Oruzjem Protivu Otmicara

Oruzjem protivu otmicara (Using Weapons Against Kidnappers) is pop rock band from Zrenjanin, Serbia. It's rather punk then pop rock.. OPO was formed back in 1992 by Nikola Pavkovic (at that time member of the band ?Instant Karma?) and Dada Antov. In November that very same year, band is making their first recordings, ?Izabela? and ?Mrtva je?, which later ended up on their debut album. During 1993 there was lot of musicians going through the bend and one of them was Dragana Mrkajic which was there as an guitar player.

OPO was formed back in 1992 by Nikola Pavkovic (at that time member of the band ?Instant Karma?) and Dada Antov.
In November that very same year, band is making their first recordings, ?Izabela? and ?Mrtva je?, which later ended up on their debut album.

During 1993 there was lot of musicians going through the bend and one of them was Dragana Mrkajic which was there as an guitar player. It turned out that Dragana's vocal is the best thing for OPO and she started to get behind the microphone forming a solid skeleton of one of the best bands in 90's in the country of SiCG and a bit wider.

In May 1994, OPO was having their first concert and they were recording new songs ?Vremojed? and ?Nikako ne mogu da? which blasted through all the charts across the country. First video was recorded for the song ?Izabela? which was actually their first hit on TV stations being aired and on top of the list for 10 months after the initial release.


May 1995, debut album is released and band was touring extensively across the country holding more than 50 concerts.


June 1996, OPO is signing their first record deal and releasing their second album ?Barbicue? which launched them into pop-rock Yu sky. In first six months there was 4 singles taken off the album, all them ruling the top charts. Album is being sold in more than 15 000 copies, making it best sold album on that year.
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February 1997, OPO is going on big ex-yugoslavian tour.

Album ?Barbicue? was remixed under name ?BrbiMix? by popular producent Mirko Vukomanovic, during its high popularity.

There is a new lineup since middle of 1998:

Tosa - bass guitar, back vocals
Dragana - lead vocals, guitar
Nikola - guitar
Zika - drumset


Third album ?Komadic koji nedostaje? was released on 15th of December 1998. There was ten songs and first single was ?U mraku?. Album was recorded in recording studio ?SKY? from August until November that same year. Producent was Vlada Negovanovic.

After that bend was disbanded in year 2000 and reunited three years later with new vocal Ivana. Band released new album under ?Mastoplov? name and stoped with work in same year again because of disinterested some of members. End of 2004 year; Nikola who wrote most of the band's songs gather new guys and start playing again.




Oruzjem Protivu Otmicara - OPO diskografija

Prva postava benda: Nikola Pavkovic, Dada Antov, Dragana Mrkajic.

Od 1998:

Tosa - bas gitara, vokal

Dragana - vokal, gitara
Nikola - gitara
Zika - bubnjevi

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Od 2000. vokal je Ivana.

Prvi Album 1995
1.Izgubljeni dan
2.Izabela
3.Pesma o meni
4.Ptica
5.Moja soba
6.Bossanova
7.Vremojed
8.Mrtva je
9.Samo svoja
10.Nikako ne mogu da
11.Ogledalo
12.Sreca

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Barbiecue - 1996
1.Januar
2.Dobra ideja
3.Vidim se
4.Neurotica
5.Na biciklu
6.Amnezija
7.U koloru
8.Mladicu moj (Obrada grupe Zana)
9.Sasa Ajdanov
10.Pesma za mene
11.Kucni duhovi
12.1000

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Barbiemix 1997
1.Pesma za mene
2.Malo ubistvo me?u prijateljima
3.Na biciklu
4.Amnezija
+ skrivena pesma

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Komadic koji nedostaje 1998
1.U mraku
2.Pesma
3.Da li spava
4.Mrzi me
5.Places
6.Telefonija
7.Voajer
8.Trazi me
9.Hodamo na rukama
10.Tonemo
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Mastoplov - 2000.
Kasnim,
Tik-tak,
Mastoplov,
Budi tu,
Prevarant,
Ja u mi ne,
Ja i ti,
Telo moje,
Voajer,
TV,
Nisam sebi zacrtala srecu,
Hladna je

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*** Bend se 2007. vra?a na scenu podmla?enom i energi?nojom postavom u kojoj dominira peva?ica Ivana Radmanovac , a iz Novog Sada.

Objavljuju album :



Znas ko te pozdravio - 2007

1. Bas me briga
2. Izvini
3. Lica
4. Miki, Miki
5. Ona
6. Pravimo se
7. Reda radi
8. Sama
9. Super sexy
10. Udari me