Bora Spužić Kvaka (Serbian Cyrillic: Бора Спужић Квака; 10 November 1934 – 9 March 2002) was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist with a career spanning almost three decades.[1]
Spužić was born as Velibor Spužić on 10 November 1934 in the south Serbian town of Orahovac, at the time part of the Vardar Banovina in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia to father Todor and mother Olga. He was the fifth of six children in the family. In 1941, the Spužić family had to emigrate from Kosovo, deciding on Ćićevac. While living in Ćićevac at the very end of the war in 1945, he fell from a tree during a playground game and dislocated his hip. As a result, his left leg remained twenty-five centimetres shorter than his right leg.[1] Due to that fracture, he had to wear a cast for eleven months after which he had to spend a lot of time in the Sremska Kamenica hospital and his education was late by a few years.[2] From Ćićevac, the family moved to Zemun and shortly after to Požarevac where his father gained employment as a clerk in the Tax Administration. Spužić began singing and playing the accordion in Požarevac using his neighbour's accordion.[1]
He was a member of the cultural arts society KUD Abrašević where he first received the nickname Kvaka thanks to his friend's mispronunciation in calling him a fakin (the Serbian language version of a guappo, usually translated as mangup). In the 1952–53 school year, he left high school and got his first job in the Dunav kafana in Veliko Gradište. There they bought him an accordion which he had to pay off by singing on the condition that he stays in the kafana until the debt is paid off. He also played Mexican songs.[1][3]
In 1968 in the Pančevo Army Hall, he met Budimir "Buca" Jovanović [sr] who at that time was already a known composer of folk music. Jovanović offered him to record a single with four songs. The single was recorded by Zagreb-based Jugoton. It sold 400,000 copies and had a silver and gold publication.[1]
In the Summer of 1968, the director of Beogradska estrada Rade Mumin offered him a contract. He had his first serious appearance that same year in the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade with the song Pođimo u krčmu staru. In Autumn of that same year, he competed in the festival in Sokobanja where the audience awarded him first place. In 1970, he recorded his second single and at the Ilidža '69 Festival where the expert jury co-awarded him and Nada Mamula first place.[4]
His first album was published in 1971[3] by Jugoton. The album contained the songs from his first five singles.[1]
He lived a bohemian lifestyle, earning and spending money quickly. He enjoyed the company of women and kafanas and married four times. His popularity rose quickly – reaching the top – but decreased gradually over time. He published twenty-three singles, sixteen albums and three CD-s.[3]
He held his last concert in 1996.[3] In 1997, he had a stroke which robbed him of using the entire right side of his body and speaking ability. He managed to recover thanks to Hanka Paldum who brought him to Sarajevo and financed the expenses of his recovery. In March 1998, a large humanitarian concert was held in the Požarevac Sports Hall and all benefits went towards Spužić's recovery. The most responsible for this concert were Zoran Kalezić and Zorica Brunclik.[5]
Spužić died on 9 March 2002 in Požarevac. He was interred on 11 March 2002 at the Požarevac Old Cemetery.[6] He had two daughters.[7]
bora, spužić, kvaka, serbian, cyrillic, Бора, Спужић, Квака, november, 1934, march, 2002, serbian, vocalist, recording, artist, with, career, spanning, almost, three, decades, birth, namevelibor, spužićalso, known, askvakaborn, 1934, november, 1934orahovac, ki. Bora Spuzic Kvaka Serbian Cyrillic Bora Spuzhiћ Kvaka 10 November 1934 9 March 2002 was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist with a career spanning almost three decades 1 Bora Spuzic KvakaBirth nameVelibor SpuzicAlso known asKvakaBorn 1934 11 10 10 November 1934Orahovac Kingdom of YugoslaviaDied9 March 2002 2002 03 09 aged 67 Pozarevac FR YugoslaviaGenresTraditional folk bluesOccupation s SingerYears active1969 1996 Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 3 References 4 External