Damir "Dado" Polumenta (born 29 August 1982) is a Montenegrin and Serbian pop-folk recording artist.

Life and career

Polumenta was born into a Muslim family in

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, in northern

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. His uncle

Šako Polumenta Sakib "Šako" Polumenta (born 27 March 1968) is a Montenegrin pop-folk singer popular throughout the former Yugoslav republics. Personal and early life Polumenta was born into a Bosniak family in Bijelo Polje, a municipality of northern Montene ...

is also a singer. In 2008 they released a duet single "Ljepša od noći" (''More Beautiful Than Night'') on Šako's album '' Sanjao sam san...''. His first album, '' Jasmina'', released in 2001 through the label Best Records, found little success. However, after a hiatus, Dado became prominent in the Balkans music industry after the release of his second album '' 100 stepeni'' (2005) under the label Grand Production. In due course, he left Grand Production and, through his uncle, signed with Gold Music and recorded '' Volim te...'' (2007). On 26 June 2008, Dado released a single, a ballad titled "Moja srno", which was performed in the "Vogošća Festival 2008" in

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. Polumenta's fourth studio album '' Zauvijek tvoj'' was released 15 December 2008. Polumenta released his fifth studio album ''

Buntovnik ''Buntovnik'' ( en, Rebel) is the fifth studio album by Montenegro, Montenegrin dance-pop recording artist Dado Polumenta. It was released 18 November 2010 through the record label Grand Production. Background ''Buntovnik'' was announced 28 Sept ...

'' (''Rebel'') on 18 November 2010 under Grand Production, his second project with the label.

Personal life

Polumenta has a son named Dorijan with

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n model Anamarija Kikoš, with whom he lived for three years. She was his unmarried partner at the time but they broke up shortly after the child was born. Polumenta is a practicing Muslim. His wedding to his first wife Selma Mekić in her hometown

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on 12 December 2012 was in accordance with the Islamic faith. They divorced in June 2013. Polumeta had a daughter, Alea Polumenta on 25 October 2017 with his fiancé Ivona Ivković.

Discography

Albums

*'' Jasmina'' (2001) *'' 100 stepeni'' (2005) *'' Volim te...'' (2007) *'' Zauvijek tvoj'' (2008) *''

'' (2010) *''

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'' (2011) *''Ne dam ja na tebe'' (2013)

Singles

*''Revolucija'' (2014) feat. DJ Denial X and MC Mickelly *''Gužva je u gradu'' (2014) *''Premija'' (2014) with

Nikolija Nikolija Jovanović ( sr-cyr, Николија Јовановић, born on 19 October 1989) is a Serbian singer and rapper. Born in Zagreb and raised in Belgrade, she is the daughter of singer Vesna Zmijanac. Nikolija initially gained prominenc ...

*''Za tebe uvjek biću tu, s kraja svjeta ja ću doći'' (2015) *''Ovisan sam o njoj'' (2015) *''Balkan'' (2015) with Rasta

References

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