Zlatni Prsti (Serbian Cyrillic: ÃÂûðÃÂýø ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂø, trans. The Golden Fingers) were a Yugoslav rock band formed in ZajeÃÂar in 1970.
Formed and led by guitarist and vocalist MomÃÂilo RadenkoviÃÂ, Zlatni Prsti were a prominent act of the Yugoslav rock scene in the 1970s. In the late 1970s, with the emergence of Yugoslav new wave scne, the band changed their name to Nokaut (Serbian Cyrillic: ÃÂþúðÃÂÃÂ, trans. Knockout) and made a slight turn towards new wave sound, but failed to maintain their popularity and disbanded at the beginning of the 1980s. The band made two one-off reunions, in 2012 and 2016.
The band was formed in 1970 by brothers MomÃÂilo (guitar) and Slobodan Radenkovià(bass guitar), Dragan Batalo (keyboards) and Dragan Trajkovià(drums). The band's first vocalist was Jovan Raà ¡iÃÂ. After he moved to Generacija 5, the singing duties were taken over by MomÃÂilo RadenkoviÃÂ. The band gained the public's attention after winning the first place at the ZajeÃÂar Gitarijada Festival in 1974, after which they appeared on a various artists record published by Radio Belgrade show VeÃÂe uz radio (Evening by the Radio) with the song "Naà ¡a pesma" ("Our Song"). During the same year, the band appeared on the Subotica Youth Festival, with the song "Pevam ti poslednji put" ("I Sing to You for the Last Time"), which was published on various artists live album Gde je ljubav: Omladina '74 (Where Is Love: Youth Festival '74) recorded on the festival. In 1975, the band appeared on the same festival with the song "Budi hrabra".
In 1976, the band released their debut self-titled album through PGP-RTB record label. The recording of the album lasted only eighteen hours. Most of the songs on the album were composed by MomÃÂilo RadenkoviÃÂ, while the lyrics were written by lyricist Mirko Glià ¡iÃÂ. After the album was released, the band, dissatisfied with the deal they had with PGP-RTB, signed with Diskos, releasing a 7-inch single with the songs "Reà ¡ih da se à ¾enim" ("I Decided to Get Married") and "Posebna si uvek bila" ("You Were Always Special") through the label. After that, they signed for Jugoton, releasing the single with the songs "Igraj rege" ("Dance to Reggae") and "Prsti od plastike" ("Plastic Fingers") in 1977, "Igraj rege" becoming the band's first nationwide hit. In 1977, the band appeared on the double various artists live album Pop parada 1 (Pop Parade 1), recorded in Pinki Hall in Belgrade, alongside Zdravo, Pop Maà ¡ina, Drugi NaÃÂin, Parni Valjak, Time and other acts, with the songs "Pevajmo ljubavi" ("Lets Sing to Love") and "Posebna si uvek bila". During the same year, the band also appeared on the various artists album Brigadirska pesma (Brigadiers' Song), recorded for the needs of youth work actions, with the song "Ne mogu sam da budem brigada" ("I Can't Be a Brigade just by Myself"). During the same year, the band performed on the sixth BOOM Festival, alongside CvrÃÂak i Mravi, Leb i Sol, Tako, Suncokret, Zebra, Buldoà ¾er, Tomaà ¾ Domicelj, Parni Valjak, Smak, Vatreni Poljubac and other acts.
In 1979, the band released their second studio album, entitled Nokaut!. Soon after the album was released, they decided to adopt Nokaut as their new name. With the new name came changes in the lineup: Batalo had to leave the band due to his mandatory stint in the Yugoslav People's Army, and was replaced by Duà ¡an MaslaÃÂ, a former member of the band Prava Stvar (Real Deal), and Slobodan Radenkoviàleft the band to dedicate himself to his pizzeria, and was replaced by Jovan NikoliÃÂ.
At the beginning of the 1980s, at the time of the popularity of new wave bands, the band saw a decline of popularity. They tried to keep up with younger acts with new wave-influenced songs published on 7-inch singles, but only their ballads saw moderate success, mostly thanks to MomÃÂilo RadenkoviÃÂ's raspy voice. Soon, the band ended their activity.
In the late 1980s, MomÃÂilo RadenkoviÃÂ, Batalo and Trajkoviàplayed on two albums by folk singer Boban ZdravkoviÃÂ, Klinka (Little Girl, 1988) and Praà ¡tam ti, duà ¡o (I Forgive You, My Darling, 1989), and the albums were released under the Boban Zdravkovià& Zlatni Prsti moniker. Radenkoviàwrote songs for a number of Serbian folk singers. He worked as a sound engineer at Radio ZajeÃÂar, during the 1990s he was the president of the Serbian Renewal Movement ZajeÃÂar branch, and for a certain time was the president of the Association of Entrepreneurs of ZajeÃÂar.
In 1999, Raglas Records released the compilation album Zlatna kolekcija (Golden Collection), for which some of the songs were rerecorded by MomÃÂilo RadenkoviÃÂ. In 2007, PGP-RTS released the band's both studio albums on one CD, entitled Zlatni Prsti & Nokaut.
In 2012, a documentary about the band, directed by Marko GrujiÃÂ and entitled TaÃÂno u centar (Bullseye), was released. The band reunited to perform at the premiere of the film.
In 2016 MomÃÂilo RadenkoviÃÂ reunited the band in order to perform on the 50th edition of ZajeÃÂar Gitarijada Festival. The band opened the festival with their performance on August 11.
MomÃÂilo RadenkoviÃÂ died in ZajeÃÂar on 20 April 2021 after long illness. He was 70 years old.