"Odiseja" (Serbo-Croatian for Odyssey) is a schlager song recorded by Serbian-Yugoslavian singer Leo Martin in 1973. The song was first performed by Dalibor Brun at the 1973 Opatija festival [sr], where it was ranked 7th in the finals.[1] Martin released "Odiseja" as a 7" single and it was later included in his 1974 album also titled Odiseja. It became Martin's signature song, and a huge hit in Yugoslavia. The single sold 100,000 copies in the first week.[2]

"Odiseja"
7" single cover
Single by Leo Martin
B-side"Svet bez tebe"
Released1973
Recorded1973
GenreSchlager
LabelPGP RTB
Composer(s)Vojkan Borisavljević
Lyricist(s)Svetislav Vuković [sr]

The song was composed by Vojislav Borisavljević with lyrics by Svetislav Vuković [sr].

References edit

  1. ^ "Yugoslavia: Opatija Festival 1973". Eurovision World. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  2. ^ Leo Martin discography at Discogs