Lena Hrvojević i Branislav Smuk

Lena Hrvojević i Branislav Smuk

Lena Hrvojević is a second-year student at the “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj” Grammar School in Novi Sad. Her first encounter with music occurred when she was attending a music kindergarten. After that, she enrolled in the Music School “Isidor Bajić”, where she played the accordion. She has been playing the guitar for a couple of years now and she composes music and lyrics for her songs. At the FAMUS Festival in 2020 in Sivac, she won first prize with her original song “I Can’t Keep Waiting”. Last year, at the same Acoustic Music Festival, she won 3rd place with her composition “Her Way”. Shortly after that, Lena and Branislav had a notable performance at the Love and Wine Festival, in the ceremonial hall of the town hall in Subotica. In 2022, at the Youth Singer-songwriter Festival in Novi Sad, she won second place with her original song “Confidence”. On that occasion, she was awarded a free recording of the song at the “Do Re Mi” Music Studio.

Branislav Smuk has been a member of the band Goodbye Bruce Lee since their foundation in 1992. He graduated from the Music School “Josip Slavenski” in Novi Sad, at the flute department. He started playing the guitar when he enrolled in secondary school. In addition to being the member of the group Zbogom Bruce Lee, he has collaborated and played with many other bands from Novi Sad. In the course of his musical career, which is still ongoing, he has successfully collaborated with the big figures of Serbian rock and roll, and has participated in almost all local festivals and festivals throughout Europe. So far, as a musician, composer or arranger, he has recorded more than 20 official releases. In addition to performing and composing, he gives guitar lessons to young talents.