Vladimir "Vlado" Georgiev (Владо Георгиев, ; born 6 June 1976) is a Montenegrin singer-songwriter and producer, one of the prominent musicians in the Balkans. Georgiev served as a judge on television series Prvi glas Srbije in 2011 and 2012, and Tvoje lice zvuči poznato in 2016.

Biography

Family and personal life

Georgiev was born in Dubrovnik to Dragoljub, a Serbian Bulgarian from Dimitrovgrad, and Borka, a Bosnian Serb from Sarajevo. He has an older brother, Saša. Shortly after his birth, his family moved to Herceg Novi in Montenegro, where he was raised and lived until age 16, after which he and his brother moved to Belgrade. One of his hobbies is riding motorcycles. He has traveled around Europe on his Harley-Davidson.

Career

Georgiev has recorded three studio albums to date: Navika (Habit) in 2001, Žena bez imena (Woman without a name) in 2003, and Daljina (Distance) in 2013. In 2005, he released a hit single, "Nisam ljubomoran" ("I'm not jealous"). After a two-year break he released a single, "Do svitanja" ("Till Dawn"), along with a ballad, "Ti i ja" ("You and I"). In 2009, he released two singles, Hej ti (Hey You), which became a huge success, along with a ballad, "Bez tebe" ("Without You"). He played accordion, then he started playing piano, synthesizers and other keyboards. He started writing songs for himself and for the other popular stars in ex-Yugoslavia. He was also a producer for the Montenegrin hip hop band Monteniggers, and is still a friend with their only living member, Niggor. Georgiev and Niggor recorded the song "Tropski bar" together. He has his own record label, Barba Music and VG-Art studio production company, Studio Barba, in Belgrade.

Political views

Georgiev has also expressed his views on some political issues. He previously supported the liberal Movement of Free Citizens organisation. He stated his support for several conspiracy theories such as QAnon, and promoted misinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccines and the pandemic. In January 2022, he compared the Australian government to Nazi Germany. He has voiced his opposition to NATO.

Discography

Albums

Singles