Formed and led by vocalist Miroslav "Pile" Živanović, Alisa gained nationwide popularity in the mid-1980s with their debut self-titled album.

The members Alisa's first lineup were active on the Belgrade rock scene for a number of years before managing to achieve breakthrough.

[1] Alisa frontman Miroslav "Pile" Živanović started his career as the vocalist for the band Zvučni Zid (Sound Barrier).

[1] He opted not to become an official member of Alisa, but to continue his cooperation with the band as a songwriter, authoring their fairy tales-inspired songs.

[1] It featured guest appearances by keyboardist Laza Ristovski, Milovan Babić Trumpet Orchestra, gusle player Jova Vujičić (in the song "1389.

[1] Alisa's third album, Hiljadu tona ljubavi (Thousand Tons of Love), released in 1988 and also produced by Habić, featured similar folk influenced-pop rock sound.

[1] For the first time, Živanović wrote part of the songs, including the album's biggest hit, "Kesteni" ("Chestnut Trees").

[1] Simultaneously with performing with Alisa, Karadžić recorded the 1989 album Kralj ulice (King of the Streat) with the band Gerila (Guerrilla).

However, the video was soon taken down from Serbian TV stations due to the assassination of the chief of Belgrade city police also named Boško Buha.

[3] In 2022, the band released the double compilation album Najbolje iz zemlje čuda (Best from Wonderland), featuring their old hits, as well as "Pijane noći" and the new version of their old song "Blago onom ko te ne sanja".