San (band)


San was a Yugoslav rock band from Belgrade. The band was formed in 1971 by the composer Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić, and disbanded in 1975, after the band's vocalist Predrag Jovičić died in concert from an electric shock.

Band history

The band was formed in 1971 by keyboardist and composer Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić. He gathered former members of the bands Smeli, Samonikli, Bele Višnje and Vragolani, and the band consisted of Ilić, Predrag Jovičić, Aleksandar Slaviković, Dragoslav Jovanović and Aleksandar Grujić.
In 1971, the band released their first 7" single, featuring the songs "Tebe sam želeo" and "Helena", through PGP-RTB. Two years later, the band released the single with the songs "Papirni brodovi" and "Hej, malena". In 1974, the band released three 7" singles: the first one featuring the songs "Legenda" and "Milena", the second one featuring the songs "Jedan svet za sve" and "Srce na dlanu", and the third one featuring the songs "Anabela" and "Zvezda ljubavi". With the song "Legenda", the band won the Second Prize on 1974 Festival Omladina in Subotica. During these several years, Ilić wrote music for the film ITD and the rock opera Arhanđeli i automati performed in the Dadov Theatre.
On February 2, 1975, during a concert at Čair Hall in Niš, Jovičić died from an electric shock. San disbanded, and Ilić decided never to perform in a rock band again.

Post-breakup

After San disbanded, Ilić continued his career as a composer.
In 1975, the progressive rock band Pop Mašina released the song "Rekvijem za prijatelja" dedicated to Jovičić. The song lyrics were written by S Vremena Na Vreme member Ljuba Ninković.
In 1977, former members of San, with the band Maj and the singers Zdravko Čolić, Dado Topić, Bisera Veletanlić, Zdenka Kovačiček and Zlatko Pejaković, recorded the album Uspomene as a tribute to Jovičić.
In 1994, the song "Legenda" was released on Komuna compilation album , which featured songs by Yugoslav acoustic rock acts.

Discography

Singles