Galija

Galija
Galija performing in Niš in 2016
Galija performing in Niš in 2016
Background information
OriginNiš, Serbia
Genres
Years active1977–present
LabelsPGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, Raglas Records
MembersNenad Milosavljević
Predrag Milosavljević
Boban Pavlović
Dragutin Jakovljević
Slaviša Pavlović
Ivan Ilić
Goran Antović
Past members
List
  • Goran Ljubisavljević
    Predrag Branković
    Nenad Tančić
    Bratislav Stamenković
    Zoran Stanković
    Ljubodrag Vukadinović
    Zoran Radosavljević
    Dušan Radivojević
    Nebojša Marković
    Zoran Stamenković
    Branislav Radulović
    Saša Lokner
    Aleksandar Ralev
    Jean Jacques Roskam
    Bratislav Zlatković
    Dušan Karadžić
    Oliver Jezdić
    Bratislav Milošević
    Saša Ranđelović
    Jan Vrba
Websitewww.galija.rs

Galija (Serbian Cyrillic: Галија; lit. 'Galley') is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Niš in 1977.

The central figures of the band are brothers Nenad Milosavljević (vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica) and Predrag Milosavljević (vocals). A large numbrer of musicians passed through the band, with Milosavljević brothers and drummer Boban Pavlović being the only mainstay members. The band's first several releases were progressive rock-oriented, bringing them a loyal fanbase, but in the mid-1980s the band moved towards more mainstream-oriented sound. In the mid-1980s, the band was joined by guitarist Jean Jacques Roskam and multi-instrumentalist Bratislav "Bata" Zlatković. This lineup of the band cooperated with poet Radoman Kanjevac on the album trilogy consisting of Daleko je Sunce (1988), Korak do slobode (1989) and Istorija, ti i ja (1991), which featured provocative political-related lyrics and with which they achieved huge mainstream popularity. The band managed to sustain their popularity throughout the 1990s, but went on a hiatus at the end of the decade. Since their return to the scene in the mid-2000s, the band remains one of the top mainstream acts of the Serbian rock scene.