Prelević was widely known for his raspy voice, transgressive public persona, and—since the first half of the 1990s—an eyepatch (which he wore because he lost his right eye in a fight).

[2] Prelević started to perform in 1965, mostly soul and rhythm and blues standards, as a member of the bands Orkani (The Hurricanes), Juniori (The Juniors), Tomi Sovilj i Njegove Siluete and Vizije (The Visions).

[2] In 1970, on the Belgrade Spring festival, Prelević performed the song "Da l' postoji ona koju sanjam" ("Does the Girl from My Dreams Exist").

[2] Due to the scandal, he was banned from all Radio Television Belgrade programs for a year, which he spent performing in clubs in the United States and in the mountain resort Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany.

[2] In 1980, he appeared on the Opatija festival with the song "Bela soba" ("White Room"), composed by Mandić and with lyrics written by Prelević himself.

[2] On the 1986 MESAM festival, Prelević performed the song "Zbog takvih žena nastaju balade" ("That's the Sort of Woman Because of Which the Ballads Are Made").

[2] During the same year, he appeared as guest vocalist on Revolveri album Šest i po tona bombona (Six and a Half Tons of Candy), in their cover of Bijelo Dugme's song "Ništa mudro" ("Nothing Smart").

The album featured large number of musicians: Radomir Mihajlović Točak (of Smak), Dušan "Duda" Bezuha (of Zona B) and Dragan "Krle" Jovanović (of Generacija 5) on guitars, Saša Lokner (of Bajaga i Instruktori) on organ, Đorđe Petrović on keyboards, Nebojša Ignjatović on bass, Čedomir "Čeda" Macura (of Bajaga i Instruktori) on drums, Vlada i Bajka and Nikola Hadži Nikolić (of 357) on vocals.

[2] The book Poslednji krug u Monci (The Last Circle at Monza Circuit, 2006) featured the collection of his short stories originally published in magazines.

[2] He was the editor of the monography Njim samim (By Himself), which featured stories, poems and notes written by actor Zoran Radmilović.

[2] He wrote the screenplay for Aleksandar Bošković's 1989 film Poslednji krug u Monci (The Last Circle at Monza Circuit), in which he made a cameo appearance.

[2] The film, directed by Vladimir Petrović, featured interviews with Prelević, actors Petar Božović and Dragan Nikolić, writers Momo Kapor and Brana Crnčević, journalist Bogdan Tirnanić, and others.

[6] Prelević's song "Bela soba" was covered by Serbian band 357 on their 2002 album Iz gazda Žikine kuhinje (From Innkeeper Žika's Kitchen).