Dragan Zlatnik Dies, Nikola Rokvic Says Farewell

Singer Nikola Rokvic said farewell on Instagram in recent days to restaurateur Dragan Vuletic, better known as Dragan Zlatnik. Vuletic was the longtime owner of the Zlatnik restaurant and hotel in Zemun.

The news of his death was carried by Republika and is backed by Rokvic’s post. Neither source gives the date or cause of death.

What did Rokvic post on Instagram?

Rokvic shared a video from a tavern on his profile. In it, Vuletic sits among musicians and talks about how much he loves the tavern.

The singer added a short message to the video: “Farewell, dear friend.” The message was followed by emojis of a white dove and a red heart.

What is known about Dragan Vuletic?

Republika provides his full name, as well as the detail about the restaurant and hotel in Zemun. Informer, which also reported Rokvic’s farewell, mentions only the first name Dragan and describes him as a friend of the singer.

Republika describes Vuletic as one of the greatest symbols of Zemun’s hospitality trade. By its account, he hosted some of the best-known figures of the domestic and international public scene in his tavern over the decades.

We found no independent confirmation from a third source. For that reason, this text attributes the death to Rokvic’s post and Republika’s reporting, and does not present it as a separately verified fact.

How has Rokvic spoken about loss before?

In the same article, Informer recalls that Rokvic’s father, singer Marinko Rokvic, died in 2021 at the age of 67 after a short illness. Nikola told the media at the time:

What can I tell you, we issued a public statement, so you can sense how we feel. It is hard for us, I have no words. I came out because I am standing in front of you, I do not know what I would say. I hope you understand our grief, our pain, and also the joy that we had a father like that, who showed us many things, especially in the last year of his fight with cancer. He showed honor and heroism, he saved us from ourselves and he was a great hero. Thank you for understanding.

That statement concerns the death of Marinko Rokvic, not Vuletic. Informer cites it alongside the new post as a reminder of the singer’s earlier loss, and in the same article Nikola Rokvic is described as the son who admitted back then that his father’s death was the greatest loss of his life.

What has not been confirmed?

The available sources do not show when Vuletic died, or from what. There is also no information about a farewell ceremony or funeral.