Balkan music is a type of music found in the

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region of southeastern Europe. The music is characterised by complex rhythm. Famous bands in Balkan music include Taraf de Haïdouks, Fanfare Ciocărlia, and

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Historical musical influences

Byzantine medieval music

Byzantine music Byzantine music (Greek: Βυζαντινή μουσική) is the music of the Byzantine Empire. Originally it consisted of songs and hymns composed to Greek texts used for courtly ceremonials, during festivals, or as paraliturgical and liturgical ...

(Greek: Βυζαντινή Μουσική) is associated with the medieval sacred chant of Christian Churches following the Constantinopolitan rite. Its modal system is based on the ancient Greek models. The development of large scale hymnographic forms begins in the fifth century with the rise of the kontakion, a long and elaborate metrical sermon, which finds its acme in the work of Romanos the Melodist (sixth century). Heirmoi in syllabic style are gathered in the ''

Irmologion Irmologion ( grc-gre, τὸ εἱρμολόγιον ) is a liturgical book of the Eastern Orthodox Church and those Eastern Catholic Churches which follow the Byzantine Rite. It contains ''irmoi'' () organised in sequences of odes (, sg. ) and su ...

'', a bulky volume which first appeared in the middle of the tenth century and contains over a thousand model troparia arranged into an octoechos (the eight-mode musical system) and the whole system of Byzantine music which is closely related to the music of ancient Greece.

Greek music

Greek folk music includes Demotika, Cretan and Nisiotika, Pontian, Laiko and Rebetiko. Greek music developed around the Balkans as a synthesis of elements of the music of the various areas of the Greek mainland and the Greek islands, with Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical chant, and a reference to

music of Crete The music of Crete ( el, Κρητική μουσική), also called kritika ( el, κρητικά), refers to traditional forms of Greek folk music prevalent on the island of Crete in Greece. Cretan traditional music includes instrumental musi ...

and Byzantine music. The music of the Aegean Islands, are known for

Nisiótika Greek traditional music (Greek: παραδοσιακή μουσική, "traditional music"; also δημοτικά τραγούδια, "folk songs") includes a variety of Greek styles played by ethnic Greeks in Greece, Cyprus, Australia, the Uni ...

songs; Greek characteristics vary widely. Crete has a well known folk dance tradition; it includes swift dances like

pentozalis The Pentozali or Pentozalis ( el, Πεντοζάλης) is the trademark folk dance of the island of Crete. It takes its name from the fifth (''pente'') attempt or step (ζάλος being a Cretan Greek word for "step") of the Cretan people to li ...

. Most of the Greek folk songs are accompanied by

Greek musical instruments Greek musical instruments were grouped under the general term of "all developments from the original construction of a tortoise shell with two branching horns, having also a cross piece to which the stringser from an original three to ten or even ...

like:

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clarinet The clarinet is a musical instrument in the woodwind family. The instrument has a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell, and uses a single reed to produce sound. Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches ...

, guitar, violin and sometimes

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. Greek folk dances include Kalamatianos, Syrtos and Sousta.

Ottoman music

Dimitrie Cantemir was a composer of Ottoman music. Many musical instruments were introduced to the Balkans during the time of Ottoman control, but many Ottoman instruments were borrowed by the locals. "Balkan" is a Turkish word which means sharp mountains. As this the influence of Mehter and Turkish rhythms and melodies can be seen in Balkan Music. In the 19th century in imitation of the Turkish military bands which replaced the

mehterhâne Ottoman military bands are the oldest recorded military marching band in the world. Though they are often known by the word ''Mehter'' ( ota, مهتر, plural: مهتران ''mehterân''; from "senior" in Persian) in West Europe, that word, prope ...

formations of Janissary Turks beginning in 1828. Apparently, as in Turkey, they dethroned the ancient traditional oboe (zurna, zurla, or mizmar) and double-membraned drum ensembles.

Pre-modern Balkan music

Traditional Bulgarian music

Traditional folk instruments in

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include various kinds of

bagpipes Bagpipes are a woodwind instrument using enclosed reeds fed from a constant reservoir of air in the form of a bag. The Great Highland bagpipes are well known, but people have played bagpipes for centuries throughout large parts of Europe, No ...

( gaida and kaba gaida);

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

( tapan);

tarambuka The goblet drum (also chalice drum, tarabuka, tarabaki, darbuka, darabuka, derbake, debuka, doumbek, dumbec, dumbeg, dumbelek, toumperleki, tumbak, or zerbaghali; arz, دربوكة / Romanized: ) is a single-head membranophone with a goblet-s ...

; bells; daire;

clapper Clapper or Clappers may refer to: Miscellaneous *Clapper, part of a bell *Clapper (musical instrument), consisting of two pieces of wood struck together *Clapper bridge, an ancient form of bridge *Clapper Post, urban postal service of Vienna (XVI ...

