, Zoran Red?i? and ?eljko Bebek at 2005 Bijelo dugme concert in Sarajevo]] ?elimir "?eljko" Bebek (born December 16, 1945) is a popular Bosnian Croat singer. He is most notable for his decade-long stint (1974-1984) as the singer of Bijelo dugme. Bebek was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, to parents Zvonimir and Katarina. He showed an early interest in music, entertaining his mother's guests by singing songs he heard on the radio. He also experimented with harmonica, but abandoned it in third grade of primary school as he wanted to play guitar and sing along. His teacher, however, discouraged such intentions so ?eljko ended up playing mandolin instead. He soon became the school's best mandolin player and was allowed to play guitar as a reward. Career Early years At the age of 16, he entered his first band Eho 61, which operated as a school activity for musically i

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