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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Sanjalice
| alias           = VIS Sanjalice
| image           = Sanjalice.jpeg
| caption         = Sanjalice in 1968
| image_size      = 250
| background      = group_or_band
| origin          = [[Belgrade]], [[SR Serbia]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Beat music]]
* [[rock music|rock]]
* [[Pop music|pop]]}}
| years_active    = 1964&ndash;1969
| label           = [[Jugoton]], [[Diskos (record label)|Diskos]], [[Jugodisk|Beograd Disk]]
| associated_acts =
| website         =
| current_members =
| past_members    = Ljiljana Mandić<br />Slobodanka Miščević<br />Ljiljana Jevtić<br />Vojislav Veljković<br />Radomir Vuković<br />Snežana Veselinović
}}
'''Sanjalice''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Сањалице}}, trans. ''The Dreamers'') were a [[SFRY|Yugoslav]] [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Belgrade]] in 1964. Sanjalice are notable for being one of the pioneers of the [[yu rock|Yugoslav rock scene]], as well as one of the first Yugoslav [[all-female band]]s.
==History==
Sanjalice were formed at the end of 1964, when three female friends, Ljiljana Mandić, Slobodanka Miščević and Ljiljana Jevtić, all three living in the same building, decided to form a band influenced by [[the Beach Boys]] and [[the Walker Brothers]].<ref name="istorija305">{{cite book|last1=Fajfrić|first1=Željko|last2=Nenad|first2=Milan|title= Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970.|year=2009|publisher=Tabernakl|location=Sremska Mitrovica|page=305}}</ref> The band's first lineup consisted of Ljiljana Mandić (vocals, guitar), Slobodanka Miščević (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ljiljana Jevtić (bass guitar), Vojislav Veljković (drums), and Radomir Vuković (organ), most of them at the time being [[elementary school]] students.<ref name="janjatović">{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title= EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960-2006|year=2007|publisher=self-released|location=Belgrade|page=203}}</ref> Sanjalice had their first performance on December 29, 1964 in Belgrade's [[Pionirski Grad]], performing alongside duo DD and singers Zoran Rambosek and Mirko Šuoc.<ref name="janjatović"/>
In 1965, the band performed, alongside the bands Lutalice, Četiri Bebe, [[Siluete]], [[Plamenih 5]], Juniori, Plavi Dečaci and [[Elipse (band)|Elipse]], on the [[Parada ritma]] festival.<ref name="istorija305"/> At the end of 1966, Vojislav Veljković left the band and went to serve his mandatory stint in the [[Yugoslav People's Army|Yugoslav army]], and was replaced by Snežana Veselinović, who was his girlfriend at the time.<ref name="janjatović"/> Not wanting to be the only male member of the band, Radomir Vuković left the band, and Sanjalice continued their activity without an organist, as one of the first all-female bands in Yugoslavia.<ref name="janjatović"/> As one of the rare all-female rock bands in Yugoslavia, Sanjalice gained large attention of the media, but also praise from the music press.<ref name="istorija306">{{cite book|last1=Fajfrić|first1=Željko|last2=Nenad|first2=Milan|title= Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970.|year=2009|publisher=Tabernakl|location=Sremska Mitrovica|page=306}}</ref>
On the competition of bands entitled ''Belgrade — [[Zagreb]]'', held in 1967, they won the first place.<ref name="janjatović"/> During the same year, they performed on the highly popular festival tour ''Letnji karavan'' (''Summer Caravan''), which featured popular [[pop music]] singers.<ref name="janjatović"/> During 1967, Sanjalice performed on the [[fashion show]]s presenting the ''Simonida'' collection, inspired by Serbian medieval [[frescoes]], by the Yugoslav designer Aleksandar Joksimović.<ref name="istorija308">{{cite book|last1=Fajfrić|first1=Željko|last2=Nenad|first2=Milan|title= Istorija YU rock muzike od početaka do 1970.|year=2009|publisher=Tabernakl|location=Sremska Mitrovica|page=308}}</ref> When the ''Simonida'' collection was presented in [[Romania]], the band traveled to the country to perform on the fashion shows, appearing also on Romanian national radio and television.<ref name="janjatović"/> During the same year, they released their first [[Extended play|EP]], which featured the songs "Idem u svet" ("I'm Going to Travel the World", a cover of [[Wilma Goich]]'s song "Per vedere quanto e' grande il mondo"), "Bez reči" ("Without Words"), "Nemoj reći da me voliš" ("Don't Say that You Love Me", a cover of [[Pino Donaggio]]'s song "Io che non vivo (senza te)"), and "Mi mladi" ("We the Young"). The EP was released through [[Jugoton]] record labeel.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Sanjalice-Idem-U-Svet/release/2731445 ''Idem u svet''], Discogs.com</ref> Later that year, they released their second EP, with the songs "Marioneta" ("[[Marionette]]", a cover of [[Sandie Shaw]] song "[[Puppet on a String (Sandie Shaw song)|Puppet on a String]]"), "Znam da ćeš se vratiti" ("I Know You Will Come Back"), "Haj, Lili, haj-lo", and "Srećni zajedno" ("Happy Together", a cover of [[The Turtles]]'s song "[[Happy Together (song)|Happy Together]]"), through [[Diskos (record label)|Diskos]] record label.<ref name="janjatović"/> By the end of 1967, the band had made more than 600 performances, but also several appearances on [[TV Belgrade]], [[TV Zagreb]] and [[TV Ljubljana]], some of them in [[children's program]].<ref name="istorija306"/>
In 1968, the band was offered to perform in [[West Germany]] and [[Lebanon]], which they refused to spend the summer performing on the [[Adriatic coast]].<ref name="istorija308"/> They spent two months performing in [[Pula]] and other cities in [[Istria]].<ref name="janjatović"/> During the same year, they released their third EP, with songs "Marijana" (originally a [[chanson]] composed by [[Vlaho Paljetak]]), "To su bili dani" ("Those Were the Days", a cover of [[Mary Hopkin]] song "[[Those Were the Days (song)|Those Were the Days]]"), "Ta mala ledi" ("That Little Lady"), "Misli ponekad na mene" ("Think of Me Sometimes"), through [[Jugodisk|Beograd Disk]].<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Sanjalice-Marijana/release/1115519 ''Marijana''], Discogs.com</ref> In 1968, Slobodanka Miščević sang the theme song for the film ''Pusti snovi'' (''Pipedreams'') directed by [[Soja Jovanović]]. The song was released on the EP ''Muzika iz filma Pusti snovi'' (''Music from the Film Pipedreams'').<ref name="janjatović"/>
During their career, Sanjalice often performed on fashion shows presenting clothes designed by Aleksandar Joksimović.<ref name="janjatović"/> They performed in the play ''Bitnici pevaju'' (''[[Beatnik]]s Are Singing''), performed in the Đuro Salaj Theatre, in which actors [[Dragan Nikolić]], [[Miša Janketić]], [[Duško Golumbovski]], and others performed the poetry of American beatniks translated by [[Jovan Ćirilov]].<ref name="janjatović"/>
In 1969, the members of the band decided to end their activity and dedicate themselves to their studies.<ref name="janjatović"/>
==Discography==
===Extended plays===
*''Idem u svet'' (1967)
*''Marioneta'' (1967)
*''Marijana'' (1968)
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.discogs.com/Sanjalice-Marijana/release/1115519 Sanjalice at Discogs]
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[[Category:Serbian rock music groups]]
[[Category:Yugoslav rock music groups]]
[[Category:Beat groups]]
[[Category:Serbian all-female bands]]
[[Category:Musical groups from Belgrade]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1964]]
[[Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1969]]