Halid Muslimović (born 21 January 1961 in Prijedor) is a Bosnian singer. He is considered to be one of the best-known and best-selling folk singers in the former Yugoslavia.[1][2][3] [4] He is also considered to be among the progenitors of turbo folk genre.[5] His 1985 album, Putuj, putuj, srećo moja was sold in over 800 000 units and was, at the time, the third best-selling album ever in former Yugoslavia.[6]

Halid Muslimović
Birth nameHalid Muslimović
Born (1961-01-21) 21 January 1961 (age 63)
Prijedor, SFR Yugoslavia
GenresFolk, Pop-folk
Occupation(s)Musician

He is married to Adelisa. The couple has two children, son Enis (b. 1991) and daughter Lejla (b. 1995). Footballer Kenan Muslimović is his nephew.

Discography edit

He released the following albums:[7]

  • Amela, Ti i Ja (1982, Gold)
  • Stoj jarane (1983, Platinum)
  • Hej ljubavi, u dalekom gradu (1984, 2*Diamond)
  • Putuj, putuj srećo moja (1985, over 800 000 sold[6])
  • Piši, piši jarane (1986, Diamond)
  • Idi druže, laku noć (1987.)
  • Ljube mi se tvoje usne (1988.)
  • Vrati se, dok mladosti ima (1988.)
  • Kunem se (1989.)
  • Izdala me snaga (1990.)
  • Ne dozvoli (1992.)
  • Mene je učilo vrijeme No 1 (1993.)
  • Mene Je učilo vrijeme No 2 (1993.)
  • Sve je ovo prokleto (1994.)
  • Loša navika (1997.)
  • Bolje svatovi (1998.)
  • Stranac u svom gradu (2000.)
  • Želiš me (2002.)
  • Opsesija (2005.)
  • Greška Najmilija (2008.)
  • Adrenalin (2013.)

References edit

  1. ^ "CROATIA RECORDS". shop.crorec.hr.
  2. ^ "HALID MUSLIMOVIĆ U NIŠU DOBIO NAGRADU ZA ŽIVOTNO DJELO". 24 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Zvezde ispod tezge". Nedeljnik Vreme (in Croatian). Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Šta sluša radnička klasa 1987: Ovo je top lista radio stanice fabrike "Goša" iz Smederevske Palanke".
  5. ^ Buchanan, Donna Anne (2017). Balkan Popular Culture and the Ottoman Ecumene: Music, Image, and Regional Political Discourse. Scarecrow Press. p. 78. ISBN 978-0810860216.
  6. ^ a b "Halid Muslimović: Sve je poremećeno!". Ekskluziva.ba. 10 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Halid Muslimović Biografija". Biografija.org. 12 September 2016.