Ispočetka (trans. From the beginning) is the 10th studio album by Dino Merlin, and was released on 9 June 2008. The first single promoting the album, "Otrkit ću ti tajnu", was released in August 2007 as a free download in partnership with BH Telecom. He signed a contract with Croatia Records, MPBHRT and City Records. One of the songs, named "Dabogda", from the album is done with Hari Mata Hari, the famous Bosnian singer. The complete song is written by Dino Merlin.[1] Ispočetka is in the top 10 best selling albums 2008 in Serbia[2]

Ispočetka
Studio album by
Released9 June 2008 (2008-06-09)
Recorded2004–2008
GenrePop rock
Folk pop
LabelMPBHRT
Croatia Records
City Records
ShopNovella
ProducerDino Merlin (executive)
Dino Merlin chronology
Burek
(2004)
Ispočetka
(2008)
Hotel Nacional
(2014)
Singles from Ispočetka
  1. "Otkrit ću ti tajnu"
    Released: 13 August 2007
  2. "Dabogda (feat. Hari Mata Hari)"
    Released: May 2008
  3. "Da šutiš (Indigo) (feat. Eldin Huseinbegović)"
    Released: July 2008
  4. "Deset Mlađa"
    Released: December 2008
  5. "Nedostaješ"
    Released: July 2009
  6. "Individualizam"
    Released: 2011

History edit

The album itself was announced through a promotional single titled "Otkrit ċu ti tajnu" in August 2007. As with his previous works such as Sredinom and Burek the album includes several collaborations with local and regional artists.

In an interview with Maxi Magazin Dino stated that the decision to release the promotional single was made to ease the burden of dealing with over twenty songs he is currently working on and knowing that some of them will never be released. In the same interview he stated that he has enough material for a double CD but that "life is too short for double CD's."

The song "Otkrit ċu ti tajnu" can be downloaded by visiting the BH Telecom Web site. The second single, titled "Dabogda" was released 29 May 2008 to all regional radio and TV stations.

Dino's official site also announced a concert date to coincide with the promotion of Ispočetka.

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ispočetka"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse, Vlado Džihan 
2."Dabogda"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, David Vurdelja (Baby Dooks) 
3."Deset mlađa"Dino Merlin, Mahir SarihodžićDino Merlin, Enes Tvrtković, Nebojša Arežina, Marko Peruničić 
4."Individualizam"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse 
5."Nedostaješ"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Srđan Kurpjel 
6."Da šutiš"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse 
7."Klupko"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Srđan Kurpjel, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse 
8."Ptica bijela"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Đani Pervan, Dino Šukalo 
9."Hadžija"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse 
10."Drama"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Nikša Bratoš 
11."Da šutiš (Indigo)"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Enes Tvrtković, Eldin Huseinbegović 
12."Otkrit ću ti tajnu"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Dino Šukalo 
13."Grudobolja"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Dino Šukalo 

Singles edit

  • "Otkrit Ću Ti Tajnu" was the first promo single, and was released in August 2007.
  • "Dabogda"(feat. Hari Varešanović) was released a few days before the album release. The video has been shot on Baščaršija in Sarajevo. The director was Pjer Žalica.
  • "Da Šutiš" was released in July 2008. The video was directed by Radislav Jovanov Gonzo and produced by DIM BiH/Hr.
  • "Deset Mlađa" was released in December 2008. The video was premiered at a concert in Switzerland. The main role in the video is played by Giusy lo Brutto, an Italian actress. The video is shot in Switzerland and filmed in black and white. It was directed by Haris Dubica.
  • "Ispočetka" was the fifth single. The video premiere was 15 May 2009.[3]
  • "Nedostaješ" is the sixth video from the album. It was shot in Sarajevo in June 2009, after Dino returned from Montenegro, where he held a concert in Podgorica and shot a video in Budva for his duet with Emina Jahović for the song "Med" from her album Vila.[4]
  • "Individualizam" was the seventh video from the album. The video was shot over a period of two years, in New York, Tokyo, Luzern, Paris, Lyon, Madrid, Lisbon and Sanski Most. The video included five hundred people. The video was directed by Haris Dubica.[5]