; zilmasha; praportsi. Woodwind

diple Diple (pluralia tantum; pronounced , other Croatian names: ''"misnjiče"'', ''"miješnice"'' and ''"mih"'') is a traditional woodwind musical instrument originating in the Adriatic Littoral. It is played in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Sloveni ...

: zurla;

kaval The kaval is a chromatic end-blown flute traditionally played throughout the Balkans (in Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Southern Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Northern Greece, and elsewhere) and Anatolia (including Turkey and Armenia). The ka ...

;

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;

dvoyanka The Bulgaria, Bulgarian dvoyanka is a double flute made of a single piece of wood, with six sound holes on one side. It is most frequently made of ash-wood, plum tree, pear tree, Cornus, cornel or boxwood. The tune is played on the right pipe, ...

;

ocarina The ocarina is a wind musical instrument; it is a type of vessel flute. Variations exist, but a typical ocarina is an enclosed space with four to twelve finger holes and a mouthpiece that projects from the body. It is traditionally made from c ...

;

accordion Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

String instrument String instruments, stringed instruments, or chordophones are musical instruments that produce sound from vibrating strings when a performer plays or sounds the strings in some manner. Musicians play some string instruments by plucking the ...

s: gadulka; tambura;

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;

; guitar and

gusle The gusle ( sr-cyrl, гусле) or lahuta ( sq, lahutë) is a single-stringed musical instrument (and musical style) traditionally used in the Dinarides region of Southeastern Europe (in the Balkans). The instrument is always accompanied by s ...

Traditional Serbian music

During the Nemanjic dynasty, musicians played an important role in the royal court, and were known as ''sviralnici'', ''glumci'' and ''praskavnici''. Other rulers known for the musical patronage included Stefan Dušan,

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...

, and Đurađ Branković. Medieval musical instruments included horns, trumpets,

lute A lute ( or ) is any plucked string instrument with a neck and a deep round back enclosing a hollow cavity, usually with a sound hole or opening in the body. It may be either fretted or unfretted. More specifically, the term "lute" can ref ...

psalteries A psaltery ( el, ψαλτήρι) (or sawtry, an archaic form) is a fretboard-less box zither (a simple chordophone) and is considered the archetype of the zither and dulcimer; the harp, virginal, harpsichord and clavichord were also inspired by ...

and

cymbal A cymbal is a common percussion instrument. Often used in pairs, cymbals consist of thin, normally round plates of various alloys. The majority of cymbals are of indefinite pitch, although small disc-shaped cymbals based on ancient designs soun ...

Derivatives and world music

Romanian and Romani brass band

Fanfare Ciocărlia got many fans in Europe with their powerful brass sound appealing to

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and

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fans as well as the world music audience. In 1997 Ernst and Neumann took Fanfare Ciocărlia into Bucharest's Studio Electrecord to record their debut album. The album,

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, was released on the Berlin record label Piranha Musik in 1998 and proved an instant success. Another popular band in Romania was Taraf de Haïdouks.

Progressive Balkan folk

Progressive Balkan folk has seen rise in many western countries, particularly the United States. It has had its greatest success with progressive communities across the country. Younger American generations are discovering the possibilities of this genre and are bringing it to small clubs and festivals across the US. The upbeat, dramatic tone of the music has also attracted a following in the Tribal Fusion bellydance community. Tribal Fusion does not claim to emulate traditional dances, costume or music styles strictly, but it does draw inspiration from Balkan traditions.

Balkan soul and funk

Bay Area, CA band Inspector Gadje plays mainly traditional and contemporary balkan dance tunes, but because of the varied background of its musicians, elements of jazz and experimental music can be heard. Brooklyn-based

Slavic Soul Party! Slavic Soul Party (often stylized Slavic Soul Party!) is an American Balkan brass/jazz band. The band borrows from dixieland, funk, klezmer, and Roma music. The band has performed on stages usually known for rock bands, opening for such acts as A ...

is a virtuoso ensemble of brass musicians that infuse traditional balkan rhythms and beats with jazz, soul, funk and the energy of dance pop. British based band Sam and the Womp have rooted their music in the Balkan funk style to create a modern feel along with catchy and energetic rhythm. Oakland, CA based artist

Balkan Bump Will Magid, known professionally as Balkan Bump is an American trumpet player, record producer, producer, and ethnomusicology, ethnomusicologist based in Oakland, California, Oakland, CA. Signed to electronic music, electronic producer Gramatik, G ...

mixes Eastern European diasporic music with Electronic Music and Hip Hop.

