# Diskos (record label) > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Diskos_(record_label) > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Diskos_(record_label).md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diskos_(record_label) > Source revision: 1351062901 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Yugoslav state-owned record label managed by Refik Skudrinja Record label Diskos Founded 1962 Genre Various Country of origin SFR Yugoslavia Location Aleksandrovac **Diskos** was a [Yugoslav](/source/Socialist_Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia) [state-owned](/source/State-owned) [record label](/source/Record_label), founded in 1962 and based in [Aleksandrovac](/source/Aleksandrovac), [SR Serbia](/source/SR_Serbia).[1] Initially, Diskos published [pop](/source/Pop_music) and [rock music](/source/Rock_music), publishing records by some of the pioneers of the [Yugoslav rock scene](/source/Yu_rock), like [Iskre](/source/Iskre), [Siluete](/source/Siluete), [Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete](/source/Tomi_Sovilj_i_Njegove_Siluete), [Sanjalice](/source/Sanjalice) and [Novi Fosili](/source/Novi_Fosili), and later moved mostly towards [folk music](/source/Folk_music).[2] ## Artists Some of the artists that had been signed to Diskos include: - [Jašar Ahmedovski](/source/Ja%C5%A1ar_Ahmedovski) - [Apartman 69](/source/Kraljevski_Apartman) - [Silvana Armenulić](/source/Silvana_Armenuli%C4%87) - [Aska](/source/Aska_(group)) - [Nedeljko Bajić Baja](/source/Nedeljko_Baji%C4%87_Baja) - [Šaban Bajramović](/source/%C5%A0aban_Bajramovi%C4%87) - [Ana Bekuta](/source/Ana_Bekuta) - [Zorica Brunclik](/source/Zorica_Brunclik) - [Crni Biseri](/source/Crni_Biseri) - [Dah](/source/Dah_(band)) - [Zekerijah Đezić](/source/Zekerijah_%C4%90ezi%C4%87) - [Iskre](/source/Iskre) - [Južni Vetar](/source/Ju%C5%BEni_Vetar_(band)) - [Jelena Karleuša](/source/Jelena_Karleu%C5%A1a) - [Mile Kitić](/source/Mile_Kiti%C4%87) - [Šerif Konjević](/source/%C5%A0erif_Konjevi%C4%87) - [Lepa Lukić](/source/Lepa_Luki%C4%87) - [Maja Marijana](/source/Maja_Marijana) - [Kemal Malovčić](/source/Kemal_Malov%C4%8Di%C4%87) - [Zlatko Manojlović](/source/Zlatko_Manojlovi%C4%87) - [Srđan Marjanović](/source/Sr%C4%91an_Marjanovi%C4%87) - [Vera Matović](/source/Vera_Matovi%C4%87) - [Seid Memić Vajta](/source/Seid_Memi%C4%87_Vajta) - [Mitar Mirić](/source/Mitar_Miri%C4%87) - [Dragana Mirković](/source/Dragana_Mirkovi%C4%87) - [Jasmin Muharemović](/source/Jasmin_Muharemovi%C4%87) - [Dušan Nikolić](/source/Du%C5%A1an_Nikoli%C4%87) - [Lola Novaković](/source/Lola_Novakovi%C4%87) - [Novi fosili](/source/Novi_fosili) - [Opus](/source/Opus_(Yugoslav_band)) - [Himzo Polovina](/source/Himzo_Polovina) - [Šako Polumenta](/source/%C5%A0ako_Polumenta) - [Džej Ramadanovski](/source/D%C5%BEej_Ramadanovski) - [Nino Rešić](/source/Nino_Re%C5%A1i%C4%87) - [Sinan Sakić](/source/Sinan_Saki%C4%87) - [Beba Selimović](/source/Beba_Selimovi%C4%87) - [Siluete](/source/Siluete) - [Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete](/source/Tomi_Sovilj_i_Njegove_Siluete) - [Mira Stupica](/source/Mira_Stupica) - [Šemsa Suljaković](/source/%C5%A0emsa_Suljakovi%C4%87) - [Suncokret](/source/Suncokret) - [Mira Škorić](/source/Mira_%C5%A0kori%C4%87) - [Teška Industrija](/source/Te%C5%A1ka_Industrija) - [Novica Urošević](/source/Novica_Uro%C5%A1evi%C4%87) - [Vatreni Poljubac](/source/Vatreni_Poljubac) - [Milić Vukašinović](/source/Mili%C4%87_Vuka%C5%A1inovi%C4%87) - [Zebra](/source/Zebra_(Yugoslav_band)) - [Zlatni Prsti](/source/Zlatni_Prsti) - [Toma Zdravković](/source/Toma_Zdravkovi%C4%87) During its initial years, Diskos also published [comedy records](/source/Comedy_record) by actors [Mija Aleksić](/source/Mija_Aleksi%C4%87) and [Miodrag Petrović Čkalja](/source/Miodrag_Petrovi%C4%87_%C4%8Ckalja), records of Italian pop singers, like [Adriano Celentano](/source/Adriano_Celentano), [Tony Dallara](/source/Tony_Dallara) and [Gino Volpe](/source/Gino_Volpe), for the Yugoslav market, as well as several records of [spiritual music](/source/Spiritual_music).