Rodoljub Vulović

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Rodoljub Vulović (born May 1, 1955 in Bijeljina , FVR Yugoslavia ), called Roki , is a Bosnian-Serbian songwriter, singer and former school director.

Life

Vulović's grandfather comes from Montenegro . His father took part in World War II and was brought to Germany as a prisoner of war in 1941 . After the end of the war he returned home.

Vulović was born on May 1, 1955 in the Bosnian city of Bijeljina . His musical career began in 1972 when he published the love songs Kristina and Napustićeš me ti . In 1988 he released his second album Paša and gave concerts in several European countries with large Serbian diaspora .

During the Bosnian War , downtown Bijeljina was completely destroyed, while Vulović's house on Gavrilo Princip Street was also damaged. Vulović volunteered for the war and became a member of the 1st Semberska Brigada . Hence the name of an album, Semberski Junaci . All proceeds were donated to the benefit of injured soldiers. After the success of his first album, Vulović joined the so-called “ Garda Panteri ”, an elite paramilitary unit of the Bosnian Serb army under the command of Ljubiša Savić . On the initiative of his commander there, Pero Čolić, he continued his musical career and released his best-known album Panteri in 1993. This had a very positive effect on the morale of his unit. The album Crni Bombarder was released in 1995 and was Vulović's last war album.

In 1995 Vulović accepted a position as professor at the University of Agriculture and Medicine in Bijeljina . He later also became the director of this facility. In 2012 Vulović retired .

In 1997 he recorded the album Zbog tebe , which again contains love songs and ballads. His seventh album, his first in 16 years, should be released in 2017. However, the release of the album was postponed. In February 2018, however, he published a new piece on his official YouTube channel called "U srcu te čuvam". Here he stayed true to the well-known style of his war albums, but this new piece has a significantly increased production quality.

His songs were spread over the Internet and made him known internationally.

Political opinions

Vulović sees Greeks and Russians as best friends of the Serbs. He has a positive opinion of Bosniaks and thinks they are good people as long as you don't provoke them. Roki Vulović assesses the Chetniks and the partisans positively despite their crimes against the civilian population and regards them as heroes of the Second World War. However, he is clearly negative about the Croatians .

Vulović has the greatest respect for Josip Broz Tito despite his Croatian origins and Vladimir Putin . He is opposed to Serbia's accession to the EU and believes that both Boris Tadić and Tomislav Nikolić do not respect the people's opinion.

family

Vulović's wife Jelica is a philologist and has written several songs with her husband. Vulović has two children, a son and a daughter. He is fluent in French and Italian and has a relatively good knowledge of German, which enables him to hold conversations in German.

During his career, Vulović visited many countries in Western Europe , with the exception of Spain . Vulović dreams of visiting Russia one day .

During the 1990s, his visa applications to the United States were denied several times. This was justified by the fact that Vulović was a singer of revolutionary and anti- NATO songs.

Discography

People sung about

Some of his songs are dedicated to friends, some to his comrades and some to his officers .

  • Major Zoran Lopandić ( Zorane, Zorane )
  • Commander Kikor ( Hej Kikore )
  • Commander Vlado ( Junaci iz 1st Semberske brigade )
  • Commander Mirko ( Mirko Vojvoda )
  • Major Gavrilović ( Gavrina brigada )
  • Ljubiša "Mauzer" Savić ( Panteri and Mauzer )
  • Pero Čolić ( Pukovniče Čoliću )
  • General Ratko Mladić ( Generals, Generals )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gardijska Brigada "Panteri" Bijeljina. Retrieved December 2, 2017 .
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EfjitZp-jA
  3. ^ Roki Vulović je zvijezda interneta . In: Radio Televizija BN . ( rtvbn.com [accessed December 2, 2017]).
  4. ↑ ZVEZDA ŽIVI NA INTERNETU Iz Rusije su ljudi dolazili samo da me intervjuišu, gledali su me kao čudo . In: Blic.rs . July 25, 2016 ( blic.rs [accessed December 2, 2017]).
  5. ↑ Антон Печерский: Роки - певец во стане сербских воинов . October 26, 2014 ( zavtra.ru ).
personal data
SURNAME Vulović, Rodoljub
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vulović, Roki (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bosnian-Serbian singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Bijeljina , SFR Yugoslavia