Flamenco Balkan crossover

Another popular exploration has been between Balkan music and other styles around the Mediterran like Flamenco, Jazz and Middle-Eastern music. Vancouver based act

Ivan Tucakov and Tambura Rasa Ivan Tucakov (born 1978 in Belgrade) is a producer, composer and author currently living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Life Tucakov, of Serbo-Croatian descent, spent the first eight years of his childhood in the plains of central Turk ...

explores this style and beyond.

Balkan beats

Traditional Balkan music mixed with modern, electronic beats: this genre first appeared in the Berlin underground scene in the mid-1990s. The term was coined by Berlin DJ Robert Soko, whose BalkanBeats monthly parties still continue nowadays. It then spread to the European and world scene, to become an established genre nowadays.

Music per country and ethnicity

Music of Albania The music of Albania ( sq, Muzika Shqiptare) is associated with the country of Albania and Albanian communities. Music has a long tradition in the country and is known for its regional diversity, from the Ghegs in the North to the Tosks in the S ...

Aromanian music Aromanian music ( rup, Muzica armãneascã) is the music characteristic of the Aromanians. The Aromanians are an ethnic group scattered throughout the Balkans, living in Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, North Macedonia, Romania and Serbia. Aromanian mu ...

* Music of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Music of Bulgaria *

Music of Croatia The music of Croatia, like the divisions of the country itself, has two major influences: Central European, present in central and northern parts of the country including Slavonia, and Mediterranean, present in coastal regions of Dalmatia and I ...

* Music of Cyprus * Music of Greece *

Music of Kosovo Music of Kosovo is music that originates from Kosovo, a country in the Balkans. Kosovo's population is mainly Kosovo Albanians, also known as Kosovars, and there are various minority ethnic groups as well. Kosovan music is closely related to tha ...

Music of Moldova Moldovan music is closely related to that of its neighbour and cultural kin, Romania. Moldovan folk is known for swift, complex rhythms (a characteristic shared with many Eastern European traditions), musical improvisation, syncopation and muc ...

* Music of Montenegro * Music of North Macedonia *

Romani music Romani music (often referred to as gypsy or gipsy music, which is sometimes considered a derogatory term) is the music of the Romani people who have their origins in northern India but today live mostly in Europe. Historically nomadic, though n ...

* Music of Romania *

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 ...

* Music of Slovenia * Music of Turkey

Notable artists

Aleksandër Peçi Aleksandër Peçi (born Tirana, 11 July 1951) is an Albanian composer; who has received high acclaim on national and international level He has received his education from institutions and cities such as Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musi ...

Avni Mula Avni Mula (Gjakova, 4 January 1928 – Tirana, 29 October 2020) was an Albanian singer, composer, and musician. For his contribution to the arts, he received two of the highest awards from the Albanian government: the People's Artist of Albani ...

Tish Daija Tish Daija (Shkodër, 30 January 1926 – 3 October 2003) was an Albanian composer. He composed the first Albanian ballet ''Halili dhe Hajria'' (Halili and Hajria) that premiered on 13 January 1963 and has since been shown more than 250 times at ...

* Elhaida Dani * Elvana Gjata * Simon Gjoni *

Tonin Harapi Tonin Harapi (June 9, 1926 – July 30, 1992) was an Albanian composer and teacher. He was born in Shkodër, Albania. He studied composition in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Мос ...

* Inva Mula * Ermonela Jaho *

Akil Mark Koci Akil Mark Koci is a Kosovar Albanian composer and music writer. Education Koci was born in 1936 in Prizren, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (in today's Kosovo). There he graduated from the Josip Slavenski music school. He went on to study at the Saraj ...

* Feim Ibrahimi * Prenkë Jakova *

Parashqevi Simaku Parashqevi Simaku (born 1 September 1966, in Kavajë) is an Albanian singer noted for her work in the 1980s. She has won numerous awards and worked with some of the best composers and musicians in Albania. Simaku participated in Festivali i Këng� ...

Palokë Kurti Palokë Kurti (1858–1920) was an Albanian composer, performer, and singer. A native of Shkodër, he was a musical amateur who composed the ''Unity of Albania March'' (''Bashkimi Shqipnis'') in 1881. Kurti took his first piano lessons from the I ...

Vasil Tole Vasil S. Tole (born 22 November 1963) is an Albanian composer, ethnomusicologist and administrator. A proponent of European classical music, his compositions include opera, chamber music, orchestral works and various pieces for small ensembles a ...

* Çesk Zadeja *

Nikolla Zoraqi Nikolla Zoraqi (19281991; rup, Nicolla Zorachi) was a composer from Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is loca ...

David Tukiçi David Tukiçi (born 1956, Shkodër, Albania) is an Albanian composer and singer. He also holds Italian citizenship. At 13, he won the 1969 edition of the Festivali i Këngës në RTSH as a singer and then pursued composition training notably w ...

