Yogi Lonich

Yogi Lonich (born August 25, 1969 in San Jose, California) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He is former member of Buckcherry and Fuel, and is currently active as a solo artist. 
== Personal life ==
Yogi Lonich is the son of a Peruvian mother and Croatian father (originally from the island of Ugljan), who left Croatia as a teenager. His older sister Plavka is also a musician. He began playing guitar at the age of 12 and credits his sister Plavka as his „biggest musical push“. Upon graduating from high school in 1989, Lonich enrolled into California State University, where in 1993 he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Classical and Jazz guitar performance. After their daughter Anika was born, Yogi and his wife Lana decided to move from California to Zagreb, Croatia, where he is currently residing.
==Recording career==
=== As a solo artist ===
Lonich released his solo debut Metta in 2006. The album won him the Los Angeles Music Award’s “Best Independent Pop Artist”. He released his sophomore album Hesitant Poet in 2010.
=== As a band member ===
Lonich's first band, Sound Assembly, signed for Moonshine Music in 1995, under which they released their debut album In The Pocket in 1996. 
In 1999, he became a member of American rock band Buckcherry after the band released their eponymous debut album earlier that year. After he joined the band, Buckcherry toured incessantly to promote their debut album Buckcherry. They opened for Lenny Kravitz on his 1999 Freedom Tour. Yogi Lonich also performed with Buckcherry at Woodstock '99, which was the second large-scale music festival. As a member of Buckcherry, in 2000, Lonich shared the stage in Osaka dome with Aerosmith and Mr. Big. In August 1999, Buckcherry won Kerrang! magazine's Best International Newcomer award. In 2000, Lonich participated in recording Buckckerry's sophomore album, Time Bomb (2001). The same year, Buckcherry got a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance (for song „Lit Up“) . In the spring 2000, Buckcherry opened for Australian hard-rock band AC/DC. After the release of Buckcherry's second album, Yogi Lonich has left the band.
On two brief occasions, in 2000 and 2001, Lonich was a member of rock band Fuel.
In 2009, his alternative rock band Run Through The Desert released a debut album called Break The Silence, which Lonich co-produced with Francois Descamps. 
=== As a studio musician ===
Lonich played guitar on British singer-songwriter Yusuf's thirteenth studio album Roadsinger, which made its debut on the Billboard 200 at position No. 41 and on the UK charts at No. 10. He is credited on American singer-songrwiter LP's third studio album Forever For Now (2014), which was also her major label full-length debut.
== As a support musician ==
One of the biggest music stars Lonich played as support musician for was the American singer-songwriter Chris Cornell. Lonich was a member of Cornell's band from 2006 to 2009. One of the most memorable moments of sharing the stage with Cornell was when he shaved Lonich's hair during a concert in Webster Hall nightclub in New York City.
Lonich also occasionally supports Taiwanese singer and actor Jeff Chang, as well as Japanese singer Koshi Inaba. Some other notable music artist he has supported through his career are Meredith Brooks, Shakira, Melissa Etheridge, Alanis Morissette and Kid Rock
==In the media==
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== References ==
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* Yogi Lonich on apple music
* Yogi Lonich on soundcloud
* Yogi Lonich on myspace
* Yogi Lonich on google play music
* Yogi Lonich on hungama
* Yogi Lonich on jiosaavn
* Yogi Lonich on New Album, Playing China & Chris Cornell
* Yogi Lonich Archives - My Music Masterclass
* Yogi Lonich - IMDb
* Yogi Lonich - APM Music
Category:1969 births
Category:American singers
Category:American musicians
Category:American songwriters
Category:Bachelor's degrees
Category:California State University alumni