Darko Lazić ( sr-cyr, Дарко Лазић, born on 13 October 1991) is a Serbian
turbo-folk
Turbo-folk (sometimes referred as pop-folk or popular folk) is subgenre of contemporary pop music with its origins in Serbia, that initially developed during the 1980s and 1990s, with similar music styles in Bulgaria (chalga), Romania (manele ...
singer. Born in the south
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...
village of
Brestač, he rose to prominence as the winner of the fourth season of the
televised singing contest ''
Zvezde Granda
''Zvezde Granda'' ( sr-Cyrl, Звезде Гранда; "''Grand Stars''") is a Serbian singing competition show, created by Saša Popović. The show has been airing since 2004 on several networks in the western Balkans, and is considered to be ...
'' in 2009. His debut album was released the same year under
Grand Production
Grand Production ( sr, Гранд продукција) is a Serbian record label and production company predominantly focused on folk performers. The label produces the weekly television show ''Grand Parada'', launched their own cable television ...
.
Between 2014 and 2019, Lazić was married to singer and fellow-''Zvezde Granda'' contestant Ana Sević, with whom he has a daughter.
His former fiancé, Marina Gagić, also gave birth to his son.
Over the years, Lazić has received substantial media coverage for his problematic lifestyle. In October 2018, Lazić had a severe traffic accident, due to
driving under influence
Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the infl ...
100 km per hour and not having his seatbelt on. Although committing several traffic offences, he didn't face any legal consequences. Same year, a video of Lazić consuming
cocaine
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surfaced to the public, which led to him admitting to have suffered from
drug addiction
Addiction is a neuropsychological disorder characterized by a persistent and intense urge to engage in certain behaviors, one of which is the usage of a drug, despite substantial harm and other negative consequences. Repetitive drug use of ...
.
Discography
;Albums
* ''Brate moj'' (2009)
* ''Godinu dana 300 kafana'' (2011)
;Singles
* ''Korak do sna'' (2009)
* ''Idi drugome '' (2009)
* ''Izaberi nekog da na mene lici'' (2009)
* ''Srce od silikona'' (2009)
* ''Slatka Mala Vestica'' (2009)
* ''Godinu dana 300 kafana'' (2011)
* ''Sad sve imas'' (2011)
* ''Luda noc'' (2011)
* ''Palim klub (ft. MC Yankoo)'' (2014)
* ''Najbolje godine (feat Evrokrem barabe) (2016)
* ''Majko'' (2019)
* ''A Nekad Je Dolazila Stalno'' (2020)
See also
*
Music of Serbia
Music of Serbia represents the music, musical heritage of Serbia, both historical and modern. It has a variety of traditional music styles, which are part of the wider Music of Southeastern Europe, Balkan musical tradition, with its own distinctiv ...
*
Turbo-folk
Turbo-folk (sometimes referred as pop-folk or popular folk) is subgenre of contemporary pop music with its origins in Serbia, that initially developed during the 1980s and 1990s, with similar music styles in Bulgaria (chalga), Romania (manele ...
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Serbian turbo-folk singers
People from Pećinci
Grand Production artists