Zoran Kostià(Serbian Cyrillic: ÃÂþÃÂðý ÃÂþÃÂÃÂøÃÂ; born 17 August 1964 in Belgrade) widely known by his nickname Cane () is a Serbian rock musician, known primarily as the leader and vocalist for Serbian punk rock group Partibrejkers.
Kostiàwas born in 1964 to parents Slobodan and Mirjana. He is related to Gavrilo Princip (Gavrilo's mother and his great grandfather were biological siblings). Growing up near the Uà ¡ÃÂe area of New Belgrade, he founded his first band in 1979, at the age of 15 - a group called Kopilad (Bastards). In 1980, he played with Urbana Gerila for a short time, before joining RadniÃÂka kontrola in 1981, where he played alongside some also soon-to-become-notable musicians: drummer SrÃÂan "à ½ika" TodoroviÃÂ, lead guitarist Darko Milojkoviàand bassist SrÃÂan "ÃÂile" MarkoviÃÂ. They recorded two tracks, "Dosada" ("Boredom") and "TV u koloru" ("Color TV"), both of which appeared on the various artist compilation ArtistiÃÂka radna akcija, released by Jugoton in 1981. This exposure led to a spot on the showcase concert at Belgrade's Taà ¡majdan stadium in September 1981 with a batch of other up-and-coming acts. Kostiàincessantly provoked the crowd to a point where the show had to be interrupted. This got him some, mostly negative, publicity in the daily papers by prompting a discussion on the values and morals of Yugoslav youth.
In August 1982, Kostiàand drummer Goran "Manzanera" Bulatoviàhad an idea about a band called Partibrejkers. They were soon joined by guitar player Nebojà ¡a "Anton" Antonijeviàand guitar player Ljuba KonstandinoviÃÂ, and Partibrejkers were officially formed. Since the formation, Kostiàhas been the band's vocalist and main lyricist.
During the mid-1990s, KostiÃÂ battled illness caused by a thyroid gland problem for which he had to have surgery, and for two years Partibrejkers were on hiatus and possible brink of folding. In 1995, he got married and moved to Zrenjanin where he recuperated with his wife. Leaving the pressure of Belgrade behind, he also turned to religion which he credits for helping him calm down and instill self-discipline.