MUSICIANS from Serbia

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Serbian Musicians of all time. This list of famous Serbian Musicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Ivo Pogorelić (1958 - )

With an HPI of 54.62, Ivo Pogorelić is the most famous Serbian Musician.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages on wikipedia.

Ivo Pogorelić (also Ivo Pogorelich; born 20 October 1958) is a Yugoslav-born Croatian pianist. He is known for his sometimes unorthodox interpretations, which have brought him a sizable following and both praise and criticism from musical experts. A musician of wide repertoire, his recordings include works by a variety of composers from the early 18th through 20th centuries.

2. Sylvester Levay (1945 - )

With an HPI of 49.77, Sylvester Levay is the 2nd most famous Serbian Musician.  Her biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Sylvester Levay (originally Lévay Szilveszter, Serbian: Силвестер Леваи, Silvester Levai) is a Hungarian recording artist and composer, born in Yugoslavia (now Serbia).

3. Željko Joksimović (1972 - )

With an HPI of 49.75, Željko Joksimović is the 3rd most famous Serbian Musician.  His biography has been translated into 46 different languages.

Željko Joksimović (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Јоксимовић, pronounced [ʒěːʎko jǒksimoʋitɕ] ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian. A singer-songwriter, Joksimović has been successful composing for other artists throughout the Balkans. He has written five ballads that have represented their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest: "Lane moje", "Lejla", "Oro", "Nije ljubav stvar" and "Adio". He also composes music for films, television series, and theater shows. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje", placing second. He also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar", placing third. During 2013, 2014 and 2015, he was a judge on X Factor Adria, the Western Balkan edition of The X Factor.

4. Marko Kon (1972 - )

With an HPI of 33.42, Marko Kon is the 4th most famous Serbian Musician.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Marko "Mare" Kon (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Кон; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian recording artist. He was the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 alongside Milan Nikolić, but they did not manage to qualify for the finals.

5. Ivan Ilić (1978 - )

With an HPI of 33.37, Ivan Ilić is the 5th most famous Serbian Musician.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Ivan Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Иван Илић; born August 14, 1978) is a Serbian-American pianist. He lives in Paris.

6. Milan Nikolić (1979 - )

With an HPI of 29.31, Milan Nikolić is the 6th most famous Serbian Musician.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Milan Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Николић; born 2 July 1979 in Jagodina), also known professionally as Milaan, is a Serbian accordionist who was the Serbian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with Marko Kon. The song "Cipela" was chosen to represent Serbia in the 2009 national final of the Eurovision Song Contest. It competed in the second semi final but failed to reach the final.

7. Dirty South (1978 - )

With an HPI of 24.50, Dirty South is the 7th most famous Serbian Musician.  Her biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Dragan Roganović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Рогановић, pronounced [drǎgan rogǎːnoʋit͡ɕ]; born 15 November 1978), better known by his stage name Dirty South is a Serbian-Australian DJ, record producer and remixer based in Melbourne.