Gru

Dalibor Andonov (born 8 March 1973), known professionally as Gru, is a Serbian rapper, musician and DJ, based in Belgrade.His song Biću tu from the 1996 album Gru 2, gained him popularity in Eastern Europe, as well as the 2010 release I dalje me žele alongside Serbian rapper Ajs Nigrutin.His album Gru 2 is the most commercially successful album in Serbia, selling 4 million copies, and reaching certified gold status in Serbia.Other than his immense popularity in the Balkans, he is well-known in other countries of Eastern and Northern Europe.He is one of the few musicians from Serbia who had worked with internationally acclaimed artists, including Anastacia, Shaggy, RedOne, Rza and Coolio.He has been dubbed The Serbian Rap Machine. A Dimitrovgrad native, Andonov started his career in Belgrade, with his earliest demos in 1994, but rose to prominence with his DJ work in early 1996.Debuting with Da li imaš pravo?, which marked the first wave of Serbian hip hop, Andonov produced 5 albums as a solo artist, out of which 4 reached gold and platinum status in Serbia.The albums included songs that topped the Balkan charts, including Srce, Biću tu, Kad se popnem na binu, Kiša, Komercijala, Tamo gde si ti and Da li imaš pravo?, winning him 4 Serbian Oscars of Popularity, a World Music Award and a MTV Platinum Award.The production of these albums also included co-production by various Serbian record labels, including Komuna, City Records and Jugodisk. Andonov also had done work for television and movies, either producing music, voicing characters for Serbian dubs or presenting himself in various reality shows or movies.He performed in Operacija trijumf, was a contestant in the Serbian Big Brother, Veliki brat and produced instrumentals for the Serbian Your Face Sounds Familiar, Tvoje lice zvuči poznato.Andonov made his film debut in 2000 as Petar in Land of Truth, Love & Freedom, but had composed for the movies, including Undisputed II: Last Man Standing and Dorcol-Manhattan.