 He grew up on Skanderbeg's Street in Dorćol, where he resides today.After befriending Marina Tucaković, he started his professional career in 1988, after participating in the MESAM festival with the song "Zar ja da ti brišem suze", finishing second.In 1989, he made a cameo appearance in the movie Hajde da se volimo 2, performing one of his songs in the movie.