Milan Delčić Delča

Milan Delčić "Delča" (, 19 November 1960 – 24 July 2011) was a Serbian and Yugoslav musician, playwright, dramaturge and television host, best known for his career as the frontman of the rock band U Škripcu and as a solo artist.

Delčić gained prominence in the early 1980s as the frontman of the new wave band U Škripcu, the group achieving nationwide popularity with their third and second album, heavily influenced by New Romanticism. Delčić recorded five studio albums with U Škripcu. After the group disbanded in 1991, Delčić started his solo career, releasing three studio albums.

A graduate from University of Belgrade Faculty of Dramatic Arts department of dramaturgy, Delčić authored several theatre plays and worked on production of several television series. In addition, he worked as a TV host and had minor roles in several films.

He died in 2011, after long battle with leukemia.

Biography Musical career U Škripcu (1980–1991)

Born in Pirot on 11 November 1960, Delčić started his musical career in 1980 as the frontman of the Belgrade new wave band U Škripcu (trans. In Dire Straits). At the time of the formation, the band was a part of the Yugoslav new wave scene, attracting the attention of the public with their artistic live performances and their appearance on the 1981 various artists compilation album Artistička radna akcija. With the release of their 1982 debut album Godine ljubavi (Years of Love), the band moved towards a more experimental post-punk sound, before achieving nationwide commercial success with the release of the 1983 album O je! (Oh, Yeah!) and mini album Nove godine! (New Years!), both influenced by New Romanticism. On 10 March 2006, Delčić, backed by Sklekovi and with guest appearances by his former U Škripcu bandmates, held a concert in Belgrade Youth Center. The concert was released in 2008 on the live album (20-Something Anniversary) under the moniker Delča a i U Škripcu (Delča and also U Škripcu).

Death and tributes Delčić died in Belgrade on 24 July 2011, after long battle with leukemia. In 2012, Serbian band Vampiri covered the song "Koliko imaš godina" on their concert in Sava Centar as a tribute to Delčić.

In September 2013, a commemorative plaque in memory of Delčić was unveiled on the house in which he lived in Belgrade neighborhood of Košutnjak. In 2011, the band's song "Izgleda da mi smo sami" was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by PGP-RTB/PGP-RTS during the sixty years of the label's existence.

The lyrics of U Škripcu song "Šuma" ("Forest"), authored by Delčić, are featured in Petar Janjatović's book Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 - 2007 (Songs of Brotherhood, Childhood & Offspring: Anthology of Ex YU Rock Poetry 1967 – 2007).

Discography With U Škripcu Studio albums Godine ljubavi (1982) O je! (1983) Nove godine! (1983) Budimo zajedno! (1984) Izgleda da mi smo sami (1990)

Live albums Jubilarnih 20 i nešto godina (as Delča a i U Škripcu; 2008)

Compilation albums Greatest Hits Collection (2019)

Singles "Nove godine" / "Beograd spava" (1983) "Uzmi sve što želiš, crni anđele" / "Baj, baj" (1987)

Other appearances "Pamflex dom" / "Južno voće" (Artistička radna akcija; 1981) "Stjuardesa" (Beograde; 1991)

Solo Studio albums Delča i Sklekovi (1994) S jezikom u usta (1997) Krenuo sam davno, ne sećam se gde (2003)

Other appearances "Koliko imaš godina" (Bez struje; 1996) "Leto vole kupačice" (Budva '96.; 1996) "Podmornica" (Budva '98; 1988) "Anđeli" (Beovizija 2003 – 1; 2003)