1977–1982 Generacija 5 was officially formed on 1 July 1977, by
Dragoljub "Dragan" Ilić (a former Korak member, keyboards), Jovan Rašić (a former
Zlatni Prsti member, vocals), Dragan "Krle" Jovanović (a former
Zdravo member, guitar), Dušan "Duda" Petrović (a former
Pop Mašina member, bass guitar) and Slobodan "Boban" Đorđević (a former Korak member, drums). The band was named after a suggestion by Dragan Ilić's brother, composer and former
San leader
Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić; after reading a newspaper article about
fifth generation computers, Sanja Ilić suggested the name Generacija 5. The band released their debut
jazz rock-oriented
7-inch single with songs "Novi život" ("New Life") and "Izgubljeni san" ("Lost Dream") in May 1978. He was replaced by former
Zebra member Goran Milošević (brother of female rock singer
Slađana Milošević), with whom the band moved towards more commercial sound. The album brought the hits "Dolazim za 5 minuta" ("I'll Be Back In 5 Minutes"), "Ti i ja" ("You And Me"), "Rođen na asfaltu" ("Born on the Asphalt") and "Pseto". and drummer Zoran Radovanović, formerly of
Čutura i Oblaci. Generacija 5 version was released on the compilation album
Pomoli se još jednom... i druge balade (
Say One more Prayer... and Other Ballads) in 2000. On the promotional concerts, the band performed with Najdanović as vocalist. In December 2011, the band reunited in the 1978 lineup, with Ilić on keyboards, Jovanović on guitar, Stojisavljević on bass guitar, Đorđević on drums, and the band's original vocalist Jovan Rašić, to perform at the 50th anniversary of Subotica Youth Festival. Since 2013, Đorđević was, due to the fact that he still resides in the United States, on some concerts replaced by
Kerber drummer Josip "Joško" Hartl on drums. In November 2016, the band released the single "Opasna po život" ("Deadly"), featuring lyrics written by Zvonimir Đukić, recorded with the new vocalist, Miloš Bajat. The band celebrated their 44th anniversary with a concert in
Belgrade Youth Center, performing with the new drummer Radoš Ćapin. and a concert in Belgrade's
Trade Union Hall, held on 8 December 2022, featuring former
Korni Grupa and
Time frontman and solo artist
Dado Topić and
Riblja Čorba frontman
Bora Đorđević and children's choir Horislavci as guests. Miloš Stojisavljević "Cajger" died on 29 January 2024, after long illness. In May 2024, the band released the single "Ja verujem" ("I Believe"), featuring
Dado Topić on vocals. The band dedicated the song to deceased Stojisavljević. Following the single release, Generacija 5 and Topić held a series of joint concerts. In December 2024, prior to their
New Year's Eve concert in
Kragujevac, the band members publicly supported the
2024 Serbian anti-corruption protests. ==Legacy==