ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, hiː wˈʌn ðə "zˈiːlˈætni mˈiːloʊz" ɐwˈɔːɹd ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹᵻsˈiːvd ðə lˈaɪf ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ɐwˈɔːɹd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪntiːn fɹʌmðə jˈuːniən ʌv sˈɜːbiəz mjˈuːzɪk ˈɑːɹɾɪsts.
In 1993, he won the "Zlatni Melos" award and also received the Life Achievement Award in 2019 from the Union of Serbia's Music Artists.