43-542: [REDACTED] Look up tifa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tifa or Tiffa may refer to: Mladen Vojičić Tifa , Bosnian singer, lead vocalist of Bijelo Dugme from 1984 to 1986 Tifa Lockhart , character from Final Fantasy VII Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Tiffa Adill, a character in After War Gundam X Tiffania Westwood ,
86-455: A bass guitar player in the first group he was involved with ( Prvi čin ). After barely a month, he moved on to Kako kad and only started singing when the lead singer didn't show up for rehearsal one day. After some time the band dissolved as everybody except Tifa lost their interest in music. Tifa's last band before conscript military service in October 1980 was called Paradox . While in
129-736: A character in The Familiar of Zero light novel and anime series Tifa, the name of a number of places in Jaraguá do Sul , Brazil Tifa (drum) , a traditional musical instrument in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea Trucks Involved in Fatal Accidents, see Work-related road safety in the United States See also [ edit ] List of Misplaced Pages articles beginning with "Tifa" Tiffany (given name) Tyfa ,
172-791: A constituent unit of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia . With DF Yugoslavia changing its name to the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia on 29 November 1945 as well as the promulgation of the 1946 Yugoslav Constitution two months later in January, its constituent units also changed their respective names. FS Bosnia and Herzegovina thus became known as the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Narodna Republika Bosna i Hercegovina / Народна Република Босна и Херцеговина). This constitutional system lasted until
215-569: A few tracks on their comeback album Ponovo s vama ("With you again"). Just as he was trying to get in touch with Milić Vukašinović for a possible stint with his band, Tifa got a dream offer very few struggling musicians would dare refuse. In early 1984, Goran Bregović invited him to join Bijelo Dugme, the biggest band in SFR Yugoslavia at the time, as replacement to recently departed Željko Bebek . Being only 24 years old, Tifa
258-481: A freshly assembled group consisting mostly of musicians from bands he previously played with: Aleksandar Šimpraga (ex Top), Vlado Podany (ex Divlje Jagode), Mustafa Čizmić (ex Bolero), and Veso Grumić (ex Top) with the help of Djordje Ilijin (ex Tako) who played keyboards during studio sessions. Tifa wrote most of the songs for the band. In early 1990, Tifa performed concerts with new lineup of Tifa Band with Zlatan Čehić (his old collaborator from Paradox days) as one of
301-556: A literary work which was in the Yugoslav communist regime considered a radical approach towards socialist ideals of former Yugoslavia that were based on suppression of nationalism and any violation of that doctrine was punishable by law. Such trials in the communist regime were quite common and a typical practice of suppressing the right to free speech. Bosnian politicians used this practice to reaffirm their political opposition to Serbian nationalist tendencies and in particular opposition to
344-528: A new band to play with, only to eventually end up in Top also. They lasted until January 1983. In the meantime, word spread around Sarajevo about Tifa's excellent vocal skills, so people started coming to him with offers of joining their groups. This led to engagements in a few bands, none of which existed long enough to achieve any prominence. Briefly, he was even a fringe member of the freshly re-activated Teška industrija that made use of his lyrics in 1984 to record
387-623: A type of foundry in former Czechoslovakia Typha , genus of cattail plants Tipha (disambiguation) Teefa in Trouble , film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Tifa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tifa&oldid=1071872150 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
430-425: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mladen Voji%C4%8Di%C4%87 Tifa Mladen Vojičić ( Serbian Cyrillic : Младен Војичић ; born 17 October 1960), better known by his nickname Tifa ( Serbian Cyrillic : Тифа ), is a Bosnian rock vocalist. He gained acclaim throughout former Yugoslavia for his brief stint as the lead singer of Bijelo Dugme in
473-649: The 1963 Yugoslav Constitution . On 7 April 1963, Yugoslavia was reconstituted as the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , and PR Bosnia and Herzegovina changed its name to the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina / Социјалистичка Република Босна и Херцеговина). After independence on 1 March 1992, the country was renamed to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina . Following
