Marčelo

Biography

Marko Šelić (Serbian: Марко Шелић; born 22 January 1983), also known as Marčelo (Serbian: Марчело), is a Serbian rapper, singer and writer, known for his socially conscious lyrics and eclectic approach to musical arrangements through hip-hop music. A Paraćin native, he moved to Belgrade, where he has had great success over the years, and became one of the most prominent Serbian hip hop artists. He has won numerous awards, including two Serbian Oscars of Popularity, two Indexi Awards and an MTV Platinum Award.

Rise

Marčelo started making hip hop music in 1997, though his first significant contributions came out in 1999, with a demo band called Rhyme Animal. In order to pursue his solo career, Marčelo stepped out of Rhyme Animal in 2001, and started to work with Oneya, the founder of Bassivity Music and one of the leading producers on the Serbian hip hop scene. Oneya recognized his full potential and Marčelo signed with Bassivity in 2002. The first opportunity for a wider audience to hear and recognize his work came with 2003's Bassivity Mixtape Vol.1, to which he contributed two tracks, Definicija (feat. Shorty) and Snovidjenje.

Debut album (De Facto)

His debut album, De Facto×De facto2003 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Reč na reč3:172Kuća na promaji3:413Krem de la krem2:57444:105Pismo bratu4:316Bekstvo5:227Kafanska spika3:05833:129Povratak hiphopa4:3910Suze4:1111Kloš VS ljax4:1812MC bez harizme4:18132 (Bol & Revolt)4:4214Podzemlje3:0815Bolji život3:581613:3617I opet kafanska spika4:0918De facto...6:09, also released in 2003 on the Bassivity label, came out to both public and critical acclaim, and he was branded as the voice of a generation. The album was full of criticism of Serbian society at the dawn of the new millennium and personal themes, which were delivered in a very sincere manner. In his single and video, Kuća Na Promaji (A House On A Range), he deals with the assassination of Serbia's prime minister in 2003, police brutality, corruption and alienation amongst young people in the country. It was the best-selling hip hop album that year in Serbia-Montenegro and the first post-war record that included collaborations between the new generation of music acts from former Yugoslavia: Edo Maajka (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Elemental (Croatia), Škabo (Serbia), "Bata Barata" ex Shorty (Serbia), Don Trialeon ex Trial (Serbia) and Disciplinska Komisija (Bosnia-Herzegovina).

Puzzle Shock!

Despite the success of his debut album, Marčelo was unable to settle his differences with the record company, so he transferred from Bassivity to Multimedia Records (Universal Music licensee in Serbia-Montenegro) in early 2005.
In December the same year, Marčelo released his second album Puzzle Shock!×Puzzle Shock!2005 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Sve oke4:512Šarada5:303Senke4:064Pozerište3:555Geto1:236Otkucaji2:597Uskurativna5:128Gola vera3:379Nedođija BB4:5510Novi vavilon3:3111Ziljave pičke5:5812Više3:1013Sveti bes6:4614Filter1:2015Kola4:5716Rekvijem4:45 (Multimedia Records), which featured the singles "Šarada" (Masquerade), "Otkucaji" (Heartbeats), "Pozerište" and "Novi Vavilon" (New Babylon). It topped the charts upon its release. This time his main collaborator was Dragoljub Marković alias Dr. Dra (ex-member of rock-bands such as Ništa ali logopedi, Block Out, X-Centar), who added some vocal parts, played various instruments and produced the album. Marčelo also did some co-producing and arrangement work. The resulting sound was a hip hop with strong rock, jazz and funk influences, which estranged a minority of fans who loved what they considered to be the pure hip hop sound of De Facto, but it gained the admiration of many people unfamiliar with rap and hip hop. Marčelo toured the country to promote the new album with a backing band Shock! Orchestra, taking part along the way in the EXIT 06 tour of the countries of the former Yugoslavia, and sold out a venue Serbia's capital, Belgrade. At his gigs, he is supported by several big names on the Serbian hip hop scene: Wikluh Sky, Ministar Lingvista (Real Skllz) and Nancy. With the addition of DJ Raid, a talented DJ based in Switzerland, this is the line-up of The Filter Crew.
His first novel "Zajedno Sami" (Together Alone) was published during February 2008.