* Pirro Çako * Vaçe Zela *

Tefta Tashko-Koço Tefta Tashko-Koço (; 2 November 191022 December 1947) was an Albanian singer and soprano. She was a leading figure in the regional music industry and is considered one of the most influential personalities of the 20th century in the Albanian ...

Sofi Marinova Sofiya "Sofi" Marinova Kamenova ( bg, София "Софи" Маринова Каменова, is a Bulgarian Romani pop-folk and ethno-pop singer. She has won multiple music awards and contests. She is often called "the Romani pearl" and "the ...

* Preslava * Raina Kabaivanska *

Ivan Shopov Ivan Shopov ( bg, Иван Шопов, born 7 September 1982), better known by his stage names Cooh (COOH, CooH) and Balkansky (Бalkansky), is a Bulgarian music producer, DJ, print maker and fine art creator.IMO Record"Cooh Biography", ''IM ...

Valya Balkanska Valya Mladenova Balkanska ( bg, Валя Младенова Балканска; born 8 January 1942) is a Bulgarian folk music singer from the Rhodope Mountains known locally for her wide repertoire of Balkan folk songs, but in the West mainly fo ...

* Lyubka Rondova *

Ivo Papazov Ivo Papazov (or Papasov; bg, Иво Папазов; born 16 February 1952), nicknamed Ibryama (), is a Bulgarian clarinetist. He leads the "Ivo Papazov Wedding Band" in performances of jazz-infused Stambolovo music, and is one of the premier cre ...

* Theodosii Spassov * Stoyan Yankoulov *

Elitsa Todorova Elitsa Todorova ( bg, Елица Тодорова; born September 2, 1977, in Varna, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian folk singer and professional percussionist. Todorova formed the duo Elitsa & Stoyan and they represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision S ...

* Lili Ivanova * Nicolai Ghiaurov * Miro *

Maria Ilieva Maria Ilieva ( bg, Мария Илиева) is a Bulgarian singer, songwriter and producer. She is recognized as one of the most successful female vocal artists of the contemporary Bulgarian music scene. In the last over 20 years of active ...

* Poli Genova * Papi Hans

Adnan Babajić Adnan Babajić (born 28 May 1988) is a Bosnian singer and television personality, who came to media attention as the winner of talents show '' Operacija trijumf'', and thus signed a recording contract for an album for foreign market with Universal ...

* Al' Dino (Aldin Kurić) * Alen Islamović * Alma Čardžić * Amir Kazić Leo *

Asim Brkan Asim Brkan (born 28 October 1954) is a Bosnian singer and musician. He is considered to be one of the finest and most complete folk singers of his generation. Biography Early life and career beginnings Brkan was born into a Bosniak family in Mos ...

Azra Kolaković Azra Kolaković (1 January 1977 – 2 October 2017), known by her stage name Donna Ares, was a Bosnian pop music, pop and Turbo-folk, pop-folk singer. Her final studio album ''Povratka nema'' was released in 2011. She died at age 40 following a th ...

Baja Mali Knindža Mirko Pajčin ( sr-cyr, Мирко Пајчин; born 13 October 1966), known by his stage name Baja Mali Knindža ( sr-cyr, Баја Мали Книнџа, lit=Baja Little Kninja), is a Bosnian Serb folk singer and songwriter. He is often descr ...

* Beba Selimović * Bijelo Dugme * Boris Novković *

Crvena jabuka Crvena jabuka () is a pop rock band formed in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1985. Since then they had great success and are still very popular. They were a part of the New primitives movement that started during the 80s. Biography The ...

Dado Džihan Jadranko "Dado" Džihan (born 24 May 1964), also credited as Dado Jehan, Waves and Patterns, is a composer, music producer and sound master from Bosnia and Herzegovina. A member of New Primitives, Top lista nadrealista an art movement of Sarajevo ...

Davor Badrov Davor Badrov (born 21 September 1992) is a Bosnian singer whose musical career started in 2007, when he was 15 years old. Biography Early life Davor Badrov was born 21 September 1992 in the small town of Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during t ...

* Fuad Backović *

Dejan Matić Dejan Matić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Матић; born 26 April 1978) is a Serbian pop folk singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is the twin brother of Saša Matić, also a popular singer. Early life Dejan Matić was born in Bihać, Bosnia and Herz ...

* Dina Bajraktarević * Dino Merlin *

Disciplinska komisija Disciplinska Komisija (The Disciplinary Commission) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian rap (music), rap group. Its most prominent member is Edo Maajka, with other members Frenkie, HZA and Moonja and their DJ/producer DJ Soul. Formation Dis ...

* Divlje jagode *

DJ Krmak Goran Žižak (; born 30 August 1968), better known as DJ Krmak (), is a Bosnian turbo-folk musician. Biography Žižak began making music in childhood, when he started performing at the nearby motels. Upon completing his military service, he c ...

