Marina Perazić

Marina Perazić (born 29 May 1958) is a Croatian and former Yugoslav singer and DJ. Born in Rijeka, she gained prominence as a member of the synth-pop group Denis & Denis, which she formed with keyboardist and vocalist Davor Tolja, the two later joined by vocalist Edi Kraljić. As a member of Denis & Denis, Perazić gained nationwide popularity, becoming one of the biggest stars of the Yugoslav rock scene and often being described as a sex symbol. In 1986, she left Denis & Denis to start her solo career.

After releasing her debut album Marina in 1987, she moved to New York City, where she spent the following ten years without recording or performing. She returned to Rijeka in the late 1990s, releasing her second and latest solo album Ista kao more in 1998. Since the 2010s, she has been performing as a DJ. From 2012 to 2026, she took part in Denis & Denis reunions.

Musical career Early career Marina Perazić started her singing career as a member of the Rijeka choir Jeka Primorja (Echo of the Coastline) and the multimedia group Sigma Tau. In 1981, she was invited by Davor Tolja, former member of the bands Vrijeme i Zemlja and Linija 32 (Line 32), to join his one-off band Toljina Funk Selekcija (Tolja's Funk Selection), formed to perform on the 1981 edition of RI Rock Festival. During 1985, Tolja was serving his mandatory stint in the Yugoslav army, and during his military leaves, he and Perazić recorded the mini-album Ja sam lažljiva (I Am Mendacious), which repeated the commercial and critical success of the band's debut. recorded the song "Plava jutra" ("Blue Mornings") with Rex Ilusivii, After Tolja's return from the army, Denis & Denis would continue as a trio, consisting of Tolja, Perazić and Kraljić. After the group's several successful appearances on Yugoslav pop music festivals, Perazić left Denis & Denis in September 1986 to start her solo career. In the 2010s, Perazić started performing as a DJ.

Denis & Denis reunion (2012–2026) In 2012, Tolja, Perazić and Kraljić reunited in order to mark 30 years since the band's formation. The reunited group held their first performance on 7 December 2012 in Tvornica kulture hall in Zagreb, and on the New Year's Eve they held a concert on Rijeka main city square, which was followed by concerts in the region. The tour included dates in Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. It began on 14 March in Ljubljana and ended on 10 April 2026 in Zagreb.

Other activities Perazić made a cameo appearance in the Croatian TV series Black & White World portraying a journalist. For his part, Bajagić never publicly confirmed nor denied the relationship with Perazić, however, he did explicitly deny that he had written "Kad hodaš" with her in mind.

In 1986, Perazić began a relationship with the musician , best known as one-time Ekatarina Velika drummer. Having already met three years earlier at Subotica's Youth Festival, the two began dating following an encounter at the 1986 festival in Belgrade's Sava Centar and moved in together only weeks later. In 1988, Fece emigrated to the United States, settling in New York City, and Perazić soon joined him thereby giving up on her solo music career in Yugoslavia. Their first child, daughter Mia Katarina, was born in 1993. The couple's co habitual relationship was reportedly a turbulent one, with Perazić accusing Fece of verbal and physical abuse. It ended in 1996, with Perazić leaving New York City with their two infant daughters and moving back to her hometown Rijeka. The group's song "Voli me još ovu noć" was covered by Croatian klapa Libar on their 2008 album Prvi (The First One).

In 2015, Čuvaj se! was polled No.65 on the list of 100 Greatest Yugoslav Albums published by the Croatian edition of Rolling Stone.

Discography With Denis & Denis Studio albums Čuvaj se! (1984) Ja sam lažljiva (1985)

Singles "Program tvog kompjutera" / "Noć" (1984) "Oaze snova" / "Voli me još ovu noć" (1985)

Solo Studio albums Marina (1987) Ista kao more (1998)

Singles "Sex bez dodira" (2004)