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Zagreb, Croatia (1977 – 1988)

Azra was a rock band from Zagreb, Croatia that was popular across former Yugoslavia in the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir “Johnny” Štulić. He was, and is a kind of an urban legend; he would show up in different places of the city, singing with his guitar, that is what made him famous before Azra even recorded an album. Other two members were Mišo Hrnjak (bass) and Boris Leiner (drums). They named the Band after a verse “Ja se zovem El Muhamed/Iz plemena starih Azra/Što za ljubav glavu gube/I umiru kada ljube!” (trans. “My name is El Muhamed/From the tribe of the old Azra/That lose their lives for love/And die when they kiss!”) from a sevdalinka “Kraj tanahna šadrvana”, which is a translation of Heinrich Heine’s song Der Asra.

They released their first single in 1979 with songs “Balkan” and “A šta da radim”. The first album named “Azra” and published in 1980 achieved commercial success and popularized Azra in former Yugoslavia. Azra recorded its last studio album “Izmedju krajnosti” in 1987. In 1988 the band recorded 4LP live album under the name Zadovoljština (Satisfaction), after which Štulić disbanded the band.
Štulić recorded another three albums while in Houten, Netherlands, where he currently lives. He is often at lengths with his past as he lives a secluded life and is often the target of reporters seeking an interview, which he is reluctant to participate in.

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16 days ago

Nemam komentar :) Rules!!!

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butcheress wrote:
20 days ago

LEGENDA!!!! <3333

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merimad wrote:
22 days ago

Legenda. Johnny <3

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lanuschka wrote:
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hajde dijete otvorimo ples<3

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Fajterica wrote:
December 2009

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November 2009

"Poljska u mome srcu!":) pozdravi!

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November 2009

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November 2009

voleo sam plavo smedje jednako... ;-)

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October 2009

kao i jučer...

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October 2009

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September 2009

predobri tekstovi (Y)

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September 2009

jos malo pa milja...

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August 2009

Bolje mu je da je otišao iz ove rupe

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Kretenos wrote:
August 2009

valjaju

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Dinamovac wrote:
August 2009

"Tko nema razloga za bunt, nema razloga za život" - Johnny B. Štulić

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slobodanpad wrote:
August 2009

27.08. Varaždin, u sklopu špancirfesta, Pozdrav Azri prava je poslastica za sve fanove nikad prežaljene Azre. Idejni začetnik projekta je legendarni bubnjar Boris Leiner – jedini još uvijek aktivni član još legendarnije Azre.---vrijedi doći i uživati :))

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June 2009

toooo, u top listenerima sam...pozdrav svim fanovima azre...ni bendovi nisu više kao što je bila azra

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