They were featured on the compilations Svi marš na ples! and Vrući dani i vrele noći. During this short and less known initial period, Zana was a New Wave band and part of the Yugoslav New Wave music scene. The band was named after its first and most popular lead vocalist, Zana Nimani.The band released several singles before their first album Loše vesti uz rege za pivsku flašu ('Bad News Accompanied by Reggae for a Beer Bottle') was released for the Yugoslav major label Jugoton in 1981. The band was formed in 1980 in Belgrade by Zoran 'Kikamac' Živanović ( keyboards) and Radovan Jovićević ( guitar).
