Grupa 220 | |
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Origin | Zagreb, SR Croatia |
Genres | Progressive rock, Pop music |
Years active | 1966-1975 |
Labels | Jugoton, Suzy Records |
Members | Drago Mlinarec, Branimir "Brane Lambert" Živković, Vojko Sabolović, Vojislav "Mišo" Tatalović, Ranko Balen |
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