Leo Martin

Leo Martin (Serbian Cyrillic: Лео Мартин, born on 6 March 1942) is a Serbian and former Yugoslav pop singer. He started his career in the early 1960s in jazz bands as an instrumentalist and vocalist. In 1964, he moved with his band to West Germany to play jazz covers in night clubs. In 1968, while in Germany, he started his solo career by recording an album of pop music in the English language, which made him popular throughout Europe. After touring Europe, he returned to Yugoslavia in 1969 where he established himself as one of the leading schlager singers of the 1970s and 1980s. His career was interrupted by Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. He has performed sporadically since.

Biography

Martin was born Miloš Jović (Милош Јовић) on 6 March 1942 in the village of Rašica near Blace, Serbia. When he was two years old, his family moved to Belgrade. His family was poor, so he had to work hard since the young age. Jović was loading coal in the building of the Music Academy in Belgrade when he heard classical music. That led him to his musical career. He enrolled at the musical school, studying piano and clarinet. In 1961, he enrolled at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade, but did not graduate.