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Sanja Ilić

1951 - 2021

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Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар "Сања" Илић; 27 March 1951 – 7 March 2021) was a Serbian and Yugoslav musician and composer. Ilić started composing as a teenager. In 1971 he formed the rock band San, which disbanded in 1975, after the band's vocalist Predrag Jovičić died in concert from an electric shock. After San split up, Ilić continued his career as a composer, authoring several hit songs for Yugoslav pop and rock artists. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sanja Ilić is the 1,233rd most popular composer (down from 1,216th in 2019), the 281st most popular biography from Serbia (down from 274th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Serbian Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Sanja Ilić ranks 1,233 out of 1,451. Before him are Tadeusz Baird, Andrei Eshpai, Knudåge Riisager, Oskar Kolberg, Michel Colombier, and Craig Armstrong. After him are Tofig Guliyev, Granville Bantock, Alfrēds Kalniņš, Boris Tishchenko, Cecilia Seghizzi, and Thomas Campion.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Sanja Ilić ranks 419. Before him are Alicia Giménez Bartlett, Ajahn Brahm, Nils Lofgren, Demetrios Christodoulou, Charlaine Harris, and Silvi Vrait. After him are Albert Salvadó, Dan Bricklin, Daniel Lanois, Dennis Frederiksen, Joe R. Lansdale, and Fiorella Bonicelli. Among people deceased in 2021, Sanja Ilić ranks 457. Before him are Tubilandu Ndimbi, Lawrence Weiner, Franco Marini, Michael Fisher, Aleksandar Shalamanov, and Giuseppe Galante. After him are Art LaFleur, Vladimir Naumov, Mona Malm, Donald Arnold, Gavin MacLeod, and Isaak Khalatnikov.

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In Serbia

Among people born in Serbia, Sanja Ilić ranks 281 out of 661. Before him are Nemanja Matić (1988), Milorad Mažić (1973), Zoltán Berczik (1937), Luka Jović (1997), Aleksandar Atanacković (1920), and Slobodan Živojinović (1963). After him are Milunka Lazarević (1932), Zoran Živković (1945), Luka Lipošinović (1933), Svetlana Velmar-Janković (1933), Goran Karan (1964), and László Szabados (1911).

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Among COMPOSERS In Serbia

Among composers born in Serbia, Sanja Ilić ranks 4. Before him are Paul Abraham (1892), Stevan Mokranjac (1856), and Stevan Hristić (1885). After him are Isidora Žebeljan (1967).

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