Performer, composer, guitar player and singer, Zorán Sztevanovity was born in Belgrade on March 4th,1942. Being in the employment of the diplomatic services, his parents moved over to Hungary in 1948. However, Zorán chose to stay in Budapest for good.
In 1960, in the dawn of the beat era, Zorán founded the band called Zenith together with his brother, Dusán. The name of the band changed into Metro shortly after the setup. In terms of popularity, the Metro became the 3rd band in the top of the Hungarian beat music, next to the Illés and the Omega. Kicking off as a cover-band, they used to sing evergreens in English – coming up with their own songs merely in 1966, most of the lyrics being signed by Dusán. The band came up with two albums, many singles and several radio recordings. In the early 70’s, the Metro went through a series of changes and alterations of style, to finally break up in 1972.
The turning point in Zorán’s career was produced in the summer of 1976, when he started to collaborate with Gábor Presser, whom he befriended, the two still maintaining good working relations. The first outcome of their cooperation was a single, followed in the spring of 1977 by an album that dashed in with the power of a revelation. The name of Zorán has since been synonym with a noble and intellectual, high quality rock music – written for “grown-ups”. The “three-minute” tracks are impregnated with an overwhelming amount of fantasy and imagery.
Zorán’s productions are always unforgettable experiences, the artist being accompanied by his orchestra. His songs such as the Apám hitte (My Father Used to Believe), Kell ott fenn egy ország (We Need a Country Up There), A szerelemnek múlnia kell (Love Must Fade Away) or even the Szép Júlia (Beautiful Julia) are a permanent must at his concerts that bear the incontestable artistic marks of superiority.