To the public, he is known as an an actor and musician of Blue Theater, and for his numerous appearances with or without a band in Belgrade clubs. Since 2018 he lives in Premantura, Istria with love of his wife and two daughters.
“Ilija plays the guitar and sings, has stand-up during concerts, expressing himself through songs and visually, engaged in a fight against all injustices of this world, always eager to show how much he cares about every single person in the audience. Ilija is a poet, entertainer, musician. He is Woody Guthrie and Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, is Billy Bragg and Lou Reed. Ilija is Ludvig” - Ivan Loncarevic, popdepression.com.