1975 — 1980 The band was formed in 1975 by former Zajedno member
Bora Đorđević (vocals and acoustic guitar), a former U Cvetu Mladosti member Nenad Božić (vocals and acoustic guitar) and female singers
Snežana Jandrlić and Vesna Rakočević. After release of the single "Kara Mustafa", Vesna Rakočević left the band and joined
Zdravo, and
Bilja Krstić and
Gorica Popović became new Suncokret members. At the half of 1976, they were joined by bass guitarist Bata Sokić. The band released several successful singles, some of them inspired by
traditional songs. In 1976, they appeared in
Mića Milošević's film
Tit for Tat, and some of their songs were used in the film. They performed at the 1976
BOOM Festival in
Belgrade, and a live version of their song "Moj đerdane" ("(Oh) My Necklace") was released on the ''BOOM '76'' live album. Their debut album
Moje bube (
My Bugs) was released in 1977. Album featured previously released "Kara Mustafa" and "Moje tuge" ("My Sadnesses"), humorous songs "Vuk i krava" ("Wolf and Cow") and "Oglas" ("Ad") and ballads "Uspavanka" ("Lullaby"), "Ni sam ne znam kada" ("I Myself Don't Know When") and "Prvi sneg" ("First Snow"), the latter, written by
Dušan Mihajlović "Spira", After the album was released, keyboardist Duško Nikodijević and drummer Ljubinko Milošević became band's permanent members. In 1977, the band members refused to perform Đorđević's song "
Lutka sa naslovne strane", so Đorđević and Biljana Krstić left the band and joined
Rani Mraz, Đorđević remaining in Rani Mraz shortly and in 1978 forming
rock band
Riblja Čorba which will eventually become one of the top acts of the
former Yugoslav rock scene. Snežana Jandrlić continued to lead new, electricized Suncokret lineup, which featured Sokić, Nikodijević and former Tilt members
Dušan "Duda" Bezuha (guitar) and Vladimir Golubović (drums). After Golubović and Bezuha left the band, bass guitarist
Branko Isaković and drummer
Ivan "Vd" Vdović became new Suncokret members, but after only two singles released, the band disbanded due to the members' discord.
Reunions (1995, 2011) In 1995, Suncokret reunited for a performance in
Belgrade Youth Center, on a concert which featured other acts from the 1970s acoustic rock scene. The lineup featured Bora Đorđević, Bata Sokić, Duda Bezuha, Gorica Popović, Snežana Jandrlić, Bilja Krstić and Vlajko Golubović. In 2011, Suncokret reunited in the lineup featuring Gorica Popović, Biljana Krstić, Snežana Jandrlić, Bata Sokić and Nenad Božić, to perform at the 50th anniversary of
Festival Omladina, performing the songs "Prvi sneg" and "Moje bube". ==Legacy==