Novi Fosili (English: The New Fossils) is a Croatian pop band, one of the most popular music acts in the former Yugoslavia.

The group was formed in Zagreb in 1969. Their first successes came in 1976 when the composer Rajko Dujmić joined the band. That same year, Novi Fosili played at the Split Festival, where their song "Diridonda" soon became a hit throughout the country. Their next several albums sold millions of copies and delivered many hits that are still aired on radios in Croatia today. The first female singer was Đurđica Barlović, in 1983 replaced by Sanja Doležal. The group's male vocalists were Vladimir Kočiš Zec and Rajko Dujmić.

Hits include: "Za dobra stara vremena" ("For good old times"), "Milena", "Sanjaj me" ("Dream of me"), and others. The band represented Yugoslavia at the 1987 Eurovision Song Contest. With their song "Ja sam za ples" ("I wanna dance") they finished fourth.

After the breakup of the Yugoslavia, the group was disbanded, then gathered again, but without Doležal and Zec. It was disbanded again in 2001. Members of the most memorable lineup gathered again in 2005 for some revival concerts. In 2014, scandals arose surrounding Dujmićs long time drug use, causing him to be expelled from the group. The remaining members still hold small revival concerts.

Albums

1. Novi fosili - 1974
2. Da te ne volim - 1978
3. Nedovršene priče - 1980
4. Budi uvijek blizu - 1981
5. Hitovi sa singl ploča - 1981
6. Za djecu i odrasle - 1982
7. Volim te od 9 do 2 i drugi veliki hitovi - 1983
8. Poslije Svega - 1983
9. Tvoje i moje godine - 1985
10. Za dobra stara vremena - 1986
11. Dijete sreće - 1987
12. Poziv na ples - 1987
13. Nebeske kočije - 1988
14. Obriši suze, generacijo - 1989
15. Djeca ljubavi - 1990
16. Druge Godine - 1995
17. Bijele suze padaju na grad - 1997
18. Ljubav koja nema kraj - 1998
19. Jesen - 1999
20. Za dobra stara vremena (kompilacija) (together with Srebrna krila) - 2001
21. Za dobra stara vremena (kompilacija) - 2005

Sources

• Novi fosili (in Croatian)