Đorđe "Đoka" Marjanović (Kučevo, October 30, 1931) is a famous Yugoslav and Serbian singer, most popular during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s in the SFR Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union and, by many, the greatest star of Yugoslav and Serbian entertaining music.

Biography:
He was born in Kučevo. He studied and absolved pharmacy. For the first time, he sang at the audition of the entertaining music singer organized by the Association of Serbian Jazzists, in order to sing in the future the plays and parties in the city. The breakthrough occurred in 1958 in Nis. Duško Radančević, the head of a small Belgrade orchestra who accompanied singers and actors, invited him to sing in a pause between the performance of singer of entertaining and folk music. Djordje sang four songs - Whistle in eight, Blue in blue, Shy and serenade and cowboy song from one movie. The audience reacted fantastically, looking for bis, and Djordje, as he prepared only the songs mentioned, all sang them on bis. His appearance on television with the song "Whistle at Eight" immediately turned into general excitement. He was the first singer of entertaining music in the territory of Yugoslavia, who not only stood behind the microphone but fell to his knees, rolling on the floor, crying, throwing a jacket in the audience.

The first LP record of Djordje Marjanovic Music for the game (PGP RTB) appeared on the sale of his birthday, October 30, 1959. The plate was sold in 11,000 copies, at a time when there were no more than 20,000 turntables in Yugoslavia. Another LP record, called Mustafa, was released in 1962. Prominent Serbian designer Ljubomir Pavićević Fis designed the cover for both boards. In 1960, with the song "Pesma mleka I mleka", and Novinar prodavnica, he participated in the festival in Opatija and won three awards.

In the competition of the Golden Microphone in 1961, in the Chamber of Commerce, in the opinion of the audience, the first place was unjustly taken away and dissatisfied. The "Djokisti" made demonstrations and street riots on Marks and Engels Square (today Nikola Pašić Square) so that the police had to intervene. In order to somehow calm down the furious mass, Djordje rose to the roof of the car and from there sang to his fans.

He participated in almost all Yugoslav festivals of entertaining music - Belgrade Spring, Your Spring Festival, Opatija Festival, Song Festival, Split Festival, Zagreb Festival, as well as several times in the Yugoslav Eurovision Song Contest. At Beovizija in 2009, he performed alongside Oscar and the composition of Bjutti Queens in the song Superstar Ognjen Amidžić, Vladimir Graić, and Saša Milošević Maret.

He appeared in several films and television series, mostly playing himself.

On April 14, 1990, he suffered a stroke at a concert in Melbourne, Australia, where he was a guest of Lepa Brena. He was hit on the scene as he sang the song "I have no one to regret". After that, he remained speechless for a while. Later, his speech was restored to a certain extent so that he could testify but difficult. In spite of the illness, he insisted on the insistence of his fans to perform concerts where he mostly sang with guests and to play his old hits on the playback. He also appeared in concerts by other singers and as a guest on television. He excused himself from the music audience and the audience at the concert on May 31, 2004, in the center of Sava.

From awards and recognitions, he received: The Golden Plaque of Belgrade, Order of Labor, and Order of Merit for the people with silver wreath. President of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev assigned him the Order to strengthen friendship and the expansion of cultural relations between Yugoslavia and the USSR.

There were fan clubs in Serbia, Djordje Marjanovic, Djokisti, which he regularly visited, handled and painted. In the then Soviet Union, Djordje was a very popular singer. He sang in the biggest halls and was honored with respect. On one of these trips, George met his wife Eli, with whom she has three children. Lives in Belgrade. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.