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#1732776572601516-493: The Bijelo Dugme album , the band embarked on what would prove to be an extremely troublesome tour. The burden of replacing Željko Bebek as the lead vocal who spent previous 14 years with the band's various incarnations was just too heavy for Tifa to cope with. Bregović & co., all of whom were considerably older and more mature than their new vocalist, demanded discipline and professional approach, but got neither. To ease
559-590: The Dayton Agreement that was in force, it became simply a federated state known as Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997. Because of its central geographic position within the Yugoslav federation, post-war Bosnia was strategically selected as a base for the development of the military defense industry. This contributed to a large concentration of arms and military personnel in Bosnia; a significant factor in
602-585: The phoneme "v". He displayed an early propensity for singing. By the age of 5, he knew the entire repertoire of Indexi . In primary school Tifa was an excellent student. Around that time he was a fan of UK band Sweet . He completed gymnasium , but did not excel at university. To please his intellectual father, he tried to work towards a "real job" by attending a number of University of Sarajevo faculties (mechanical engineering, architecture, civil engineering, geodesy ), but ultimately abandoned each of them before devoting to music full-time. Tifa started out as
645-700: The war that followed the break-up of Yugoslavia in the 1990s. However, Bosnia's existence within Yugoslavia, for the large part, was peaceful and prosperous. Being one of the poorer republics in the early 1950s it quickly recovered economically, taking advantage of its extensive natural resources to stimulate industrial development. The Yugoslavian communist doctrine of " brotherhood and unity " particularly suited Bosnia's diverse and multi-ethnic society that, because of such an imposed system of tolerance, thrived culturally and socially. The improvements to cultural tolerance throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina culminated with
688-575: The Bosnian branch of League of Communists of Yugoslavia . The borders of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina were almost identical to the one Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina had during the period of Austro-Hungarian rule that lasted until 1918. That year Bosnia became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes and divided into several banovinas (regional administrative units), namely parts of Vrbas , Drina , Zeta and Croatia banovinas. With
731-645: The Parliament was a Bosnian Serb and the prime minister a Bosnian Croat . After Slovenia and Croatia declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1991, Bosnia and Herzegovina declared its sovereignty in October 1991 and organized a referendum on independence in March 1992. The decision of the Parliament of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on holding
774-615: The Sarajevo concert (the first in the series). Then, the day before the Belgrade concert (the final one in the series), irritated Tifa blasted Bregović and manager Raka Marić in Kurir daily tabloid: "I hear some are already talking about continuing on with the Dugme thing. No problem, but not with me. After this concert, I don't wanna see them again in this or in the next life. Maybe only in
817-516: The Sarajevo process as a way of removing the political amateurs who could end up disrupting the process of Bosnian independence. With the fall of communism and the start of the break-up of Yugoslavia, the old communist doctrine of tolerance began to lose its strength, creating an opportunity for nationalist elements in the society to spread their influence. On the first multi-party elections that took place in November 1990 in Bosnia and Herzegovina,
860-413: The album Grbavica and his title song Grbavica became an anthem of local football club FK Željezničar Sarajevo support group The Maniacs , who sing lyrics of this song in every team's home match. In June 2005, Tifa took part in Bijelo Dugme reunion for 3 large farewell concerts, but even then the reports of trouble were not far behind. Apparently he and Bebek got into an argument backstage at
903-400: The army he stayed in touch with Zlatan Čehić, Paradox's bass player. Together, they also started working on tracks by mailing packages back and forth containing audio cassettes with Zlatan composing and Tifa writing the lyrics. Upon his return from the army, Tifa learned that Paradox had been dissolved and that Zlatan joined another band named Top , so he took back all of his lyrics and sought
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#1732776572601946-559: The capital city throughout its existence and remained the capital following independence. The Socialist Republic was dissolved in 1990 when it abandoned its socialist institutions and adopted liberal ones, as the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina which declared independence from Yugoslavia in 1992. The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina was, up to 20 December 1990, in sole control of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina ,
