Magazin is a Croatian pop band formed in 1979 under the name Dalmatinski Magazin, by Željko BariÄiÄ and bassist Nenad VesanoviÄ. Influenced by Dalmatian music, they incorporated modern pop ingredients into 1980s Yugoslavia, achieving widespread success by the middle of the decade. After debuting with various drummers and keyboardists, including TonÄi HuljiÄ and debut singer Marija KuzmiÄ, the band took off with her replacement by Ljiljana Nikolovska and the album Kokolo (1983), which sold a hundred thousand copies. In 1985, PiÅ¡i mi doubled the number of copies sold, and the group achieved its greatest popularity with the following albums: Put Putujem (1986), Magazin (1987), Besame NoÄi (1988) and Dobro Jutro (1989). In 1990, a new era was ushered in with a change in the name of the record company: the state label Jugoton became Croatia Records, and Magazin continued with a new singer, Danijela MartinoviÄ, who appeared on three albums until 1994, when Croatia declared independence in 1991. As popular as ever, the quartet went on to record five albums with singer Jelena Rozga, present until 2004 on Paaa...? Three years later, the band resurfaced with new musicians. Željko BariÄiÄ and bassist Nenad VesanoviÄ are this time supported by Ivan HuljiÄ on keyboards and, as figurehead, singer Ivana KovaÄ on the albums Dama i Car (2007) and Bossa n' Magazin (2008). A six-year break followed, before a return in 2014 with Andrea Å uÅ¡njara and the album Mislim Pozitivno! After a ten-year silence, the two original members reappear as a trio, joined by Lorena BuÄan, for a new version of the hit "Nesvjestica".
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