Aldin Kurić (born 21 July 1970), known by his stage name Al'Dino, is a Bosnian singer, songwriter and composer.

Biography

Aldin Kurić was born in Jajce,

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which was then a part of SFR Yugoslavia, where he enrolled in elementary music school, Department of harmonics, simultaneously playing the

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and

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. To this day he remains a multi-instrumentalist. At the age of sixteen he randomly got a tape of jazz fusion band

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and decided to start learning

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. He lived in Jajce until he was eighteen years old and then went into the army. He later studied medicine in

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. There he met many musicians, including many

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musicians and played in many jam sessions in the city as a bass guitarist. At the same time, he fell deeply in love with Bosnia's traditional folk songs, Sevdalinka and started to perform them under the name Al'Dino. He became well known by playing in prestigious

restaurants and reveals another hidden love for singing. At the beginning of the Bosnian War, he went to Stuttgart, Germany and began playing

with Bosnian artists such as

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, and many other pop and Bosnian folk

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, and simultaneously studied

and played with international musicians at clubs. He played as a "

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" in German and Italian

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and sang in seven languages under the name Al'Dino. He returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1998 and recorded the first songs for his first solo album, ''Odlaziš''. The title song became the first big hit in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2002, Al'Dino released his second album titled ''Na drugoj adresi'' that also featured several hits, "Sanjam bolji svijet", "Sedam godina", "Sve će ovo jednom proći". His third album, ''Kopriva'', was released in 2004 and is his biggest hit to date was the song of the same name, which crossed the borders of Bosnia, and became a hit in

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, and Macedonia. Another song off of the album - "Čaršija", is considered the anthem of Bosnian immigrants. The album ''Kopriva'' was proclaimed the album of the year and received the prestigious award "Davorin" at "Grand Prix" Radio Festival in

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, eight Bosnian music awards "Oscar popularity," "Hit in 2007" in Serbia. At the

's Radio Festival "Feras" he won first place with the song "K'o ljudi", a duet with Serbian singer

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. The year 2009, marked the release of Al'Dino's fourth album titled, ''Stariji'', in which the ballads "I sad me po tebi poznaju" and "Nikad me se ne spava" a duet with

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stand out. In March 2010, Al'Dino releases the single "Srce se predalo." At the end of July 2011, he released his fifth album titled ''Zavjet ljubavi''. He is signed with the record label Hayat Production.

Albums

*''Odlaziš'' (2000) *''Na drugoj adresi'' (2002) *''Kopriva'' (2004) *''Stariji'' (2009) *''Zavjet ljubavi'' (2011)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dino, Al 1970 births 20th-century Bosnia and Herzegovina male singers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina male singers Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Hayat Production artists Living people