Bata Illic (* 30. September 1939 in Belgrad as Бата Илић / Bata Ilić) is a Serbian Schlagerstar.|Bata Illic studied English and Italian and works as a teacher.|1963 received Illic with his Band a appearance contract for an American club in Bad Kissingen/Germany.|1967 Illic records his first single.|The first success title in the German Charts was 1968 the song “Mit verbundenen Augen und Schuhe, so schwer wie ein Stein”|In 1972 he had much success with the Hit-Single “Michaela”.|Also the following years were very successful as a hit singer. |