Early history (1968–1975) The duo Vlada i Bajka was formed in 1968 by the childhood friends Vladimir Marković "Vlada" and Dragutin Balaban "Bajka", both playing acoustic guitars and singing lead and backing vocals, after becoming members of the AKUD (Serbian for
amateur cultural-artistic society) Branko Krsmanović, being one of the pioneers of the
Serbian acoustic rock scene. Three years later, in 1971, with the AKUD Branko Krsmanović, the two went on a
United States tour, simultaneously performing as a duo in university clubs the material consisting of cover versions of
Simon & Garfunkel songs. At the time, they had also established a good relationship with
Radio Belgrade, often performing live in the studio during the evening program, as well as the television shows
Serija koje nema (
A Series that is Gone) and
Pozdravite sve kod kuće (
Say Hello to Everyone at Home). the songs "Lutanja" and "Novi svet" were released on single by PGP-RTB in 1973. With the release of the single "Oblak" ("A Cloud"), with "Za koju noć" ("In a Few Nights") as the B-side, featuring the lyrics from a poem by
Dobriša Cesarić, which had become their most popular recording, the band ceased their discography activities, and after occasional club performances, the duo disbanded. The recording sessions featured numerous guest musicians and the song "Beograd" ("Belgrade") featured guest appearances by singers
Bora Đorđević and
Dušan Prelević, and actors
Dragan Nikolić,
Nikola Kojo and
Dragan Bjelogrlić. After the album release, the band organized a live promotion of the album with a concert
Odbrana Beograda (
Defending Belgrade), on April 5, 1995, alluding on the growing popularity of
turbo folk music in Serbia. From 2001 until 2006 Marković was the general manager of
PGP-RTS, and in the meantime, in 2004, he wrote the music for the
Dragan Marinković movie
Take a Deep Breath. The single, for which a promotional video had also been recorded, "Kokoro ni ai o" ("Smile Instead of Tears"), beside the duo also featured
Lena Kovačević,
Bilja Krstić,
Ana Milovanović,
Ljuba Ninković,
Duda Bezuha and the Radio Television of Serbia children choir. During the same year, on December 10, the duo appeared at the 50th anniversary celebration of the Festival Omladina, performing the song "Oblak". == Discography ==