Dragoljub "Dragan" Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгољуб-Драган Илић; born 1956) is a Serbian and Yugoslav musician, songwriter, and composer, best known as the leader of the rock band Generacija 5 and for his pivotal role in YU Rock Misija, the Yugoslav contribution to Live Aid campaign. In addition to his career as a rock musician and songwriter, Ilić is know for his work as composer of classical, popular and soundtrack music. He is the brother of late composer Aleksandar "Sanja" Ilić.^[1]

Ilić started his career in the mid-1970s. Prior to forming Generacija 5, he performed with the band Korak (Step).^[2]

Ilić formed Generacija in July 1977 with vocalist Jovan Rašić, guitarist Dragan "Krle" Jovanović, bass guitarist Dušan "Duda" Petrović and drummer Boban Đorđević.^[2] Initially a jazz rock group, Generacija 5 gained nationwide popularity with their switch to arena rock sound with the arrival of vocalist Goran Milošević in 1979.^[2] The band released two studio albums and a number of 7-inch singles before disbanding in 1982.^[2] The group reunited in 1992, releasing two studio albums, a live album and several new songs on different compilation albums since.^[2]

Ilić played a pivotal role in YU Rock Misija, the Yugoslav contribution to Live Aid. He co-wrote the charity song "Za milion godina" ("For a Million Years") with lyricist Mladen Popović.^[3] The song was recorded by a group of prominent musicians of the Yugoslav rock scene, Generacija 5 members reuniting for the song recording.^[3]

As a songwriter, Ilić has cooperated with a number of prominent acts of the Yugoslav and post-Yugoslav scenes, including Slađana Milošević, Željko Bebek and others.^[2]

Ilić has written over 100 pieces of classical music and theatre, film, and television music.^[2] The music he wrote for the TV series Nemanjić Dynasty: The Birth of the Kingdom was released in 2017 on a soundtrack album.^[2] He has performed in Prague, Stockholm, Munich and Berlin.^[2]

Ilić worked as a music editor at TV Belgrade and for PGP-RTB and PGP-RTS record labels.^[2]

In 2000, Generacija 5 song "Dolazim za pet minuta" was polled No.53 on Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times list.^[4] In 2011, the same song was polled, by the listeners of Radio 202, one of 60 greatest songs released by PGP-RTB/PGP-RTS during the sixty years of the label's existence.^{[5][non-primary source needed]}

• Jury's Award at the 1986 MESAM festival.^[2]
• Jury's Award at the 1987 MESAM festival.^[2]
• Josip Slavenski Award^[2]
• Vasilije Mokranjac Award^[2]
• Darko Kraljić Award^[2]

• Generacija 5 (1980)
• Dubler (1982)
• Svet je tvoj (1997)
• Energija (2006)

• Unplugged & Live (2002)

• Generacija 5 78–94 (1994)
• Pomoli se još jednom... (2000)

• "Novi život" / "Izgubljeni san" (1978)
• "Svemu dođe kraj" / "Noćni mir" (1979)
• "Umoran od svega" / "Ti samo budi dovoljno daleko" (1979)
• "Spakuj se, požuri" / "Samo laži" (1981)
• "Opasna po život" (2016)

• Dragoljub Ilić at Discogs
• Dragoljub Ilić at IMDb