989-697: The establishment of a People's Republic, its modern borders were delineated. During a meeting of the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ZAVNOBiH) in Mrkonjić Grad on 25 November 1943. In April 1945, its name was formalized as the Federal State of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Serbo-Croatian : Federalna Država Bosna i Hercegovina / Федерална Држава Босна и Херцеговина ),
1032-422: The information they wanted about his suppliers in return for having the charges wiped off. Back on the music front, his first post-Dugme move was a duet with Željko Bebek for Bebek's new project Armija B – they sang on a track called "Široko nam toplo polje glamočko". Two former Bijelo dugme frontmen even went on tour together, however proving once again he doesn't function well on the road, Tifa quit right in
1075-675: The members. Tifa then put together a second solo album Samo ljubav postoji together with Zlatan. The executive producer of the album was Želimir Altarac Čičak . He remained in his hometown during most of the siege of Sarajevo and even managed to record an album Šareni dan during that time. After getting viciously beaten up by some local heavies, an incident which he vehemently refuses to disclose any details about to this day, Tifa left Sarajevo in 1995 for Germany. Once there, he first caught up with Divlje Jagode again and then formed his own band. Shortly thereafter he returned to Sarajevo and carried on with his solo career. In 1997, Vojičić recorded
1118-477: The mid-1980s. Apart from Bijelo dugme, Tifa sang in numerous bands with varying degrees of prominence (most notable being Teška Industrija , Vatreni Poljubac and Divlje Jagode ). Undisputedly a singer with great vocal capabilities and a distinct vocal range, his impulsive personality and irrational character have often garnered controversy region-wide. Nowadays, Tifa maintains a relatively successful solo career. He lives in his hometown of Sarajevo . Vojičić
1161-502: The middle of it, reasoning that it wasn't very successful anyway. In the autumn 1986, he finally joined Milić Vukašinović 's Vatreni poljubac recording 100% Rock'n'roll album with them. After failing to settle down there too, Tifa ended up in Divlje Jagode , fulfilling Sead Lipovača 's wish of replacing Alen Islamović with someone from " Bregović 's clan" as revenge for Alen's transfer to Bijelo dugme. Tifa participated in
1204-500: The most controversial events that were taken by a Bosnian political leadership was a so-called Sarajevo process in 1983 where, under significant pressure from Serbia's political leadership, Bosnian political elite used their influence to secure convictions for several Bosniak nationalists as a type of a political sacrifice to gain political points in the fight against Serbian nationalists. The Sarajevo process centered on convicting Alija Izetbegović for writing " The Islamic Declaration ",
1247-595: The murder of two Bosnian Serb members of a wedding procession in Sarajevo the day prior to the referendum was utilized by the Bosnian Serb political leadership as a reason to start road blockades in protest. Further political and social deterioration followed, leading to the Bosnian War . The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was renamed the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 8 April 1992, losing
1290-567: The name Spreman sam na sve . PR Bosnia and Herzegovina Federal State of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1945–1946) Federalna Država Bosna i Hercegovina ( Serbo-Croatian ) People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946–1963) Narodna Republika Bosna i Hercegovina ( Serbo-Croatian ) The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Serbo-Croatian : Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina / Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина ), commonly referred to as Socialist Bosnia or simply Bosnia ,
1333-608: The politics of Slobodan Milošević who was trying to revert the constitutional amendments of the 1970s that awarded the Bosniaks the status of a constituent ethnicity. The process also backfired as the Serbian lobby insisted that Bosnia was a "dark nation" where all those who oppose the government will be prosecuted, where Bosnian Muslim communists were prosecuting Muslim believers. That kind of propaganda attracted many Bosnian Muslims to their way of thinking. Others were interpreting
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1376-490: The pressure of playing in front of tens of thousands screaming fans every other night Tifa disappeared even further in his chemical addictions, making himself pretty much impossible to deal with. By October 1985, Bregović had finally had enough and kicked him out of the band. Tifa's last performance with Bijelo dugme took place in Moscow on 2 August 1985. That same year, Tifa managed to escape criminal prosecution despite being at
