Son of a mother, Mila Matić, who was a singer, Jovanović was a vocalist of the group Lutalice during the 1960s. In 1967 he had a cameo appearance in the famous Yugoslav Black Wave film Kad budem mrtav i beo by the acclaimed director Živojin Pavlović. In the famous singing contest scene he is introduced as "Predrag Jovanović, young hippie from Kruševac" before proceeding to sing "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees.
Jovanović moved to France where he played various clubs as well as in metro stations. Much like other hippies of the period, he also visited Goa in India where he performed with rock and jazz musicians from all around the world.
Being good at fashion design and tailoring, in the mid-1970s he opened a clothing store on Ibiza, where in 1980 he met the members of the West German rock group Jane. He became their rhythm guitarist and vocalist, participating in the recording of their 10th album. In the early 1980s, he returned to SFR Yugoslavia, trying to establish himself on the then vibrant Yugoslav pop and rock scene. He played a session gig at the exhibition of the prominent Yugoslav comic book artist Igor Kordej, together with another musician, Miško Mihajlovski, with whom he formed the group D' Boys in 1982, nicknaming himself Peđa D'Boy.
D' Boys became popular all around former Yugoslavia for their humorous style and partying image, and especially for its synthpop hit "Jugoslovenka" (Yugoslav girl), although they were often mocked by the media for their trivial lyrics. The group released two albums, Ajd' se zezamo and Muvanje.
After few years, Miško Mihajlovski left the band and started performing as Miško D' Boys, while the rest of the group led by Peđa D' Boy changed its name to Peđa D' Boy Band and released their album Avantura in 1985. Later, Peđa started a solo career and represented SFR Yugoslavia at the Song of the Mediterranean festival in Palermo, where he got the second prize. He also took part in YU Rock Misija, the Yugoslav contribution to Band Aid.
After releasing his album Laku ti noć mala produced by Kornelije Kovač, Peđa left the country in 1987. He appeared once more in 1992 on a retro-concert of ex-Yugoslav pop and rock music in Belgrade. In 1997, in London, he recorded a new material, produced by Mark Evans, including a remix of the D'Boys best known hit "Jugoslovenka".
He resides in Belgrade where he still performs. In May 2007, he took part in Veliki Brat VIP, local version of the celebrity Big Brother reality show, featuring popular personalities from Serbia, Bosnia, and Montenegro.
Discography
With D'Boys
Singles
"Mi smo D'Boys" / "Crne oči, plava ljubav" (Jugoton, 1983)
peđa, predrag, jovanović, serbian, cyrillic, Предраг, Јовановић, born, april, 1950, kruševac, serbia, yugoslavia, serbian, musician, entertainer, known, former, frontman, yugoslav, group, boys, stage, alias, peđa, previously, vocalist, german, rock, band, jane. Predrag Jovanovic Serbian Cyrillic Predrag Јovanoviћ born 14 April 1950 Krusevac SR Serbia SFR Yugoslavia is a Serbian musician and entertainer He is known as a former frontman of the Yugoslav group D Boys by his stage alias Peđa D Boy and previously as a vocalist for the German rock band Jane Peđa D BoyPeђa D BoјBirth namePredrag JovanovicBorn 1950 04 14 14 April 1950 age 72 Krusevac PR Serbia FPR YugoslaviaOriginSerbiaGenresRockPopOccupation s Vocalist musician songwriterInstrument s guitarYears active1967 presentLabelsJugoton Brain City RecordsWebsiteOfficial siteOfficial myspace Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 With D Boys 2 1 1 Singles 2 1 2 Studio albums 2 2 With Peđa D Boy Band 2 3 With Bilja Krstic 2 3 1 Singles 2 4 With Jane 2 5 Solo works 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography EditThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Peđa D Boy news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Son of a mother Mila Matic who was a singer Jovanovic was a vocalist of the group Lutalice during the 1960s In 1967 he had a cameo appearance in the famous Yugoslav Black Wave film Kad budem mrtav i beo by the acclaimed director Zivojin Pavlovic In the famous singing contest scene he is introduced as Predrag Jovanovic young hippie from Krusevac before proceeding to sing I m a Believer by The Monkees Jovanovic moved to France where he played various clubs as well as in metro stations Much like other hippies of the period he also visited Goa in India where he performed with rock and jazz musicians from all around the world Being good at fashion design and tailoring in the mid 1970s he opened a clothing store on Ibiza where in 1980 he met the members of the West German rock group Jane He became their rhythm guitarist and vocalist participating in the recording of their 10th album In the early 1980s he returned to SFR Yugoslavia trying to establish himself on the then vibrant Yugoslav pop and rock scene He played a session gig at the exhibition of the prominent Yugoslav comic book artist Igor Kordej together with another musician Misko Mihajlovski with whom he formed the group D Boys in 1982 nicknaming himself Peđa D Boy D Boys became popular all around former Yugoslavia for their humorous style and partying image and especially for its synthpop hit Jugoslovenka Yugoslav girl although they were often mocked by the media for their trivial lyrics The group released two albums Ajd se zezamo and Muvanje After few years Misko Mihajlovski left the band and started performing as Misko D Boys while the rest of the group led by Peđa D Boy changed its name to Peđa D Boy Band and released their album Avantura in 1985 Later Peđa started a solo career and represented SFR Yugoslavia at the Song of the Mediterranean festival in Palermo where he got the second prize He also took part in YU Rock Misija the Yugoslav contribution to Band Aid After releasing his album Laku ti noc mala produced by Kornelije Kovac Peđa left the country in 1987 He appeared once more in 1992 on a retro concert of ex Yugoslav pop and rock music in Belgrade In 1997 in London he recorded a new material produced by Mark Evans including a remix of the D Boys best known hit Jugoslovenka He resides in Belgrade where he still performs In May 2007 he took part in Veliki Brat VIP local version of the celebrity Big Brother reality show featuring popular personalities from Serbia Bosnia and Montenegro Discography EditWith D Boys Edit Singles Edit Mi smo D Boys Crne oci plava ljubav Jugoton 1983 Studio albums Edit Ajd se zezamo Jugoton 1983 Muvanje Jugoton 1984 With Peđa D Boy Band Edit Avantura Jugoton 1985 With Bilja Krstic Edit Singles Edit Bubi PGP RTB 1985 With Jane Edit Jane Brain 1980 Solo works Edit General City Records 2008 See also EditD Boys SFR Yugoslav pop and rock scene Serbian rockReferences EditJanjatovic Petar Ilustrovana Enciklopedija YU Rocka 1960 1997 page 50 publisher Geopoetika 1997 in Serbian Official profile myspace com profile archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peđa D 27Boy amp oldid 1120382543, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
