Osvajači

Osvajači (Serbian Cyrillic: Освајачи; trans. The Conquerors) are a Serbian and Yugoslav hard rock band formed in Kragujevac in 1990.

Formed by vocalist Zvonko Pantović "Čipi", guitarist Dragan Urošević, bass guitarist Saša Popović and drummer Miša Raca, the band was soon joined by veteran keyboardist Laza Ristovski. The band's debut album, Krv i led, was released in 1991 and presented the band with their glam metal sound. Following their second studio release, the 1995 album Sam, recorded with new keyboardist, Nebojša Jakovljević, and new bassist, Dejan Dačović, the band split up in 1997.

In 1998, Pantović and Jakovljević formed the pop rock band Osvajači All Stars with guitarist Bane Jelić, which soon started to be referred to simply as Osvajači. Simultaneously, Urošević reformed Osvajači, featuring Popović on rhythm guitar, vocalist Nenad Jovanović, bass guitarist Saša Marković and drummer Nenad Branković, this incarnation of the band releasing the album Vrelina in 2000. For a period of time, existence of two bands of the same name, both featuring members from the original incarnation of the group, led to confusion of the public. However, most of the fans and the Serbian music press eventually started to consider Urošević-led faction of the band as the continuation of the original Osvajači activity, as it kept in spirit with the band's original hard rock sound, in contrast to Pantović's and Jakovljević's faction, which moved from rock towards pop and pop folk sound.

In 2005, Pantović, Jakovljević and Urošević reunited, the new lineup of Osvajači also featuring Mikica Zdravković (bass guitar) and Dejan Nikolić (drums). After several years of performing with reunited Osvajači, Urošević withdrew from the band, Jakovljević and Pantović continuing as Osvajači with a new lineup of musicians. In 2015, they released the album Sad je na mene red, recorded with Bane Jelić on guitar, but also featuring guest appearance by Urošević on several tracks.