linksBiography editSpuzic was born as Velibor Spuzic on 10 November 1934 in the south Serbian town of Orahovac at the time part of the Vardar Banovina in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia to father Todor and mother Olga He was the fifth of six children in the family In 1941 the Spuzic family had to emigrate from Kosovo deciding on Cicevac While living in Cicevac at the very end of the war in 1945 he fell from a tree during a playground game and dislocated his hip As a result his left leg remained twenty five centimetres shorter than his right leg 1 Due to that fracture he had to wear a cast for eleven months after which he had to spend a lot of time in the Sremska Kamenica hospital and his education was late by a few years 2 From Cicevac the family moved to Zemun and shortly after to Pozarevac where his father gained employment as a clerk in the Tax Administration Spuzic began singing and playing the accordion in Pozarevac using his neighbour s accordion 1 He was a member of the cultural arts society KUD Abrasevic where he first received the nickname Kvaka thanks to his friend s mispronunciation in calling him a fakin the Serbian language version of a guappo usually translated as mangup In the 1952 53 school year he left high school and got his first job in the Dunav kafana in Veliko Gradiste There they bought him an accordion which he had to pay off by singing on the condition that he stays in the kafana until the debt is paid off He also played Mexican songs 1 3 In 1968 in the Pancevo Army Hall he met Budimir Buca Jovanovic sr who at that time was already a known composer of folk music Jovanovic offered him to record a single with four songs The single was recorded by Zagreb based Jugoton It sold 400 000 copies and had a silver and gold publication 1 In the Summer of 1968 the director of Beogradska estrada Rade Mumin offered him a contract He had his first serious appearance that same year in the Dom Sindikata in Belgrade with the song Pođimo u krcmu staru In Autumn of that same year he competed in the festival in Sokobanja where the audience awarded him first place In 1970 he recorded his second single and at the Ilidza 69 Festival where the expert jury co awarded him and Nada Mamula first place 4 His first album was published in 1971 3 by Jugoton The album contained the songs from his first five singles 1 He lived a bohemian lifestyle earning and spending money quickly He enjoyed the company of women and kafanas and married four times His popularity rose quickly reaching the top but decreased gradually over time He published twenty three singles sixteen albums and three CD s 3 He held his last concert in 1996 3 In 1997 he had a stroke which robbed him of using the entire right side of his body and speaking ability He managed to recover thanks to Hanka Paldum who brought him to Sarajevo and financed the expenses of his recovery In March 1998 a large humanitarian concert was held in the Pozarevac Sports Hall and all benefits went towards Spuzic s recovery The most responsible for this concert were Zoran Kalezic and Zorica Brunclik 5 Spuzic died on 9 March 2002 in Pozarevac He was interred on 11 March 2002 at the Pozarevac Old Cemetery 6 He had two daughters 7 Discography editAlbums edit 1971 Bora Spuzic Kvaka Jugoton 1972 Svirajte mi nocas Jugoton 1975 Dođi dođi ljubavi PGP RTB 1979 Ako sretnes majku moju Beograd disk 1980 Goranine cobanine CFS Kosutnjak 1981 Bora Spuzic Kvaka PGP RTB 1983 Za sina da nađem majku Jugodisk 1984 Ti si prava zena Jugodisk 1990 Lazno srce Jugodisk References edit a b c d e f Kvaka rs Biografija in Serbian Retrieved 12 May 2020 Kvaka rs February 1982 Bekstvo iz kafane in Serbian Retrieved 12 May 2020 a b c d Dani 12 January 2001 Anđeo mracnog usuda in Serbian Retrieved 12 May 2020 TV Novosti February 1982 Jos nisam bivsi in Serbian Retrieved 12 May 2020 TV Novosti 1 March 1999 Kvaka operisan in Serbian Retrieved 12 May 2020 Vecernje novosti 17 January 2018 Pelagic i Kvaka na istoj adresi in Serbian Retrieved 12 May 2020 Nedeljni telegraf 20 March 2002 Kvaka kralj kafana in Serbian Retrieved 12 May 2020 External links editBora Spuzic Kvaka at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bora Spuzic Kvaka amp oldid 1206263624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