1419-567: The recordings of their album titled Konji and even contributed a track of his own – "Zauvijek tvoj". After making one album with Divlje Jagode, he left the group in 1988 and recorded new material under Tifa & Vlado moniker with keyboards player Vlado Podany (who earlier also played in Divlje Jagode and Armija B). However, no record company showed sufficient interest in releasing the album. In 1989, he successfully released his first solo album No1 which he recorded with Tifa Band ,
1462-409: The referendum was taken after the majority of Bosnian Serb members had left the assembly in protest. These Bosnian Serb assembly members invited the Bosnian Serb population to boycott the referendum held on 29 February and 1 March 1992. The turnout in the referendum was 64-67% and the vote was 98% in favor of independence. Independence was declared on 5 March 1992 by the parliament. The referendum and
1505-438: The selection of Sarajevo to host the 1984 Winter Olympics . Though considered a political backwater of the federation for much of the 50s and 60s, the 70s saw the ascension of a strong Bosnian political elite. While working within the communist system , politicians such as Džemal Bijedić , Branko Mikulić and Hamdija Pozderac reinforced and protected the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their efforts proved key during
1548-440: The third one. They took a year and a half out of my life, my kid has forgotten what I look like. " He would reunite with the previous vocalists of Bijelo Dugme, Željko Bebek and Alen Islamović to form a group called "Kad Bi Bio Bijelo Dugme" in 2006 and go on a North American tour. They returned once again in 2007 and began their worldwide tour which lasted until the end of 2010. In 2013, Tifa released his seventh solo album by
1591-747: The three largest ethnic parties in the country won: the Bosniak Party of Democratic Action , the Serbian Democratic Party and the Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia and Herzegovina . After the elections, they formed a coalition government. Parties shared power along the ethnic lines so that the President of the Presidency of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was a Bosniak , president of
1634-427: The turbulent period following Tito 's death in 1980, and are today considered some of the early steps towards Bosnian independence. However, the republic hardly escaped the increasingly nationalistic climate of the time unscathed. Following the death of Tito in 1980, rising nationalist ideas primarily noted in Serbian academia, pressured Bosnia to deal with allegations of rising nationalism in their own society. One of
1677-410: The wrong end of a drug bust that saw a handful of dealers get arrested. Many have since wondered about the circumstances of the takedown, especially in light of the fact that Bijelo dugme drummer Ipe Ivandić ended up serving 2 years in jail for similar drug possession offence some four years earlier. The widely circulated unofficial story claims Tifa took a snitch deal from the police whereby providing
1720-504: Was a unique federal state with no dominant ethnic group, as was the case in other constituent states , all of which were also nation states of Yugoslavia's South Slavic ethnic groups . It was administered under strict terms of sanctioned consociationalism , known locally as "ethnic key" or "national key" ( Serbo-Croatian : etnički/nacionalni ključ ), based on the balance of political representation of 3 largest ethnic groups ( Bosnian Muslims , Croats and Serbs ). Sarajevo served as
1763-488: Was born in Sarajevo , to a Bosnian Serb father Branko and a Bosnian Croat mother Jelena, at a time when Sarajevo was part of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina , Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia . He was nicknamed Tifa before reaching the age of 4 because he loved trains and would often shout "Ide lokomo tifa " (properly pronounced "Ide lokomotiva" meaning "Here comes the locomotive ") because he had problems pronouncing
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1806-413: Was ill-prepared for the instant fame he was about to step into. To make matters even more difficult, his alcoholism and drug problem continued to deteriorate his character and motivation. During most of the recording sessions, Tifa was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, but despite numerous personality issues, Bregović was very much satisfied with the quality of his young singer's voice. After finishing
1849-407: Was one of the six constituent federal states forming the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia . It was a predecessor of the modern-day Bosnia and Herzegovina , existing between 1945 and 1992, under a number of different formal names, including Democratic Bosnia and Herzegovina (1943–1946) and People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1946–1963). Within Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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