# Dan D
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{{short description|Slovenian rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Dan D
| image = Dan_D.jpg
| caption =
| image_size =
| origin = [Novo Mesto](/source/Novo_Mesto), [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia)
| genre = [Rock and roll](/source/Rock_and_roll)
| years_active = 1996–2025
| label = ZKP RTVSlo
[Menart Records](/source/Menart_Records)
Kif Kif
| associated_acts =
| website = [http://www.dan-d.net/ dan-d.net/]
| current_members = Tomislav Jovanovič
Dušan Obradinovič
Marko Turk
Nikola Sekulovič
Boštjan Grubar
| past_members = Primož Špelko
Aleš Bartelj
}}
'''Dan D''' (meaning [D-Day](/source/D-Day) in [Slovene](/source/Slovene_language)) was a [Slovenia](/source/Slovenia)n [rock band](/source/Musical_ensemble),[{{cite web |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/kultura/glasba/tokac-lazarju-zaupal-svoje-otroke/212355 |title=Tokac Lazarju zaupal svoje "otroke" |date=15 September 2009 |accessdate=8 October 2009 |trans-title=Tokac trusted his "children" to Lazar |publisher=MMC RTV Slovenija |language=Slovenian}}][{{cite web |url=http://24ur.com/ekskluziv/glasba/foto-nevsakdanje-ure-letenja-skupine-dan-d.html |title=FOTO: Nevsakdanje ure letenja skupine Dan D |publisher=24ur.com |date=28 February 2009 |accessdate=8 October 2009 |language=Slovenian |trans-title=FOTO: Unusual flying hours of Dan D}}] formed in 1996 in [Novo Mesto](/source/Novo_Mesto). They released seven studio albums before separating in December 31st, 2025.
==Band members==
The group was formed from the remnants of the Mercedes Band musical ensemble by the singer Tomislav Jovanovič (nicknamed Tokac) and the drummer Dušan Obradinovič (nicknamed Obra) who later invited his friend Marko Turk (Tučo) as the [rhythm guitar](/source/rhythm_guitar), Primož Špelko as the [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar), and Aleš Bartelj as the solo guitar. After Primož Špelko and Aleš Bartelj left, the band invited the bass guitarist Andrej Zupančič and the [keyboardist](/source/keyboardist) Boštjan Grubar, and Tokac started to also play guitar. In 2006, Andrej Zupančič was replaced by Nikola Sekulovič as the bass guitarist.
==Performances==
In March 2007, Dan D and the [Siddharta](/source/Siddharta_(band)) band performed at the presentation of the Slovenian media award [Viktor](/source/Viktor_(award)) in the [Cankar Hall](/source/Cankar_Hall) in [Ljubljana](/source/Ljubljana) the joint version of the Dan D's ''Voda'' and the Siddharta's song ''Male roke''.[{{cite web |url=http://www.rtvslo.si/zabava/glasba/male-roke-tokrat-brez-vode/183479 |title=Male Roke, tokrat brez Vode |date=7 May 2007 |language=Slovenian |trans-title=Male Roke, this time without Water |accessdate=8 October 2009 |publisher=MMC RTV Slovenija}}] This version later became one of the biggest hits of the year in Slovenia.[{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.si/artisti/dan-d |title=Dan D |accessdate=8 October 2009 |language=Slovenian |publisher=MTV Slovenija |archive-date=24 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724033041/http://www.mtv.si/artisti/dan-d |url-status=dead }}] The next day the two groups were presented in the TV show ''[Tistega lepega popoldneva](/source/Tistega_lepega_popoldneva)'', broadcast by [TV Slovenija](/source/TV_Slovenija), the Slovenian national TV station.
On 13 September and 14 September 2009, the band performed in [Križanke](/source/Kri%C5%BEanke), a performance place in Ljubljana, alongside the [RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra](/source/RTV_Slovenia_Symphony_Orchestra). The concert was broadcast by TV Slovenija as well as by [Val 202](/source/Val_202), the Slovenian national radio station.