Kiki Lesendrić
Serbian musician
Zoran "Kiki" Lesendrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран "Кики" Лесендрић) is a Serbian and Yugoslav musician, songwriter, composer and music producer, best known as the vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter of the popular rock band Piloti.
Lesendrić started his musical career in late 1970s. He was one of the forming members of Piloti, which soon after the formation became a prominent act of the Yugoslav new wave scene. After making a shift towards commercial pop rock sound, the band reached the peak of popularity in late 1980s and early 1990s, disbanding in 1997. Lesendrić reformed Piloti in 2008, following the release of his first solo album. With Piloti, Lesendrić has recorded ten studio albums and a live album.
In addition to his work with Piloti, Lesendrić was also a member of the supergroup Dobrovoljno Pevačko Društvo. He has worked as songwriter and music producer with a number of prominent artists from former Yugoslav republics and Greece, and has composed scores for several films.
Biography
Early life
Lesendrić was born on 2 January 1961 in Belgrade. His father was an electromechanic and his mother was a housewife.
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