Summary from Wikipedia

Novković was born in Vladimirci, Serbia. He moved to Sarajevo at an early age, with a Croatian mother and a Serb father, Vukašin, a violinist, so his musical talent was discovered very early, and he joined the musical school in Sarajevo at the age of 6. After graduating conducting from Musical Academy in Sarajevo, he founded a band Pro Arte during the fall of 1967.[citation needed]