Rambo Amadeus is the artist, lead vocalist, composer and author for the Montenegrin entry Euro Neuro. Luckily this song got the number one slot in the first semifinal and thus opens the whole Eurovision 2012 season. Definitely something different to start with that will surprise those who hear it for the first time like majority of the televoters. Will they vote for it is another matter but surely they will notice him and remember his song. This blogger has grown to like this one in some twisted way and it has gone from initial "no, no no" to sure finalist where he might end up surprisingly high thanks to the regional vote as he enjoys fame all over ex-Yogoslavia. And somehow it makes me think of Franco Battiato (and it's not for the accent alone) who used to write this kind of songs in his earlier experimental career. In fact, Rambo Amadeus and Franco Battiato would make a wonderful collaboration on same stage one day!
Well, who is this creature? Here's his official presentation:
Rambo Amadeus is one of the most important as well as cult-figures of the ex-Yugoslav music scene. During his music career he succeeded in remaining
clearly distant from the common so called “radio friendly” music, frequently
using parody to express his beliefs. The self-called “World Mega Tzar” is
famous for his crazy jazz-funk music, interesting texts and unpredictable
live performances, spiced with brutal satire which is sometimes standing on
the border of stand-up comedy.
Antonije Pušić (his real name) was
born in Herceg Novi. As a sporty youth he
won a number of awards for his achievements sailing. His songs combine satirical lyrics on the nature of common
people and silliness of local politics. He uses a mixture of musical styles
including jazz and rock (converging towards drum and bass lately), and
self-conscious ironic wit (for example, one of his aliases is "Rambo Amadeus
Svjetski Mega Car" (RASMC) — "Rambo Amadeus the World Mega Emperor"). His
stage name itself is made from John Rambo and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Known
also as a "charming king of jovial pop", his concerts are never mere
repetitions of recorded songs, but a mixture of musical improvisation and
humor exploiting all aspects of human nature in a crude manner. Some fans
compare his style and career path with those of Frank Zappa or Captain
Beefheart.
Six years ago he was declared for the first ambassador of
UNICEF in Montenegro. Lately he used his creativity and fame as best he could
in order to give his contribution to UNICEF’s initiative to create
an environment without violence in schools.
He has issued 19 albums, and
won numerous prizes for his music work, where we have to mention a Grand Prix
at the film festival in Valencia (Spain) for the music theme in the movie
“Boomerang” and the Golden Rose at the festival of Monterey.
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