Koševo 2008 edit

A concert at Koševo Stadium was held on 19 July 2008. It was a big event, one of the biggest in Bosnia in the past few years. Special guest of the concert were Hari Varešanović for the song "Dabogda", Tony Cetinski for the song "Drama", Eldin Huseinbegović for the song "Da šutiš (Indigo)" and Vesna Zmijanac for "Klupko" and one of his biggest hits "Kad zamirišu jorgovani". 65,000 people came to the concert. Dino sang for 3 hours. The concert begun with "Otkrit ću ti tajnu", and ended with the duet "Kad zamirišu jorgovani".[6] DVD Dino Merlin Koševo 19. Juli was released in January 2009.

Tour edit

The tour for promoting the album started on Koševo. A few concerts were held after that. Then Dino has been on vacation. The tour was continued in autumn. Merlin said that he will make a concert in Belgrade.[7] The Europe tour was continued in March. He toured in USA in April and in Australia in May 2009.[8] Dino was invited to opet the new arena in Zenica with a concert. But all 9000[9] tickets were sold out,[10] so he decided to make another concert on Saturday, 21 March. So over 15,000 people were on the concerts.[11] It was the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina that an artist played two concerts in two days in the same arena. The tickets were available for 10 KM($7), but they were sold illegally for 35 KM($24). That was also unusual in Bosnia.[12] After more than 20 years Dino decided to visit Serbia and to make a concert in Belgrade. On Monday, 10 October, the first day of the tickets sale for the concert in the Belgrade Arena a record has been broken: 2500 tickets were sold in the first four hours.[13] The concert was sold out in four days.[14] Another show has been added on 26 November.[15] After the second show was sold out another one was added. All three shows were sold out, 60,000 people attended.

Tour dates edit

[16]

