Sead "Sejo" Kalač (born 5 October 1964) is a pop-folk singer.

Career

Early in his professional career, he played the

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in a band called "Paukova mreža" before landing a solo recording deal with the label PGP-RTB (later called

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). The band played throughout the then-existing

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in places such as restaurants, hotels and discothèques. His first solo album, ''Ulica jorgovana'' (1991), was recorded in

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and his second album, ''Poletimo poletimo'' (1994), was recorded in

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. The recording of his third album, ''Alipašin izvor'' (1999), started in 1995 in

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but recording was put on hold until 1998. He then recorded a song entitled "Biščanka" and premiered it at a popular music festival in Bihać,

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. Kalač has recorded duets with Serbian singer

Stoja Stoja Novaković (; born 4 June 1972), known mononymously as Stoja ( sr-cyr, Стоја), is a Serbian hardcore-folk singer. Recognised as one of the most popular turbo-folk performers, Stoja is noted for her strong voice and often eccentric app ...

(a 2003 remake of his 2000 song "Tika tak") and Bosnian singer

Šemsa Suljaković Šemsa Suljaković born 29 September 1951) is a Bosnian folk singer. Early life Suljaković was born in Maglaj, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia. She was born as the eldest of six children into an ethnic Bosniak family. Career Suljakov ...

("Lažu te"; first featured on her 2000 album '' Ne vjerujem nikom više'', later re-released on his 2003 album ''Voda, vazduh i sloboda''). Both duets were major successes. Kalač also recorded a song with the Serbian singer Jana called "Sunce sjalo" for her album '' Malo magije'' (2005). He was the inspiration for a cattle character in the 2007 Serbian adult animated

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''Jet Set''.

Personal life

Kalač lives in Offenbach,

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and possesses Croatian and Serbian passports. His brother, Caki Kalač, is also a singer. He is a very distant relative of singer and reality star Muhedin "Čupo" Kalač. Sejo himself was offered to participate in Serbian reality shows ''Parovi'' (''Couples'') and '' Veliki brat'' (local production of ''

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''), but he rejected both opportunities, saying he did not want to participate in such a circus.

Discography

;Studio albums *''Ulica jorgovana'' (1991); released as "Sead Kalač" *''Poletimo poletimo'' (1994) *''Alipašin izvor'' (1997) *''Biščanka'' (2000) *''Dva života'' (2001) *''Baš ti'' (2002) *''Gradski momak'' (2003) *''Ala ala'' (2004) *''O mom rodnom kraju'' (2007) *''Dođe to iz duše'' (2009) ;Compilation albums *''Najbolji Hitovi'' (2011) (Greatest Hits album) Ulica jorgovana (1991) #Sta su žene pitaj druže mene #Ulica jorgovana #Praznina u duši #Decembar je bio #Opasno je to sto radiš #Zbog tebe se i čaša prolila #Samo ti si ona prava #Neka žive moji stari Poletimo poletimo (1994) #Poletimo, poletimo #Bol bolujem u tuđini #Volim da kockam #Šeila kćeri mila #Glave lude #Pustite me da se napijem #Digni glavu prijatelju #Majko utješi me Alipašin izvor (1997) #Alipašin izvor #Merima #Potraži me #Pusti me da živim #Ljuta na mene #Život mi je uništila #Bila si mi prva ljubav #Budi moja ove noći Bišćanka (2000) #Lele, lele #Pobjegla je sreća #Takva se žena jednom rađa #Emina #Tika tak #Prevariću život #Oprostaj #Biščanka #Ljubi me #Pjesma za tebe #Ljubav i kocka #U krug #Crna udovica Dva života (2001) #Ne volim da gubim #Uvijek dobro činio sam svima #Lažu da je vino lijek #Mađije #Aman, aman #Alipašin izvor #Sretan ti rođendan #Kapi kiše #Istanbul #Rodila se ljubav #Reci da znam #Eh što nemam dva života #Kajundžijo baci prsten #Svatovska Baš ti (2002) #Baš ti #Idi ženo iz života moga #Kraljica #To nije fer #Bolje da sam pijan nego lud #Daj mi daj #Imam brata #Kafanska pjevačica Voda, vazduh i sloboda (2003) #Voda vazduh i sloboda #Polomiću sve sto je od stakla #Fajront #Lažu te (featuring

, song first featured on her 2000 album, '' Ne vjerujem nikom više'') #Ne vjerujem ženi sa plavim očima #Gradski momak #Tika tak (featuring

) #Šeila #Neka pati Ala, ala (2004) #Ala, ala #Drugovi moji dobri su momci #Da li si me voljela ili nisi #E moj ćale #Bogata sirotica #Daj daj dodaj #A jesam te volio #Ovo je pjesma za tebe ljubavi moja O mom rodnom kraju (2007) #Alipašin izvor #Bol bolujem #Što nema omladine #Hej plave plave #Ameriko prokleta si #Gdje je omladina #Teško je i meni majko Dođe to iz duše (2009) #Apsolutno tačno #Dođe to iz duše #Mogu bez tebe #Kupi mi Crnu Goru #Nisam fer #Noćni čovjek #Znaš li, znaš li brate, brate #Sirotinjo #Dođe to iz duše RMX ;As featured artist *'' Lažu te'' (2000) with

*'' Sunce sjalo'' (2005) with Jana

References

External links

Official Website
(defunct) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalac, Sejo 1964 births Living people People from Peja Naturalized citizens of Croatia Kosovan people of Bosniak descent Bosniaks of Serbia Bosniaks of Croatia Serbian people of Kosovan descent Croatian people of Kosovan descent 20th-century Serbian male singers Yugoslav male singers Grand Production artists BN Music artists Serbian folk-pop singers Kosovan singers