Nenad Milosavljević

Nenad "Neša" Milosavljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад "Неша" Милосављевић, born 6 February 1954), also known as Neša Galija (Неша Галија), is a Serbian and Yugoslav musician, composer, music producer and former politician, best known as the frontman of the popular rock band Galija. He is the brother of Galija vocalist and lyricist Predrag "Peca" Milosavljević.

Nenad Milosavljević started his musical career in the early 1970s, performing on festivals in his home city of Niš. By the mid-1970s, he had gained the attention of the Yugoslav public as promising singer-songwriter. In 1977, with the members of Niš band Dva Lustera, he formed Galija. The group and Nenad Milosavljević gained loyal fanbase with their early progressive rock works, reaching the peak of popularity with their art rock albums of the late 1980s and early 1990s. With Galija, Milosavljević has released 15 studio albums and a live album. In addition to his work with Galija, Milosavljević has composed music for film and theatre. He has written music for three feature films and over 100 theatre plays.

Milosavljević is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia, and is a former deputy in the National Assembly of Serbia.

Biography Early life Milosavljević was born on 6 February 1954, in Niš, to father Čedomir and mother Branislava Milosavljević. His brother Predrag was born three years earlier.

Milosavljević went to Ratko Vukićević Elementary School in Niš. He also started composing, writing his first songs on poems by renowned poets. His early songs included "Čuj kako jauče vetar" ("Hear the Wind Howl"), composed on a poem by Dobriša Cesarić, and "Pozna jesen" ("Late Autumn"), composed on a poem by Vojislav Ilić.

Soon after his first successes, Milosavljević got the opportunity to compose music for the theatre play Etide (Études), in which he also appeared in the role of the troubadour. In 2013, he appeared at the Beosong festival with the song "Ruža od baruta" ("Gunpowder Rose"), but failed to qualify to the finals.

Milosavljević played harmonica on the song "Ti si lija, ti si zmija" ("You're a Vixen, You're a Serpent") by Yugoslav hard rock band Griva, released on their 1983 album Kog sam đavola tražio u tebi (What the Hell I Saw in You). Milosavljević provided vocals for the title song on the 2013 album Duša tanana (Gentle Soul) by Serbian saxophonist Jova Maljoković. He appeared as guest vocalist on the song "Prijatelj" ("Friend"), released on the album Gitarologija: Povratak korenima (Guitarology: Return to the Roots), by Serbian blues rock band Point Blank.

Theatre music Milosavljević started writing music for theatre while still in his teenage years. In 2008, he produced and wrote arrangements for the album Nečujna zvona (Silent Bells), featuring traditional songs of Kosovo and Metohija, performed by singer Milica Milosavljević Dugalić. Following the promotional concert in Niš's Čair park, Predrag Milosavljević left the band. He remained a deputy until 2016 Serbian parliamentary election.

Discography With Galija

Prva plovidba (1979) Druga plovidba (1980) Ipak verujem u sebe (1982) Bez naglih skokova (1984) Digni ruku (1986) Daleko je Sunce (1988) Korak do slobode (1989) Istorija, ti i ja (1991) Karavan (1994) Trinaest (1996) Voleti voleti (1997) Južnjačka uteha (1999) Dobro jutro, to sam ja (2005) Mesto pored prozora (2010) U raju iznad oblaka (2018)

Solo "Jeleni" (Terorizam ne!, 1998)