Vlado Georgiev
Georgijev in 2006
Georgijev in 2006
Background information
Born (1976-06-06) 6 June 1976 (age 47)
Dubrovnik, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
OriginHerceg Novi, Montenegro
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
  • television judge
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active1996–present
Labels
  • Goraton
  • Barba

Vladimir "Vlado" Georgiev (Serbian Cyrillic: Владо Георгиев, pronounced [ʋlǎːdo ɡeorɡǐjeʋ]; born 6 June 1976) is a Serbian singer-songwriter and producer, one of the prominent musicians in the Balkans.

Georgiev served as a judge on television series Prvi glas Srbije in 2011 and 2012, and Tvoje lice zvuči poznato in 2016.

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 and Herzegovina.[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] One of his hobbies is riding motorcycles. He has traveled around Europe on his Harley-Davidson.[1]

Career

Georgiev has recorded three studio albums to date: Navika (Habit) in 2001, 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, Hej ti (Hey You), which became a huge success, along with a ballad, "Bez tebe" ("Without You").[citation needed]

He played accordion, 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.

Political views

Georgiev has also expressed his views on some political issues. He previously supported the liberal Movement of Free Citizens organisation.[3] He stated his support for several conspiracy theories such as QAnon,[4][5] and promoted misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines and the pandemic.[6][7] In January 2022, he compared the Australian government to Nazi Germany.[8][9] He has voiced his opposition to NATO.[10][11][12]

Discography

Albums

Singles

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Vlado Georgiev: Živim sam, ali o meni brine Seka".
  2. ^ a b Vlado Georgiev odbio pasoš Crne Gore! Archived 22 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Kurir, 21 September 2010,
  3. ^ Živanović, Maja. "Defections Dent Jankovic Movement's Prospects in Serbia". Balkan Insight (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Teorije zavjere QAnon-a sve popularnije u CG". RTCG - Radio Televizija Crne Gore - Nacionalni javni servis (in Croatian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Sigurno Ste Na Društvenim Mrežama Viđali Tag WWG1WGA: Koristi ga i Vlado Georgiev, a znate li šta tačno znači?". espreso.co.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Ko su antivakseri među srpskim javnim ličnostima". Tračara (in Serbian). 6 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Vlado Georgiev sve o koroni naučio iz holivudskog filma i sad ubeđuje svet da je virus izmišljen". Noizz.rs (in Russian). 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Georgiev brutalno reagovao na objavu australijskog novinara o Đokoviću, tamošnju vlast uporedio s Hitlerom". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Georgiev vlast Australije uporedio s Hitlerom". Direktno (in Serbian). 6 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Portparolka NATO-a razbjesnila Georgieva". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  11. ^ admin (27 March 2016). "VLADO GEORGIEV: NE TRAŽITE "IZVINI" ZA BRAMERCA I DA PODRŽIM NATO | Info centrala" (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  12. ^ "(VIDEO) Georgiev: Jači je Ostrog od svake NATO i nuklearne bombe". Istok (in Serbian). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2023.

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Awards and achievements Preceded byZorana Pavić Sunčane Skale winner 1998 Succeeded byTifa & Makadam New title Serbian Oscar Of PopularityThe Male Pop Singer of the Year 2009 Succeeded bySergej Ćetković
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Tvoje lice zvuči poznato
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