Date City Country Venue Notes
Europe
19 July 2008 Sarajevo   Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadion Koševo 65,000 people attended the concert. Guests Vesna Zmijanac, Tony Cetinski, Eldin Huseinbegović, Hari Varešanović
6 August 2008 Budva   Montenegro Jaz Beach 10,000 people attended. Guest Vesna Zmijanac
8 August 2008 Bihać   Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadion Jedinstva 15,000 people attended. Guests Vesna Zmijanac, Eldin Huseinbegović, Hari Verašanović
16 August 2008 Tuzla   Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadion Tušanj 20,000 people attended. Guests Vesna Zmijanac, Eldin Huseinbegović, Hari Verašanović
3 October 2008 Bielefeld   Germany Event Center
4 October 2008 Munich   Germany Kulturhalle
24 October 2008 Hamburg   Germany Studenten Halle
25 October 2008 Frankfurt   Germany Union Halle
1 November 2008 Erkrath   Germany Stadthalle
15 November 2008 Ljubljana   Slovenia Gospodarsko Razstavisce
20 November 2008 Skopje   Macedonia Dvorana Boris Trajkovski
22 November 2008 Vienna   Austria Planet Discothèque
5 December 2008 Paris   France Espace Venise
12 December 2008 Burghausen   Germany Gastro und Musik
13 December 2008 Zürich    Switzerland Stadthalle Dietikon Video premiere of Deset Mlađa
24 December 2008 Düsseldorf   Germany Consum-Club
25 December 2008 Berlin   Germany Universal Hall
28 December 2008 Montagny    Switzerland Zed Club
28 February 2009 Dommeldange   Luxembourg Salle des sports
7 March 2009[17] Vienna   Austria Bank Austria Halle
20 March 2009 Zenica   Bosnia and Herzegovina Arena 15,000 people attended.
21 March 2009
4 April 2009 Norrköping   Sweden Folkets Park Borgen
10 April 2009 Gothenburg   Sweden Hogsbohallen Angasvallen-Frolunda
11 April 2009 Malmö   Sweden Baltiska Hallen
12 April 2009 Horsens   Denmark Torsted Hallen
North America
17 April 2009 Detroit   USA Royalty House
19 April 2009 Toronto   Canada Kool House
19 April 2009 New York City   USA East Manor
24 April 2009 Chicago   USA Hanging Gardens
25 April 2009 Waterloo   USA Millenium Hall
26 April 2009 St. Louis, Missouri   USA Orlando Gardens South
Europe
9 May 2009 Stuttgart   Germany Club Hot Spot
Australia
22 May 2009 Sydney   Australia Whitlam Centre
23 May 2009 Melbourne   Australia Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
25 May 2009 Perth   Australia Herb Graham Recreation Centre
Europe
6 June 2009 Wels   Austria Messeggelande Halle 6 3,000 people attended.
13 June 2009 Podgorica   Montenegro Stadion malih sportova 12,000 people attended. Guests Vesna Zmijanac, Eldin Huseinbegović
21 July 2009 Bugojno   Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradska sala
23 July 2009 Bosanska Krupa   Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradski stadion
25 July 2009 Tešanj   Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradski stadion 10,000 people attended[18]
27 July 2009 Sanski Most   Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradski stadion 10,000 people attended[19]
1 August 2009 Ohrid   Macedonia Biljanini stadion
19 August 2009 Dubrovnik   Croatia Gospino Polje
21 August 2009 Pula   Croatia Pula Arena
3 October 2009 Munich   Germany Tonhalle
10 October 2009 Erkrath   Germany Stadthalle Erkrath
17 October 2009 Frankfurt   Germany Union Hall
25 October 2009 Osijek   Croatia Dvorana 'Gradsko polje' 6000 people attended[20]
14 November 2009 Ljubuški   Bosnia and Herzegovina Sportska Dvorana Canceled due death threat to Dino Merlin. Official because of a soccer game between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal[21]
21 November 2009 Wien   Austria Bank Austria Halle
4 December 2009 Celje   Slovenia Dvorana Golovec
5 December 2009 Kranj   Slovenia Ledena Dvorana
12 December 2009 Zürich    Switzerland Stadthalle Dietikon
19 December 2009 Pforzheim   Germany Club Flash
6 February 2010 Sarajevo   Bosnia and Herzegovina Zetra
13 February 2010 Varaždin   Croatia Arena Varaždin
18 February 2010 Split   Croatia Spaladium Arena 9000 people attended. Guests Edo Zanki and Ivana Banfić[22]
30 April 2010 Bielefeld   Germany Diskoteka Prime
1 May 2010 Hamburg   Germany Balkan Night
7 May 2010 Oslo   Norway Furuset Forum
8 May 2010 Stockholm   Sweden Gamla Tryckeriet-Bromma
12 June 2010 Wels   Austria Messegelende Hall 6
18 September 2010 Skopje   Macedonia Metropolis Arena 12,000 people attended[23]
6 November 2010 Frankfurt   Germany Unionhalle 2000 people attended[24]
27 November 2010 Düsseldorf   Germany
11 December 2010 Zürich    Switzerland Stadhalle
18 December 2010 Dommeldange   Luxembourg Hall Omnisports
5 March 2011 Stuttgart   Germany Messe Sindelfingen
12 March 2011 Montlingen    Switzerland Disco Flash
21 April 2011 Horsens   Denmark Torsted Hallen
22 April 2011 Gothenburg   Sweden Hosbo Hallen
23 April 2011 Norrköping   Sweden Borgen
24 April 2011 Helsingborg   Sweden Sundsparlan
11 June 2011 Ljubljana   Slovenia Križanke
18 June 2011 Vienna   Austria Bank Austria Halle Gasometer 5000 people attended.
9 July 2011 Opatija   Croatia Ljetna Pozornica
25 November 2011 Belgrade   Serbia Belgrade Arena Sold out in four days. 20,000 people attended.
26 November 2011 20,000 people attended.
27 November 2011 20,000 people attended.
22 December 2011 Zagreb   Croatia Arena

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