Summary from Wikipedia

Novković was born in Vladimirci, Yugoslavia. He moved to Sarajevo at an early age, with a Croatian mother and a Serb father, Vukašin Novković, a violinist,[1] 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]