Mladen Bodalec


Mladen Bodalec is a Croatian and Yugoslav rock musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the popular band Prljavo Kazalište.
Bodalec started his career as the vocalist for the Zagreb-based new wave band Patrola, coming to the group as the replacement for Renato Metessi. With Patrola, Bodalec recorded a never-released studio album. In 1985, he joined Prljavo Kazalište as the replacement for the band's original vocalist Davorin Bogović, remaining the band's frontman since. With Prljavo Kazalište Bodalec has recorded ten studio albums and seven live albums.

Musical career

Patrola

Bodalec started his career in 1981, when he joined Zagreb-based new wave band Patrola as the replacement for their original vocalist Renato Metessi. With Bodalec as vocalist, Patrola recorded their second studio album Tragovi noći. The album was never released, as upon its completion band's leader Damir Molnar went to serve his mandatory stint in the Yugoslav army, Patrola thus ending its activity.

Prljavo Kazalište

In 1983, Bodalec appeared as a backing vocalist on the album Korak do sna by popular band Prljavo Kazalište. Two years later, he replaced the band's original frontman Davorin Bogović, debuting as the group's vocalist on the album Zlatne godine. Bodalec has remained the band's vocalist since, recording ten studio albums and seven live albums with the group, to large popularity in Croatia and other former Yugoslav republics.

Guest appearances

Bodalec made a guest appearance on the 1995 album Baklje Ivanjske by Croatian and Yugoslav singer Doris Dragović, singing with her in the title track. He made a guest appearance on the 2013 album 100 metara do sreće by Croatian band Radio Luksemburg, in the song "Ispod kože".

Legacy

In 2000, four Prljavo Kazalište songs appeared on the Rock Express [Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times] list, two of them featuring Bodalec on vocals: "Ma kog me boga za tebe pitaju" polled No.77 and "Marina" polled No.93.

Discography

With Prljavo Kazalište

Studio albums

  • Zlatne godine
  • Zaustavite Zemlju
  • Devedeseta
  • Lupi petama...
  • S vremena na vrijeme
  • Dani ponosa i slave
  • Radio Dubrava
  • Moj dom je Hrvatska
  • Tajno ime
  • ''Možda dogodine''

Live albums

  • Sve je lako kad si mlad – Live
  • Zabranjeni koncert
  • Božićni koncert
  • 20 godina
  • XXX godina
  • XL World Tour Finale Stadion Zagreb
  • ''30 godina od koncerta na Trgu - Arena Zagreb''

Video albums

  • Lupi petama
  • Božićni koncert
  • Prljavo Kazalište
  • Prljavo Kazalište na Trgu
  • XXX godina
  • XL World Tour Finale Stadion Zagreb
  • ''30 godina od koncerta na Trgu - Arena Zagreb''

Singles

  • "...Mojoj majci" / "Topoteka House Mix" / "Marina"
  • "Dođi sada Gospode"
  • "Tamni slapovi"
  • "Stare navike"
  • "Makni se"
  • "Molim Boga da svane"
  • "Djeca su OK"
    Charted singles