Dubioza kolektiv Dubioza kolektiv (also known simply as Dubioza) is a Bosnian avant-garde dub rock group known for their crossover style that incorporates elements of hip hop, dub, ska, reggae, rock, punk, electronic music, and Balkan music, and for their soci ...

Duško Kuliš Duško Kuliš (born 7 February 1960) is a Croatian folk singer and songwriter from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He released his music mostly on Jugoton and its successor, Croatia Records. He is married and has two children. Discography He released ...

* Edo Mulahalilović * Edo Maajka (Edin Osmić) * Eldin Huseinbegović *

Elvidin Krilić Elvidin Krilić (born 30 September 1962; more commonly known as Edo Krila), is a Bosnian musician, accordionist, composer and educator. He was born in Sarajevo to a family that cherished Bosnian traditional folk music. As a young boy, he received ...

* Elvir Laković Laka *

Enes Begović Enes Begović (; born 6 June 1965) is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and producer. Early life Enes Begović was born on 6 June 1965 in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. While attending a Visoko high school in 1978, Begović passed an audition as a so ...

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Esad Plavi Esad Muharemović (; born 22 February 1965), known by his stage name Esad Plavi (, "Esad the Blond / Blond Esad") is a Bosnian pop-folk singer. Esad's best known songs are "Šeherezada", popular with young females, and "Babo". Esad is the twin br ...

Frenkie Adnan Hamidović (born 31 May 1982), better known by his stage name Frenkie, is a Bosnian rapper from Tuzla. The themes present in his music are often concerned with the political situation in Bosnia, as well as traditional hip-hop subject matte ...

* Goran Bregović * Halid Bešlić *

Halid Muslimović Halid Muslimović (born 21 January 1961 in Prijedor) is a Bosnian singer. He is considered to be one of the best-known and best-selling folk singers in the former Yugoslavia. He is also considered to be among the progenitors of turbo folk ...

* Hamdija Čustović * Hanka Paldum * Haris Džinović * Hari Mata Hari *

Himzo Polovina Himzo Polovina (; 11 March 1927 – 5 August 1986) was a Bosnian singer and songwriter, and one of the most famous and widely revered folk and sevdalinka artists in the region. In addition, Dr. Himzo Polovina was a neuropsychiatrist by professi ...

* Indira Radić *

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Kemal Malovčić Kemal Malovčić (; born 6 May 1946) is a Bosnian folk singer. He started his career in the 1960s. During the 1980s, Malovčić was a member of Južni Vetar, being among the "Big 5" singers of the band, together with Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mir ...

Kemal Monteno Kemal Monteno (17 September 1948 – 21 January 2015) was a Bosnian recording artist and singer-songwriter whose career stretched from the 1960s to the 2010s. Early life Monteno's father Osvaldo was an Italian from Monfalcone. During World War ...

Lepa Brena Fahreta Živojinović (; ; born 20 October 1960), known by her stage name Lepa Brena (), is a folk singer, actress, and businesswoman. She is the best-selling female recording artist from the former Yugoslavia. Lepa Brena grew up in Brčko, Bosni ...

Maja Sarihodžić Maja Sarihodžić (; ; born 12 July 1981), known by her stage name Maya Sar, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter. She represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Korake ti znam". Her debut album '' Krive rije� ...

Marinko Rokvić Marinko Rokvić ( sr-cyr, Маринко Роквић; 27 January 1954 – 6 November 2021) was a Serbian folk singer. Early life Marinko Rokvić was born on January 27, 1954 in Bosanski Petrovac, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia (moder ...

* Marta Savić * Mate Bulić * Maya Berović *

Meho Puzić Meho Puzić (; 24 July 1937 – 25 June 2007) was a Bosnian sevdalinka- folk singer and songwriter. Early life Meho Puzić was born on 24 July 1937 in the town of Odžak, into a Bosniak family. He had two brothers named Adem and Bahrija. The latt ...

* Mile Kitić *

Milena Plavšić Milena Plavšić ( sr-cyr, Милена Плавшић) is a Bosnian-born Serbian folk singer. Among her hits are "Ti ne znaš a ja te volim", "Pisma ću tvoja čuvati", "Ko će da me sakrije od kiše", "Jaka žena" and her interpretation of "Ba ...

Miloš Bojanić Miloš Bojanić (; born 16 October 1950) is a Bosnian pop-folk singer, well known in former Yugoslavia where he has maintained a popularity throughout his 30-year-career. Personal life Bojanić was born to a family of ethnic Bosnian Serbs ...

Mirjana Bajraktarević Mirsada Bajraktarević (23 April 1951 – 10 October 1976), known professionally as Mirjana Bajraktarević, was a Bosnian sevdalinka singer and songwriter. She was the sister of Silvana Armenulić and Dina Bajraktarević. Mirjana and Silvana died ...

