Ambasadori were a Yugoslav schlager pop band from Sarajevo, active from 1968 until 1980. The band is most notable for its 1975 hit single , as well as for representing Yugoslavia at the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Ne mogu skriti svoju bol" — both times with on vocals. It is further notable for the 1977 hit single "Dođi u pet do pet", this time with Jasna Gospić as the vocalist. Additionally, the band gained retroactive notability for having two of its lead singers — Zdravko Čolić (sang with the band from 1969 until 1971) and Hari Varešanović (from 1979 until 1980) — later go on to Yugoslav pop stardom in their respective solo careers. History Ambasadori were founded in Sarajevo in 1968 by two military brass band musicians—keyboardist Robert Ivanović and trombonist Srđan Stefanović—who simultaneously held military rank as officers of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) with Ivanović being transferred from Belgrade to Sarajevo shortly prior. At the time of the band's launch, both Ivanović and Stefanović were additionally participating in the Sarajevo military orchestra. They soon brought guitarist Slobodan "Vuja" Vujović, a Fojnica-born and Sarajevo-raised mechanical engineering student, into the band. In addition to his university studies, Vujović often hung around Dom Milicije (Police House) that provided free on-site instruments for the musically-inclined youth, which is where Ivanović and Stefanović met him and got him to join their group. Ambasadori obtained their first instruments and sound equipment by purchasing them from a travelling Bulgarian ensemble that had been performing at Sarajevo's Hotel Evropa. Still mostly a cover band at this stage, their repertoire centered around the 1960s rhythm & blues covers (Chicago, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, etc.) along with more covers of obligatory Yugoslav hits of the day and years past, and finally even a few original numbers written by the band members thrown into the mix. Their very first performance took place in May 1969 in Sarajevo's Dom JNA (Yugoslav People's Army House). Zdravko Čolić years (1969–1971) Soon after their debut performance, eighteen-year-old Zdravko Čolić, a fresh high school graduate, joined the band as its new vocalist. Impressed with Čolić's vocal range, clean intonation, and the overall ease with which he sang, the band decided to immediately start looking for as many live performance opportunities as possible. With young Čolić on vocals, Vujović on guitar, Ivanović on keyboards, Ivica Sindičić on saxophone, Srđan Stefanović on trombone, Slobodan