Familija (; trans. Family) was a Serbian rock supergroup from Belgrade, consisting of Vampiri, Koà ¡ava and U à  kripcu members. The band's musical style was a combination of ska, pop, ethnic and rock music.
The band was founded in late 1993 by U à  kripcu members Aleksandar "Vasa" Vasiljevià(guitar), Aleksandar "Luka" Lukià(bass) and Ratko LjubiÃÂià(drums) along with former Vampiri members Dejan "Peja" Pejovià(vocals), Dejan "Dexy" Petrovià(vocals) and drummer/percussionist Goran "Gedà ¾a" Redà ¾epi.
In February 1994 the band began recording their debut album, Narodno pozorià ¡te (National Theatre), released by PGP-RTS later during the year. PejoviÃÂ, VasiljeviÃÂ, Lukiàand Petroviàwrote all the songs, featuring various musical styles combined with pop rock sound. The album featured the hits "Baltazar" (whose chorus referred to Professor Balthazar theme song), "Mala, mala", "à  to ja volim taj seks" and "Nije mi nià ¡ta". The track "Trajna Nina" featured lyrics from the Beatles track "Yellow Submarine". The record was produced by ÃÂorÃÂe Petroviàwho also played keyboards. Vinyl LP and compact cassette editions sleeves were designed by Saà ¡a "Madoà ¾enja" MarkoviÃÂ, while the CD edition featured sleeve art by Branko LukiÃÂ. The band also appeared in SrÃÂan DragojeviÃÂ's movie Dva sata kvalitetnog TV programa as one of the performers at the New Year's Eve party.
Ratko LjubuÃÂiàand Goran Redà ¾epi left the band in late 1995 and early 1996 respectively and the band kept hiring various drummers for their future recording sessions and live performances. During mid-1996 the band released a CD single featuring two songs, "Ringià ¡pil" (taken from the album Narodno pozorià ¡te) and "Brate Murate", a newly recorded song featuring Marko Milivojeviàon drums and produced by Saà ¡a HabiÃÂ. The single was released through Komuna Belgrade.
The band's second album SeljaÃÂka buna (Peasant Revolt) was released in May 1997. Apart from the track "Brate Murate" (also included in the track list), the rest of the album was again produced by ÃÂorÃÂe PetroviÃÂ in the band's signature eclectic style, featuring additional hits "Paranoja" and "Boli me kita". Petar "Zver" RadmiloviÃÂ played the drum tracks in the studio, while the following live performances were played with Branko PopoviÃÂ on drums.
The band broke up in early 1998. In 2000, Slovenian record label Taped Pictures released a various artists compilation featuring the band's song "Mala, mala".
Dejan Petroviàformed the band Centrala with his brother Nenad (Muà ¡terije member). The band's style was a combination of electronic music and rock. The band is currently on hiatus.
Pejoviàformed The Dibidus in 2003 with former Hush bass guitarist Milan Sariàand former Deca Loà ¡ih MuziÃÂara guitarist Jova JoviÃÂ. In their live performances, The Dibidus also performed songs of Familija, and their 2013 live album Uà ¾ivo iz kluba "Fest" (Live from the Club Fest) featured five songs originally recorded by Familija.
In 2006, VasiljeviÃÂ and LukiÃÂ rejoined the rest of the original U Ã Â kripcu members at the DelÃÂa & Sklekovi concert held at Dom Omladine in Belgrade. In 2009, LukiÃÂ formed a Manu Chao and The Clash influenced band Radio Gerila.
In 2021 the album Narodno pozorià ¡te was polled 99th on the list of 100 best Serbian rock albums published after the breakup of SFR Yugoslavia. The list was published in the book Kako (ni)je propao rokenrol u Srbiji (How Rock 'n' Roll in Serbia (Didn't) Came to an End).
In 2011 "Ã Â to ja volim taj seks" was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by PGP-RTB/PGP-RTS during the sixty years of the label's existence.