Bora Đorđević

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Bora Đorđević
Also known as Bora Čorba
Born November 1, 1952(1952-11-01)
Čačak, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Genre(s) Acoustic Rock
Rock
Hard Rock
Heavy Metal
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s) vocals, guitar
Years active 1974 – present
Label(s) ZKP RTLJ, Diskos, PGP RTB, Jugoton, Helidon, WIT, Samy, Hi-Fi Centar, Biveco, SIM Radio Bijeljina, Čorba Records, M-Factory, City Records
Associated acts Zajedno
Suncokret
Rani Mraz
Riblja Čorba
Arsen Dedić
Zoran Predin

Borisav "Bora" Đorđević (Serbian: Борисав "Бора" Ђорђевић), also known as Bora Čorba, is a Serbian singer, songwriter and poet. He is best known as the lead singer for the Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba.

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[edit] Biography

He was previously a member of numerous Čačak and Belgrade pop and rock bands in the 1970s, such as Zajedno, Suncokret and Rani Mraz (with Đorđe Balašević). He formed Riblja čorba September 15, 1978 and the band became very popular in a few months. He even wrote their songs as well as writing certain songs for various artists like Zdravko Čolić and Neda Ukraden. The band's popularity grew, but it has also started manifesting in Đorđević's alcoholism, which has, together with his provocative social-related lyrics, caused him to become one of the most controversial musicians in Yugoslavia. He was indicted for "insulting the working people of Yugoslavia" in 1987, however the charges were dropped.

After the beginning of the Yugoslav wars, Đorđević became an active supporter of the Serbian troops in Republika Srpska and Republika Srpska Krajina, but he was also strongly opposed to Serbian regime and the president Slobodan Milošević and he demonstrated his attitude by publishing Njihovi dani (Their Days) in his own name rather than that of his band, which was published in Banja Luka, 1996.

After the political changes in Serbia, he became the Deputy Minister of Culture in Serbian Government in 2004, but he was forced to resign from the position the next year, after accusing the journalists of the television station B92 of spying and holding anti-Serbian politics[citation needed].

He was married to Dragana Đorđević, until they divorced on February 12, 2007[1]. Soon afterwards, on March 23, 2007, Dragana committed suicide from mixing alcohol and drugs. They had two children.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums

  1. Arsen & Bora Čorba Unplugged `87 (1987)
  2. Bora priča gluposti (Helidon, 1988)
  3. Njihovi dani (SIM Radio Bijeljina, 1996)

[edit] With Zajedno

[edit] Singles

  1. "Vizija" / "Goro moja" (PGP RTB, 1974)

[edit] With Suncokret

[edit] Albums

  1. Moje bube (1977)

[edit] Singles

  1. "Kara Mustafa" / "Moje tuge" (ZKP RTLJ, 1975)
  2. "Gde ćeš biti, lepa Kejo" / Pusto more, pusti vali" (ZKP RTLJ, 1976)
  3. "Rock 'n' Roll duku duku" / Gili gili blues" (Diskos, 1976)
  4. "Oj, nevene" / "Tekla voda" (ZKP RTLJ, 1976)

[edit] With Rani Mraz

[edit] Singles

  1. "Računajte na nas" / "Strašan žulj" (PGP RTB, 1978)
  2. "Oprosti mi Katrin" / "Život je more" (PGP RTB, 1978)

[edit] With Riblja Čorba

[edit] Studio albums

  1. Kost u grlu (PGP RTB, 1979)
  2. Pokvarena mašta i prljave strasti (PGP RTB, 1981)
  3. Mrtva priroda (PGP RTB, 1981)
  4. Buvlja pijaca (PGP RTB, 1982)
  5. Večeras vas zabavljaju muzičari koji piju (Jugoton, 1984)
  6. Istina (PGP RTB, 1985)
  7. Osmi nervni slom (PGP RTB, 1986)
  8. Ujed za dušu (PGP RTB, 1987)
  9. Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi (PGP RTB, 1988)
  10. Koza nostra (PGP RTB, 1990)
  11. Labudova pesma (Samy, 1992)
  12. Zbogom, Srbijo (WIT, 1993)
  13. Ostalo je ćutanje (WIT, 1996)
  14. Nojeva barka (Hi-Fi Centar 1999)
  15. Pišanje uz vetar (Hi-Fi Centar 2001)
  16. Ovde (Hi-Fi Centar 2003)

[edit] Live albums

  1. U ime naroda (PGP RTB, 1982)
  2. Nema laži, nema prevare - Zagreb uživo `85 (Biveco, 1995)
  3. Od Vardara pa do Triglava (1996)
  4. Beograd, uživo `97 - 1 i 2 (Hi Fi Centar, 1997)
  5. Gladijatori u BG Areni (City Records, 2008)

[edit] EPs

  1. Trilogija 1: Nevinost bez zaštite (M-Factory 2005)
  2. Trilogija 2: Devičanska ostrva (M-Factory 2006)
  3. Trilogija 3: Ambasadori loše volje (M-Factory 2006)

[edit] Compilations

  1. Riblja Čorba 10 (PGP RTB, 1988)
  2. Treći srpski ustanak (Čorba Records, 1997)
  3. Trilogija (City Records, 2008)

[edit] Singles

  1. "Lutka sa naslovne strane" / "On i njegov BMW" (PGP RTB, 1978)
  2. "Rock n Roll za kućni savet" / "Valentino iz restorana" (PGP RTB, 1979)
  3. "Nazad u prljavi veliki grad" / "Mirno spavaj" (PGP RTB, 1980)
  4. "Kad hodaš" / "Priča o Žiki Živcu" (Jugoton, 1984)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ubila se Dragana Đorđević, Večernje novosti, March 23, 2007
Pop and rock music of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Music of Yugoslavia - SFR Yugoslav pop and rock scene - Yugoslav Band Aid (YU Rock Misija) - Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Record labels
Jugoton - PGP RTB - Suzy Records - Diskoton - ZKP RTLJ - Jugodisk
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