Samir Ćeremida (born 6 November 1964) is a Bosnian

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, a member of Bosnian

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band

Plavi orkestar Plavi orkestar () is a Bosnian and former Yugoslavian pop rock band from Sarajevo. The band was formed in 1983 by Saša Lošić, who is the lead singer and songwriter of the group. The band has remained popular with seven albums and more than ...

. His twin brother Admir is a drummer in the same band. Formerly, he was a member of a Bosnian

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band

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Career

Ćeremida was born in

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, then capital of the SR Bosnia and Herzegovina to Mahmut Ćeremida (1925-2004) and Jasminka Ćeremida. His father was a local lawyer, a World War 2 veteran, and a pious Sunni Muslim who attended the

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earning the title of " Hajji" (Bosnian: ''Hadžija'') upon returning home. At the age of six, Ćeremida started playing the guitar. In the early 1980s, he performed with several local bands, such as Linija života, Posljednji autobus, and Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors. After that, he got an offer to play for

and stayed there for a year. In January 1983, they played at the

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in Sarajevo together with

and the Elvis J. Kurtović & His Meteors. Three months before the

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, he left Zabranjeno Pušenje and joined

. He served his military service in

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, SR Serbia. Upon completing his stint in the military, he studied at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Sarajevo, ceasing his studies after two years. His twin brother, Admir, who is a drummer in the Plavi Orkestar, is a licensed physician. With the Plavi orkestar, Ćeremida has performed on all band's studio albums, including ''

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'' (1985), ''

Smrt fašizmu ''Smrt fašizmu'' (trans. '' Death to fascism'') is the second studio album by the Yugoslav/ Bosnian band Plavi orkestar, released in 1986. To date, it has been certified diamond, selling over 300,000 copies in the former Yugoslavia. Track list ...

'' (1986), ''Sunce na prozoru'' (1989), ''Simpatija'' (1991), ''Long Play'' (1998), ''Infinity'' (1999), and ''Sedam'' (2012). In 1996, Ćeremida accompanied Sejo Sexon and

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, with whom he restarted band

, disbanded in the early 1990s. He performed on their fifth studio album, ''

Fildžan viška ''Fildžan viška'' () is the fifth studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in 1997. It was released through Dallas Records in Croatia and Slovenia, and Nimfa Sound in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's the first album where Sejo ...

'', which was released in 1997. Ćeremida and his twin brother Admir operate a bar named ''Havana'' in the Sarajevo's historical downtown, Baščaršija.

Discography

Plavi orkestar * ''

'' (1985) * ''

'' (1986) * ''Sunce na prozoru'' (1989) * ''Simpatija'' (1991) * ''Long Play'' (1998) * ''Infinity'' (1999) * ''Sedam'' (2012) Zabranjeno pušenje * ''

'' (1997) Overdream * ''Overdream'' (1996)

Notes

References

External links

Samir Ćeremida
on

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