Zana

Zana is a Serbian rock and pop group from Belgrade that formed in 1979. The ensemble was founded by the guitarist Radovan Jovićević, the keyboardist Zoran Živanović, and the vocalist Zana Nimani. They achieved early success with the reggae-influenced hit “Leto” (1981) following their debut single “Nastavnice” (1980). Their debut studio album, Loše vesti uz rege za pivsku flašu (1981), was followed by the recordings Dodirni mi kolena (1982) and Natrag na voz (1983). After the departure of Nimani in 1984, the group utilized the vocalists Nataša Gajović and Nataša Živković. Their discography includes the studio albums Zana (1985), Vojna pošta (1988), and Rukuju se, rukuju (1989). Since 1990, the ensemble has featured the vocalist Jelena Galonić, releasing the recordings Nisam, nisam (1991), 21 (2001), and Kao nekad (2006). In 2022, the group released the box set Dijamantski box set 1980–2022.