Mitar Mirić Mitar Mirić ( sh-Cyrl, Митар Мирић, born 16 January 1957) is a Bosnian-born, Serbian pop-folk singer. Some of his most popular songs include: ''"Ciganče"'', ''"Nisam lopov"'', ''"Voli me danas više nego juče"'', ''"Doberman"'', '' ...

* Mladen Vojičić Tifa * Mostar Sevdah Reunion *

Nada Topčagić Nada Topčagić (; born 3 July 1953) is a Serbian folk singer. Life and career Early life Nada Topčagić was born on July 3, 1953 in Modriča, FPR Yugoslavia and was raised in the nearby village of Tarevci. While attending primary school, she ...

* Nikola/Amir "Nino" Rešić * Nedeljko Bajić Baja *

Nervozni poštar Nervozni poštar ("Nervous Postman") is a Bosnian folk rock Folk rock is a hybrid music genre that combines the elements of folk and rock music, which arose in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom in the mid-1960s. In the U.S., ...

Nihad Alibegović Nihad Alibegović (; born 1 January 1962) is a Bosnian singer with a career spanning over 30 years. Early life Alibegović was born in Gornji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina on 1 January 1962. His family hails from the village Voljice near Gornji ...

Nihad Kantić - Šike Nihad may refer to: * Nihad Awad, American Executive Director * Nihad Haj Moustafa, Syrian footballer * Nihad Hasanović, Bosnian writer * Nihad Hrustanbegovic, Bosnian-Dutch composer * Ahmed Nihad, Pretender to the Ottoman throne * Nihad Đedovi ...

Osman Hadžić Osman Hadžić (; born 9 September 1966) is a Bosnian folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * F ...

Romana (singer) Romana Panić (; born 9 April 1975), better known just as Romana, is a Serbian singer. Arguably best known for her song "Samoodbrana", she saw most success in the early 2000s. Romana also took victory at the 2004 Sunčane Skale music festival in H ...

* Safet Isović *

Sanela Sijerčić Sanela Sijerčić is a Bosnian folk singer from Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of ...

Sanja Maletić Sanja Maletić ( sr-cyr, Сања Малетић; born 27 April 1973) is a Bosnian-born Serbian pop-folk singer. Music career Sanja began her music career in the end of 1998. Personal life Maletić was born into an Serbs, ethnic Serb family in ...

* Saša Matić *

Sateliti Sateliti is a Bosnian root music Bosnian root music (''izvorna bosanska muzika/изворна босанска музика'') is polyphonic type of singing. It is the most popular form of rural music in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The singers are ...

Seid Memić Seid or SEID may refer to: Medicine *Systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID), alternative name for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) People * Alamin Mohammed Seid, Eritrean politician * Alan R. Seid (born 1957), Palauan businessman and poli ...

* Sejo Boy *

Seka Aleksić Svetlana Piljikić (; ; born 23 April 1981), better known as Seka Aleksić, is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-born Serbian singer. Born in Zvornik and raised near Šabac, she rose to prominence in 2002 with her debut album ''Idealno tvoja''. ...

* Selma Bajrami *

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 ...

* Šerif Konjević * Silvana Armenulić *

Tomo Miličević Tomislav "Tomo" Miličević (; born September 3, 1979) is a Bosnian-American musician and record producer. He was the lead guitarist of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars from 2003 to 2018. Born in Sarajevo but raised in the United States, M ...

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Vukašin Brajić Vukašin Brajić ( sr-Cyrl, Вукашин Брајић; ; born 9 February 1984) is a Bosnian Serb pop-rock singer who rose to fame after participating in the first season (2008–09) of '' Operacija trijumf'', the ex-Yugoslav version of ''Star ...

Zaim Imamović Zaim Imamović (; 26 August 1920 – 2 February 1994) was a Bosnian sevdalinka-folk singer, accordionist and author. Biography Imamović was born into a Bosniak family in Mrkonjić Grad and after a year his family moved to Travnik and there he ...

* Zdravko Čolić * Zehra Deović * Željko Bebek *

Željko Samardžić Željko Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Жељко Самарџић; born 3 October 1955) is a Folk music, folk singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, popular throughout the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, former Yugoslav ...

Antonija Šola Antonija Šola (; born 5 June 1979) is a Croatian musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist, actress and music producer. She is known for playing a main role of " Tina Bauer-Fijan" in first Croatian soap opera Zabranjena ljubav (2004-2008). In addit ...

* Arsen Dedić *

Azra Azra was a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band that was one of the most popular acts of the Yugoslav new wave music of the 1980s. Azra was formed in 1977 by its frontman Branimir "Johnny" Štulić. The other two members of the original line-up were ...

