Vladan Savic on Divorce: I Said It All in a Song

Vladan Savic, frontman of Magla Bend, and his wife Marija have divorced after two years of marriage, and on October 8 the split was confirmed firsthand for the first time. Marija told Kurir the news is true, while the singer, asked about the divorce, pointed to the song “Krive Drine.”

What did Vladan Savic say about the divorce?

Kurir asked Savic at a public event, though the place and date of that event were not given. The singer did not want to go into details, but he answered like this:

• Everything I had to tell you, I already told you in the song “Krive Drine,” Savic said.

Telegraf, which published the story at 8:12 that morning, also mentions the answer. Neither outlet says which Magla Bend song is meant beyond its title.

What did Marija confirm?

Marija, the singer’s former wife (her surname was not given), confirmed the divorce but declined to discuss it further:

• It’s true, but I wouldn’t comment on it any further or speak publicly about this, Marija told Kurir.

Neither side has said publicly why the marriage ended. No date has been given for when the divorce was finalized.

What came before the news?

Kurir’s article recalls two details from recent months. According to the paper, Marija has not been showing up at Magla Bend concerts lately, although she used to attend her husband’s important performances. At the band’s latest concert at Sava Centar, Savic appeared without his wedding ring, the same text says.

Kurir also claims to have a source familiar with the circumstances, but does not name that person. The source says it “didn’t work out” for them, that Marija proposed the divorce, and that they agreed each would go their own way, without public jabs or mutual accusations. According to the same source, Marija has always stayed out of showbusiness life and does not like public statements, and Savic respected that.

The reasons remain unexplained in public. All we have is what one outlet’s unnamed source claims.

This is a second marriage, and the first was never official

Kurir reports that this is Savic’s second marriage. He was never officially married to his first partner, Jovana Jocic, and has said that didn’t matter to him. After that breakup, as Kurir relays, he said:

I don’t like looking for someone to blame. When people part ways, it’s usually not one person’s fault or one moment. Sometimes two people simply start going in different directions. It was hard for me, of course. And I’m not someone who gives up easily. Maybe that’s exactly why it took time to accept that some things can’t be fixed no matter how hard you try. Sometimes the hardest decision is the one to let go. Jovana and I have a great relationship, it seems to me better and more honest than when we were together.

That statement was about the earlier breakup and was made right after it, not about the current divorce. So far there is no indication that Savic has said more than a single sentence about this one.

Vladan or Vladimir?

The media disagree about the singer’s first name. Telegraf calls him Vladan Savic, while Kurir uses Vladan in its headline and web address but Vladimir in the body of the article. We use Vladan, the name that appears in the headlines of both sources.