado Topić From The Band Dinamiti Became The New Singer And Also Brought Josip Boček Guitarist From Dinamiti With Him.
In 1971 Dado Topić Left Korni Grupa And Formed His Own Band Time In Zagreb Croatia. Replacement Was Found In Zdravko Čolić From The Band Ambasadori Who Recorded Only One Single With The Band And Left After Six Months To Continue His Career As A Solo Artist..
The Sixth And Final Singer Was Zlatko Pejaković With Whom Korni Grupa Achieved It`s Greatest Popularity.
In 1972 They Released Their First LP Called Simply Korni Grupa.
In 1974 Members Of Korni Grupa Recorded An Album Not An Ordinary Life Under The Name Kornelyans With Lyrics In English With Obvious Attempts To Break Into Foreign Markets But The Album Didn't Achieve Success. They Were Also Representing Yugoslavia On The Eurovision Song Contest 1974 In Brighton UK With The Song Moja Generacija. Kornelije Kovač Disappointed With The Poor Sales Of The Album Not An Ordinary Life And The Bad Placement On Eurovision Decided To Disband Korni Grupa. They Played Two Farewell Concerts At The "Studio M" In Novi Sad Serbia And The Parts From Those Shows Were Released On The Double LP Mrtvo More In 1975 And Two More Songs On A Compilation Album Randevu S Muzikom.
Korni Grupa Reformed For A Brief Period In 1987 With Dado Topić On Vocals And They Played Two Shows In Zagreb And Belgrade Together With Indexi Time YU Grupa Drago Mlinarec And Radomir Mihailović - Točak.
The Show In Zagreb Was Recorded And Later Released As A Double Live LP Legende YU Rocka "The YU Rock Legends" . DISCOGRAPHY Singles 1. Cigu-Ligu / Čovek I Pas "PGP-RTB" 1969 2. Dzum-Ram / Sonata / Magična Ruka "PGP-RTB" 1969 3. Pastir I Cvet / Ako Jednom Budeš Sama "PGP-RTB" 1969 4. Priča Se / Djevojčice Mala 4M & Korni Grupa Festival Opatija '69 "PGP-RTB" 1969 5. Trla Baba Lan / Slika "PGP-RTB" 1970 6. Bube / Neko Spava Pored Mene "PGP-RTB" 1970 7. Pusti Da Te Diram / Jedan Groš "PGP-RTB" 1971 8. Kukavica / Gospa Mica Gazdarica / Pogledaj U Nebo "PGP-RTB" 1971 9. Vatra / Ljubav Olivera Katarina & Korni Grupa "PGP-RTB" 1971 10. Pokloni Svoj Mi Foto / Bez Veze "PGP-RTB" 1972 11. TV Špice "PGP-RTB" 1973 12. Tri Palme / Tri Čoveka U Kafani "PGP-RTB" 1973 13. Oj Dodole / Život "PGP-RTB" 1973 14. Ivo Lola / Znam Za Kime Zvono Zvoni "PGP-RTB" 1973 15. Etida / Jedna Žena "PGP-RTB" 1973 16. Moja Generacija / Zbogom Ostaj O Detinjstvo "PGP-RTB" 1974 17. Kuda Ideš Svete Moj / Divlje Jagode "PGP-RTB" 1974 18. Generation 1942 / One Woman Released As Kornelyans "Dischi Ricordi S.P.A." Italy 1974 19. Miris / Praštanje "PGP-RTB" 1975 Albums 1. Korni Grupa "PGP-RTB" 1972 2. Not An Ordinary Life Released As Kornelyans - "PGP-RTB" / "Dischi Ricordi S.P.A." 1974 3. Mrtvo More Double LP "PGP-RTB" 1975 4. 1941. "PGP-RTB" 1979 read less