Branimir Štulić Branimir "Johnny" Štulić (born 11 April 1953) is a Yugoslav singer-songwriter, musician and author, best known for being the frontman of the popular Yugoslav rock group Azra. He is known for his charismatic stage performances and inspiring song ...

* Claudia Beni *

Dado Topić Adolf "Dado" Topić (born 4 September 1950, Siverić at Drniš) is a rock musician from Croatia and the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer and founder of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band. From 1970 to late 1971, he was also the lead sin ...

* Damir Urban * Danijela Martinović *

Darko Domijan Darko Domijan (5 February 1952) is a Croatian pop singer who was most popular in the 1970s and 1980s. His best known songs include "Ulica jorgovana", "Jelena Je Bila Lijepa", "Ruže u snijegu" and "Sedam suza", the latter two being Croatian-la ...

* Darko Rundek * Denis & Denis * Dino Dvornik * Đorđe Novković * Doris Dragović *

Dražen Zečić Dražen Zečić (born 24 July 1967) is a Croatian singer-songwriter. He was born in Split in 1967. He initially began his career as a songwriter, writing for musicians such as Mate Bulić, Zlatko Pejaković, and Mišo Kovač Mate "Mišo" K ...

Gabi Novak Gabrijela "Gabi" Novak (; born 8 July 1936) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer. A wife of the prominent Croatian singer-songwriter Arsen Dedić, whom she married in 1973, Novak became popular in the 1960s. Biography Born in Berlin into a family ...

* Ivica Šerfezi * Ivo Robić * Jelena Rozga *

Josipa Lisac Josipa Lisac (; born 14 February 1950) is a Croatian pop rock singer. Biography During the 1960s, Lisac was the vocalist of the group Zlatni Akordi. Her first solo album, '' Dnevnik jedne ljubavi'' (''The Diary of a Love''), recorded in 1973, was ...

* Jurica Pađen *

Jura Stublić i Film Film was a Yugoslav rock group founded in 1978 in Zagreb. Film was one of the most popular rock groups of the former Yugoslav new wave in the late 1970s to early 1980s. History New wave years (1979-1981) During 1977 and 1978, bassist Marin ...

Kićo Slabinac Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac (28 March 1944 – 13 November 2020) was a Croatian pop singer. His specialties were the songs nowadays inspired by folk music of Slavonia region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the tamburica ...

* Lana Jurčević *

Luka Nižetić Luka Nižetić (born 12 August 1983) is a Croatian singer. His debut album '' Premijera'' was recorded in 2006. He is best known for his hits "Ponekad poželim" ("Sometimes I wish") and "Proljeće" ("Springtime"). Biography Luka Nižetić was b ...

* Magazin *

Majke Majke ("mothers") are a cult Croatia, Croatian rock band. Founded in 1984 in Vinkovci, Majke were one of the many bands to appear in a town that had a particularly vibrant rock and alternative scene. The band started playing under the influence ...

* Maja Blagdan *

Maja Šuput Maja Šuput (born 22 September 1979) is a Croatian singer, actress, television host, and model. She started her career in 1998 as a member of the Croatian group Enjoy, but left in 2002, to pursue her solo career. Since 2017, Šuput has been a ...

* Meri Cetinić * Miroslav Škoro *

Mišo Kovač Mate "Mišo" Kovač (; born 16 July 1941) is a Croatian recording artist. He is the best selling artist from Croatia, with well over 20 million records, cassettes and compact discs sold to date, and is often regarded as one of the most popular mu ...

Mladen Grdović Mladen Grdović (born 28 July 1958) is a Croatian pop singer. Biography Originally from the city of Zadar, he began to start singing in his hometown of Zadar, he is a well-known author of many articles in Croatia. Only in Croatia, in the opus ...

Neda Ukraden Neda Ukraden ( sr-Cyrl, Неда Украден; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbs of Croatia, Serbian-Croatian singer. Her professional career stretches back to 1967. Personal life Ukraden was born in Glavina Donja, a village near the small Socia ...

* Neno Belan * Nina Badrić * Novi fosili * Oliver Dragojević * Parni Valjak * Petar Grašo * Prljavo kazalište *

Radojka Šverko Radojka Šverko (born 9 April 1948) is a Croatian female singer-songwriter and an alto range artist. Šverko was the recipient of many music festival awards, most recently at the Split Festival (2005) for her song ''Licem u lice'' (lit. "Face ...

* Severina *

Shorty (rapper) Shorty, born Dalibor Bartulović, is a Croatian rapper from Vinkovci. He released his debut album in 2004 under the name ''1,68'' and became famous with his two records "Zeka" and "Dođi u Vinkovce". Biography Early life Born and raised in Vin ...

