Jurislav "Jura" Stublić (born 19 December 1953) is a Croatian and Yugoslav singer and songwriter, best known as the frontman of the popular rock band Film.
The group soon gained popularity and the attention of the media, establishing themselves as one of the most prominent acts of the Yugoslav new wave scene.
By the mid-1980s, the group had turned towards more commercial rock sound, enjoying large mainstream popularity in Yugoslavia.
[1] At the age of 13 he started playing the guitar, earning money as a street performer at seaside resorts.
[1] Prior to joining Azra, Stublić was also considered by the members of Aerodrom as their new frontman, but eventually they opted not to include him in the lineup due to his deep vocals.
[1] The Azra lineup featuring Stublić functioned for a few months only, and after a quarrel with Štulić, in early 1979, Stublić, guitarist Mladen Juričić, bass guitarist Marino Pelajić and drummer Branko Hromatko all left Azra to form a new band.
[1] With their following studio releases the band moved towards more mainstream rock sound, maintaining their popularity and scoring a number of hit songs.
[2] Despite the commercial and critical success, the original incarnation of the group split up in 1986, after releasing four studio and one live album, due to long-time disagreements about future musical direction between Stublić and the rest of the members.
[2] During recent years, Jura Stublić & Film, although officially still active, perform live occasionally only.
[7] The lyrics of 12 songs by the band, all authored by Stublić, were featured in Petar Janjatović's book Pesme bratstva, detinjstva & potomstva: Antologija ex YU rok poezije 1967 - 2007 (Songs of Brotherhood, Childhood & Offspring: Anthology of Ex YU Rock Poetry 1967 – 2007).