Dušan Prelević

Dušan Prelević "Prele" (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Прелевић Преле; 11 November 1948 – 28 July 2007) was a Serbian and Yugoslav singer, journalist and writer.

Prelević was widely known for his raspy voice, his transgressive public persona, and his trademark eyepatch (which he started wearing in mid-1990s, after he lost his right eye in a fight). During his musical career, Prelević released three solo albums and one album with the symphonic rock band Opus. He also made recordings with rock band Korni Grupa and jazz rock band Oliver. Prelević wrote articles and short stories for a number of Serbian and Yugoslav magazines and authored three books of short stories.

Biography Early life Prelević was born in Belgrade on 11 November 1948. As young, he studied to become a clockmaker. With the band, Prelević recorded the song "Tajna" ("A Secret").

In 1996, Prelević released the album Ja, Prele (I, Prele). The album featured large number of musicians: Radomir Mihajlović Točak (of Smak), Dušan "Duda" Bezuha (of Zona B) and Dragan "Krle" Jovanović (of Generacija 5) on guitars, Saša Lokner (of Bajaga i Instruktori) on organ, Đorđe Petrović on keyboards, Nebojša Ignjatović on bass, Čedomir "Čeda" Macura (of Bajaga i Instruktori) on drums, Vlada i Bajka and Nikola Hadži Nikolić (of 357) on vocals. In 1998, Prelević started the magazine Probisvet (Landloper), but only one issue was published due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. His tombstone bears the inscription "So far so good".

Prelević's song "Bela soba" was covered by Serbian band 357 on their 2002 album Iz gazda Žikine kuhinje (From Innkeeper Žika's Kitchen). The song "Majko, na šta liči tvoj sin" ("Mother, Look at the State Your Son Is In") was remixed in 2010 by the Serbian project Laura 2000 on their debut studio album ...pobiću se zadnji put da vidim da l' sam star (... I'll Have a One Last Fistfight Just to See if I'm Old), named after a verse from the song.

Discography With Korni Grupa Singles "Čovek i pas" (B-side of "Cigu-ligu"; 1969)

With Opus Studio albums Opus 1 (1975)

Solo Studio albums Na oštrici brijača (1982) Ja, Prele (1996)

Compilation albums U redu, pobedio sam (1991)

Singles "Da l' postoji ona koju sanjam" / "Kažu" (1970) "Hej, hej, okreni se" / "Jesenja pesma" (1973) "Nisam više tvoj" / "U noćima bez sna" (1973) "Vrati mi snove za dvoje" / "Ne traži ljubav" (1974) "Mojih pet minuta" / "Povedi me" (1978) "Hoću da pamtiš" / "Hoću da pamtiš – Instrumental" (1980)

With Oliver Singles "Tajna" / "Prošlo je sve" (1974)

Other appearances "Ljubav naša umire" (duet with Nada Pavlović, B-side of Nada Pavlović – "Brodvej", 1980) "Hiljaditi metar" / "Mi smo ponos druga Tita" (O'ruk generacija, 1980) "La Nuit" (Goran Bregović – La Reine Margot, 1994) "Beograd" (Vlada i Bajka – Ja nisam ja, 1994) "Santa Maria Della Salute" (Santa Maria Della Salute, 2002)