Aleksandar Matić ( sr-cyr, Александар Матић; born 26 April 1978), better known as Saša Matić is a

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pop-folk singer.

Life and career

Early life

Matić was born on 26 April 1978 in

Bihać Bihać ( cyrl, Бихаћ) is a city and the administrative centre of Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of river Una in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovi ...

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. He has a twin brother, Dejan, who is also a well-known singer. They were born prematurely and subsequently became completely blind due to unexplained circumstances. Matić initially grew up in

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, before moving to Belgrade with his family. During his childhood, he learnt to play

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and

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. Matić graduated from the Zemun Gymnasium and the Music High School ' Kosta Manojlović'. He has cited

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n singer-songwriter

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as his musical influence.

Career

Matić made his recording debut in 2001 with the album ''Prokleta je violina'', which was released under

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. He has released ten studio albums. Matić has collaborated with various regional singers, including Ceca, Severina,

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, Aca Lukas, Mile Kitić,

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and Milica Pavlović. Since March 2016, Matić has held several sold-out solo concerts at the

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. He has also had regional, as well as international tours in the

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and

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. In 2023, it was reported that Matić was the highest attended live act in 2022,

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with his four concerts at the

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and

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, which were collectively attended by 80,000 people.

Persona life

Matić is married to Anđelija, with whom he has two daughters.

Discography

;Studio albums *''Prokleta je violina'' (2001) *''Otišao, vratio se'' (2002) *''Zbogom ljubavi'' (2003) *''Anđeo čuvar'' (2005) *''Saša Matić'' (2007) *''Nezaboravne...'' (2010) *''X zajedno'' (2011) *''Zabranjena ljubav'' (2015) *''Ne bih ništa menjao'' (2017) *''Dva života'' (2021)

Music festivals

* Music Festival Budva (2003) - "Moj grad" (1st Place) * Ohrid Fest (2003) - "Moj grad" (Jury Vote Winner) * Grand Festival (2006) - "Sve je na prodaju" (1st Place) * Grand Festival (2010) - "Nije ljubav trag na hartiji" (Jury Vote Winner) * Radijski festival (2013) - "Nađi novu ljubav"

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official Site
* Serbian turbo-folk singers Serbian folk-pop singers 21st-century Serbian male singers Singers from Belgrade People from Drvar Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina twins Blind musicians Grand Production artists 1978 births Living people {{BosniaHerzegovina-bio-stub