Siluete | |
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 Siluete in 1967, from left to right: Slobodan Todorović, Ljuba Đorđević, Zoran Miščević, Dejan Dunjić and Jovan Mišević | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | VIS Siluete |
| Origin | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1961–1971 1975–1995 |
| Labels | Diskos, PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS |
| Past members | Zoran Miščević Branko Gluščević Ilija Stanić Zoran Simjanović Jovan Mišević Miroslav Minić Dejan Dunjić Miomir Petrović Ljuba Đorđević Tomi Sovilj Božidar Plesničar Dragi Jelić Slobodan Todorović Aleksandar Cvetković Slobodan "Boba" Orlić Dragan Vukelić Radomir Dramičanin |
Siluete (Serbian Cyrillic: Силуете, trans. The Silhouettes) were a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1961. They were one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene.
Soon after the formation, Siluete, fronted by charismatic vocalist Zoran Miščević, gained the attention of the audience with their live performances. In 1963 the original members of the band departed, a part of the original lineup continuing with new members as The Shadows-inspired instrumental band, and later performing with vocalist Tomi Sovilj. In 1964 Miščević returned to Siluete, and the band soon gained nationwide fame thanks to their energetic and sometimes transgressive live performances. During the 1960s they were one of the most popular Yugoslav rock bands, Miščević becoming the first superstar of the Yugoslav rock scene and the Yugoslav press comparing their rivalry with the band Elipse (whose keyboardist Zoran Simjanović was one of the forming members of Siluete) to the one between The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. In the late 1960s the band performed abroad, trying to secure a contract with a foreign record label and, after failing to do so, disbanded in 1971. Miščević reformed Siluete in the mid-1970s and continued to lead them through the following years. A number of musicians passed through the band, with Mišćević and keyboardist Ljuba Đorđević being the only mainstay members. The band held numerous performances in the late 1970s and the 1980s, but enjoyed little media attention and popularity. Miščević died in 1995, Siluete thus ending their activity.