ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈoːɹɾi jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld æt ðɪs pˈɔɪnt, hɪz bˈɪɡ bɹˈeɪk kˈeɪm ˌʌnɛkspˈɛktᵻdli wɛn sˌʌm bˈɪznəsmˌɛn hˌuː ɛndʒˈɔɪd hɪz nˈaɪtklʌb pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz bɹˈɔːt hˌɪm tə ðɪ ɪlˈiːt klˈʌb ɐmbˈæsədɚ ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ faɪnˈænst hˌɪm wɪð dˌiːˈɛm θˈɜːɾi,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ tə ɹᵻkˈoːɹd ɐn ˈælbəm wɪð mɚɹˈiːnə tˌuːkɐkˈɑːvɪk ænd ɐlˈɛksɐndˌɑːɹ "fjˈuːɾə" ɹˌeɪduːlˈʌvɪk.
Almost 40 years old at this point, his big break came unexpectedly when some businessmen who enjoyed his nightclub performances brought him to the elite club Ambassador and also financed him with DM30,000 to record an album with Marina Tucaković and Aleksandar "Futa" Radulović.