[3] Like other former Yugoslav labels, Diskos was also licensed to release foreign titles for the Yugoslav market which included certain albums by: [America](/source/America_(band)), [Louis Armstrong](/source/Louis_Armstrong), [The Band](/source/The_Band), [Count Basie](/source/Count_Basie), [Jeff Beck](/source/Jeff_Beck), [Pat Benatar](/source/Pat_Benatar), [Chuck Berry](/source/Chuck_Berry), [Blondie](/source/Blondie_(band)), [The Byrds](/source/The_Byrds), [Chicago](/source/Chicago_(band)), [Miles Davis](/source/Miles_Davis), [Fats Domino](/source/Fats_Domino), [The Doors](/source/The_Doors), [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan), [Duke Ellington](/source/Duke_Ellington), [Ella Fitzgerald](/source/Ella_Fitzgerald), [Roberta Flack](/source/Roberta_Flack), [Aretha Franklin](/source/Aretha_Franklin), [Jethro Tull](/source/Jethro_Tull_(band)), [Carole King](/source/Carole_King), [Kiss](/source/Kiss_(band)), [Kris Kristofferson](/source/Kris_Kristofferson), [Led Zeppelin](/source/Led_Zeppelin), [Little Feat](/source/Little_Feat), [Madness](/source/Madness_(band)), [The Manhattan Transfer](/source/The_Manhattan_Transfer), [Matchbox](/source/Matchbox_(band)), [Men Without Hats](/source/Men_Without_Hats), [Liza Minnelli](/source/Liza_Minnelli), [Osibisa](/source/Osibisa), [Ram Jam](/source/Ram_Jam), [Redbone](/source/Redbone_(band)), [Santana](/source/Santana_(band)), [Boz Scaggs](/source/Boz_Scaggs), [Sherbet](/source/Sherbet_(band)), [Simon & Garfunkel](/source/Simon_%26_Garfunkel), [Spandau Ballet](/source/Spandau_Ballet), [Bruce Springsteen](/source/Bruce_Springsteen), [Rod Stewart](/source/Rod_Stewart), [Barbra Streisand](/source/Barbra_Streisand), [James Taylor](/source/James_Taylor), [Van Halen](/source/Van_Halen), [Weather Report](/source/Weather_Report), [Wild Cherry](/source/Wild_Cherry_(band)), [Teddy Wilson](/source/Teddy_Wilson), [Yazoo](/source/Yazoo_(band)) and [Yes](/source/Yes_(band)).[4] ## Competition Other [major labels](/source/Major_label) in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were: [PGP-RTB](/source/PGP-RTB) and [Jugodisk](/source/Jugodisk) from [Belgrade](/source/Belgrade), [Jugoton](/source/Jugoton) and [Suzy](/source/Suzy_(record_label)) from Zagreb, [Diskoton](/source/Diskoton) from [Sarajevo](/source/Sarajevo), [ZKP RTLJ](/source/ZKP_RTLJ) from [Ljubljana](/source/Ljubljana), and others. ## See also - [List of record labels](/source/List_of_record_labels) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Discos at Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/label/49260-Diskos?sort=year&sort_order=asc) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Srpski Nišvil"](http://www.vreme.com/cms/view.php?id=1161559). Vreme. 26 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Discos releases at Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/label/49260-Diskos?sort=year&sort_order=asc) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Discos releases at Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/label/49260-Diskos?sort=year&sort_order=asc) ## External links - [Diskos](https://www.discogs.com/label/49260-Diskos) on [Discogs](/source/Discogs) v t e Pop and rock music of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Main Music of Yugoslavia Popular music in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Punk rock in Yugoslavia New wave music in Yugoslavia Neue Slowenische Kunst New Primitivism New Partisans YU Rock Misija Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest Record labels Dallas Records Diskos Diskoton Jugodisk Jugoton PGP-RTB Sarajevo Disk Suzy Records ZKP RTVLJ Music magazines Džuboks Hard Metal Heroina Pop Express Ritam (Novi Sad magazine) Ritam Rock Music festivals BOOM Festival Festival Omladina Gitarijada (Belgrade) Gitarijada (Zaječar) Parada ritma / Vatromet ritma v t e Eastern Bloc state-owned record labels Primary (ALB) RTSH (PRB) Balkanton (TCH) Supraphon (GDR) Amiga (HUN) Hungaroton (PRL) Polskie Nagrania (RSR) Electrecord (URS) Melodiya (YUG) PGP-RTB / PGP-RTS Secondary (TCH) Opus (TCH) Panton (PRL) Polton (PRL) Pronit (YUG) Diskos (YUG) Diskoton (YUG) Jugodisk (YUG) Jugoton (YUG) Suzy (YUG) ZKP RTLJ Authority control databases International VIAF Other MusicBrainz label --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Diskos (record label)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diskos_(record_label)) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diskos_(record_label)?action=history)). 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