Zlatni prsti

Zlatni Prsti (Serbian Cyrillic: Златни Прсти, trans. The Golden Fingers) were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Zaječar in 1970. Formed and led by guitarist and vocalist Momčilo Radenković, Zlatni Prsti were a prominent act of the Yugoslav rock scene in the 1970s. In the late 1970s, with the emergence of Yugoslav new wave scne, the band changed their name to Nokaut (Serbian Cyrillic: Нокаут, trans. Knockout) and made a slight turn towards new wave sound, but failed to maintain their popularity and disbanded at the beginning of the 1980s. The band made two one-off reunions, in 2012 and 2016. Band history 1970 – 1981 The band was formed in 1970 by brothers Momčilo (guitar) and Slobodan Radenković (bass guitar), Dragan Batalo (keyboards) and Dragan Trajković (drums). The band's first vocalist was Jovan Rašić. After he moved to Generacija 5, the singing duties were taken over by Momčilo Radenković. The band gained the public's attention after winning the first place at the Zaječar Gitarijada Festival in 1974, after which they appeared on a various artists record published by Radio Belgrade show Veče uz radio (Evening by the Radio) with the song "Naša pesma" ("Our Song"). During the same year, the band appeared on the Subotica Youth Festival, with the song "Pevam ti poslednji put" ("I Sing to You for the Last Time"), which was published on various artists live album Gde je ljubav: Omladina '74 (Where Is Love: Youth Festival '74) recorded on the festival. In 1975, the band appeared on the same festival with the song "Budi hrabra".