Vlado Georgiev

Vlado Georgiev
Born Vladimir Georgiev
(1976-06-06) 6 June 1976
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Years active 1996–present
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Website www.vladogeorgiev.com

Vladimir "Vlado" Georgiev (Serbian Cyrillic: Владо Георгиев, Serbian pronunciation: [ʋlǎːdo ɡeorɡǐjeʋ], born 6 June 1976) is a Serbian recording artist. Georgiev remains one of the most prominent musicians in the Balkans.

Biography

Family and personal life

Georgiev was born in Dubrovnik to Dragoljub,[1] (a Bulgarian from Dimitrovgrad, Serbia) and Borka[1] (a Serb from Sarajevo, Bosnia.[2]) He has an older brother, Saša.[1]

Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Herceg Novi in Montenegro, where he was raised and lived until age 16,[2] after which he and his brother moved to Belgrade.[1] He rides motorcycles,[1] and has traveled around Europe on his Harley-Davidson.

Career

Georgiev has recorded three studio albums to date: Navika (Habit) in 2001, and Žena bez imena (Woman without a name) in 2003, and Daljina (Distance) in 2013. In 2005, he released a hit single, "Nisam ljubomoran" ("I'm not jealous"). After a two-year break he released a single, "Do svitanja" ("Till Dawn"), along with a ballad, "Ti i ja" ("You and I"). In 2009, he released two singles again, Hej ti (Hey You), which became a huge success, along with a ballad, "Bez tebe" ("Without You").

He played harmonica, then he started playing piano, synthesizers and other keyboards. He started writing songs for himself and for the other popular stars in ex-Yugoslavia. He was also a producer for the Montenegrin hip hop band Monteniggers, and is still a friend with their only living member, Niggor. Georgiev and Niggor recorded the song "Tropski bar" together. He has his own record label, Barba Music and VG-Art studio production company, Studio Barba, in Belgrade. He worked as coach in the two editions of the Serbian version of the talent-show The Voice (Prvi glas Srbije) in 2011-12.

Discography

Albums

Singles

  • Nisam ljubomoran (I'm Not Jealous), 2005.
  • Do svitanja (Till Dawn), 2007.
  • Hej ti (Hey You), 2009.
  • Tebe žedan (Thirsty Of You), 2017.
  • Znam te najbolje (I Know You The Best), 2018.

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zorana Pavić
Sunčane Skale winner
1998
Succeeded by
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tifa & Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Makadam
New title Serbian Oscar Of Popularity
The Male Pop Singer of the Year

2009
Succeeded by
Sergej Ćetković
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