Mladen Bodalec (born 1 January 1959) is a Croatian and Yugoslav rock musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the popular band Prljavo Kazalià ¡te.
Bodalec started his career as the vocalist for the Zagreb-based new wave band Patrola, coming to the group as the replacement for Renato Metessi. With Patrola, Bodalec recorded a never-released studio album. In 1985, he joined Prljavo Kazalià ¡te as the replacement for the band's original vocalist Davorin BogoviÃÂ, remaining the band's frontman since. With Prljavo Kazalià ¡te Bodalec has recorded ten studio albums and seven live albums.
Bodalec started his career in 1981, when he joined Zagreb-based new wave band Patrola as the replacement for their original vocalist Renato Metessi. With Bodalec as vocalist, Patrola recorded their second studio album Tragovi noÃÂi (Traces of the Night). The album was never released, as upon its completion band's leader Damir Molnar went to serve his mandatory stint in the Yugoslav army, Patrola thus ending its activity.
In 1983, Bodalec appeared as a backing vocalist on the album Korak do sna (One Step Away from the Dream) by popular band Prljavo Kazalià ¡te. Two years later, he replaced the band's original frontman Davorin BogoviÃÂ, debuting as the group's vocalist on the album Zlatne godine (Golden Years). Bodalec has remained the band's vocalist since, recording ten studio albums and seven live albums with the group, to large popularity in Croatia and other former Yugoslav republics.
Bodalec made a guest appearance on the 1995 album Baklje Ivanjske (Torches of Saint John's Eve) by Croatian and Yugoslav singer Doris DragoviÃÂ, singing with her in the title track. He made a guest appearance on the 2013 album 100 metara do sreÃÂe (100 Meters to Happiness) by Croatian band Radio Luksemburg, in the song "Ispod koà ¾e" ("Under the Skin").
In 2000, four Prljavo Kazalià ¡te songs appeared on the Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times list, two of them featuring Bodalec on vocals: "Ma kog me boga za tebe pitaju" ("Why in the Heaven's Name Are They Asking Me about You") polled No.77 and "Marina" polled No.93.