Treća Strana Medalje

His third album, Treća strana medalje×Treća strana medalje2008 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks1Testament5:262Minut ćutanja1:013Tri želje6:164Ponos5:025Treće oko3:526Krasnokalipsa2:397Mimohod5:248Neko treći3:579(Kata)strofe bola4:5710Slova1:2711Bluz o duhu iz boce4:4812Tri prsta5:5213Mrak5:2914Dole4:4415Svetla gore2:0416Srećna strana medalje4:10 (The Third Side Of The Medal), was released in December 2008.

Deca i Sunce

His fourth album, Deca i Sunce×Deca i Sunce2010 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 14 tracks1Filter iz ranijih epizoda1:532Teška artiljerija3:143Kita3:564Sindrom Pepeljuge3:225Blagosloveni sjeb3:466Mamica4:197Možda baš ti3:028Pismo vanzemaljcu (Dara I)3:349Bube4:1010Ispod (Dara II)3:4011Odraslima3:3512Kostim3:5713Takav da mirno spava3:3914Sunce4:21 (Children and the Sun) was released on 24 December 2010, under the moniker "Marčelo & Filteri". Album was released in parallel with his novel "Zajedno sami" (Together Alone) and poem collection "O ljudima, psima i mišima" (About men, dogs and mice).

Napet Šou

On 31 October 2012 Marčelo released a song called "Čep" (Cork) within campaign of the non-governmental organization ASTRA, targeted towards raising public awareness and encouragement of competent authorities to be involved in fighting against human trafficking and work exploitation.
In 2013, he was cast in the Serbian-language version of Turbo as the title character, starring in the dub alongside prominent actors including Radovan Vujović and Dragan Mićanović. On 9 October 2013 it was revealed that Marčelo and his crew are working on new book-album titled "Napet Šou×Napet Šou2 October 2014 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 19 tracks1Šankeru4:512Muk3:593Laž4:50420 000 (feat. Kiza Iskaz)5:335Himna Maršala Mita4:026(breaking news)0:537Šurda4:468Tunel2:589Totalno3:2510(mamurluk)1:0811Komplikovani3:3412Baba! (feat. Kendi)4:2013Opajdarsko kolo2:2714Čep4:1915Pegla2:4416Stomak4:2917Šapat4:2118Danas neću napisati ništa4:2319Kavez (feat. Wikluh Sky)5:21" (Tense Show) and that release date is expected on 1 October. 2014. The album will have 18 tracks which are being recorded with contribution from over 30 artists. Three songs are confirmed to be singles from the new album "Laž" (The Lie) i "Pegla" (Flatiron) and "Komplikovani" (Complicated).
Book-album was released on 1 October 2014. The Album contains 19 tracks while book contains lyrics, photos made during the album's conception. Along Marčelo, authors of texts in the book are theater director Kokan Mladenović, writers David Albahari, Mihajlo Pantić and Pavle Zelić, aphorists Dalibor Đorđević, journalist and music critic Petar Janjatović, columnist Draža Petrović, peace worker Milan Colić, psychologist and psychotherapist Vladan Beara and ex NGO Astra coordinator Elena Krsmanović.
Following the release of the album, along with his Filter Crew collaborators, Marčelo formed a touring band to follow them in promotion of the album. Napeti Quintet (Tense Quintet) consisted of experienced Jazz musicians, Violinist Filip Krumes, Pianist Aleksandar Jovanović Šljuka, Bassist Marko Fabry, Drummer Aleksandar Cvetković Drama and Saxophonist Max Kočetov.

Nojeva Varka

On 30 December 2019, through his official Facebook page, Marčelo announced the title of his next album, Nojeva Varka×Nojeva Varka21 December 2021 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 16 tracks · 2 discsDisc 11Udahni5:232Govno5:243Nigde4:294Flešbek4:405Dvadeset4:286Zidovi5:247Fernweh5:478Ostrvo mržnje3:459JBG4:58Disc 21Gost8:182Čaura4:423Fitilj3:204Budilnik4:425Zemlja za vas4:016Reset6:367Kod kuće5:26, with release date in 2020. The album will have 13 tracks written and performed by his Filter Crew and Napeti Quintet.

Literary works

2008 Zajedno sami (novel)
2009 O ljudima, psima i mišima (short story collection)
2010 Zaglavljeni, a play based on Zajedno sami, with Branislava Ilić
2012 Malterego, knjiga prva: Rubikova stolica (novel)
2014 Napet šou (collection of columnist-essayist works)
2017 Malterego, knjiga druga: Higijena nesećanja (novel)
2026 Malterego, knjiga treca: Intronaut (novel)