* Siniša Vuco * Srebrna krila * Tereza Kesovija *

Tomislav Ivčić Tomislav Ivčić (6 January 1953 – 4 March 1993) was a Croatian pop singer, songwriter and politician. He died in a car accident and is buried in Zagreb at the Mirogoj Cemetery. A native of Zadar, Tomislav Ivčić became one of the most pop ...

* Tonči Huljić * Tony Cetinski * Vice Vukov *

Vinko Coce Vinko Coce (22 December 1954 – 27 October 2013) was a prominent Croatian opera and pop singer. Biography Coce was born in Trogir and joined the Klapa ''Trogir'' in 1972. Between 1983 and 1988, he was a tenor in the mixed choir of the Croatian N ...

* Zdenko Runjić *

Zlatan Stipišić Gibonni Zlatan Stipišić (born 13 August 1968), also known as Gibonni, is a Croatian singer-songwriter and composer. He is one of the most successful and awarded recording artists from Croatia, receiving record-high 43 Porin music awards for his albums ...

* Mikis Theodorakis * Tolis Voskopoulos * Marinella * George Dalaras * Maria Farantouri *

Mario Frangoulis Mario Frangoulis ( el, Μάριος Φραγκούλης, Mários Frankoúlis; born 18 December 1967) is a Greek vocalist and theatre actor, famous for his refined tenor vocals. Born in Rhodesia, Frangoulis after his three decade long career has ...

* Demis Roussos *

Helena Paparizou Helena Paparizou (; , ; born 31 January 1962) is a Swedish-born Greek singer, songwriter and television personality. Born and raised in Sweden to Greeks, Greek parents, she enrolled in various arts schools before launching a career in Sweden in ...

Eleftheria Eleftheriou Eleftheria Eleftheriou ( el, Ελευθερία Ελευθερίου; ; born 12 May 1989) is a Greek-Cypriot singer, musician, and actress. She came to prominence through her participation in the second season of the Greek version of ''The X F ...

* Vicky Moscholiou * Nana Mouskouri *

Argyris Nastopoulos ONE is a boy band that first appeared in 1999, recognized as both Greece and Cyprus's first boy band. The band was formed by leading Cypriot-Greek composer Giorgos Theofanous and Minos EMI A&R Manager Vangelis Yannopoulos. Constantinos Chris ...

* Apostolos Nikolaidis * Marika Ninou * Anna Vissi * Antique (duo) * Apostolia Zoi *

Chryspa Chrispa ( el, Χρύσπα, born Chrisanthi-Pagona Pyttiropoulou on 7 December 1982) is a Greek singer. She has released five studio albums. Early life Chrispa was born Chrisanthi-Pagona Pitiropoulou (Chris-pa) in Athens, Greece on 7 December 1 ...

* Despina Vandi *

Elli Kokkinou Elli Kokkinou (; el, Έλλη Κοκκίνου) (born 24 July 1970) is a Greek singer. Sony BMG Greece. Retrieved on February 20, 2008 She is among the most popular singers in Greece today and has performed together with many notable Greek nam ...

* Giorgos Papadopoulos *

George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling musici ...

* Loukas Daralas * Hrysoula Stefanaki *

Chronis Aidonidis Chronis Aidonidis ( el, Χρόνης Αηδονίδης) is a Greek singer born on December 23, 1928 in Karoti, a village now belonging to Didymoteicho, in Greece. His parents were Christos and Chrysanthi Aidonidis. He learned his first songs in ...

Peter André Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973) is an English-Australian singer and television personality of Australian descent. Andre gained popularity as a singer, best known for his singles " Mysterious Girl" and " Flava". He is al ...

* Annette Artani *

Eleftheria Arvanitaki Eleftheria Arvanitaki (Greek: Ελευθερία Αρβανιτάκη) (born 17 October 1957 in Piraeus) is a Greek folk singer. She originates from the island of Icaria. Arvanitaki has worked with important musicians, such as Cesária Évora, Ar ...

Agnes Baltsa Agni Baltsa ( el, Aγνή Mπάλτσα; also known as Agnes Baltsa; born 19 November 1944) is a leading Greek mezzo-soprano singer. Baltsa was born in Lefkada. She began playing piano at the age of six, before moving to Athens in 1958 to concen ...

* Haris Alexiou *

Dionysis Makris Dionysis Makris (Greek: Διονύσης Μακρής) born 5 February 1982 as Dionysis Sindrivanis) is a popular Greek singer, of laiko music. Biography Makris was born on 5 February 1982 in Thessaloniki and appeared on the Greek talent show '' ...

Kelly Kelekidou Kelly Kelekidou ( el, Κέλλυ Κελεκίδου, born 9 April 1978), sometimes referred to as Kel Kel, is a Greek singer. To date, she has released four studio albums and one CD Single which was certified Gold. Career Kelly Kelekidou originate ...

* Nancy Alexiadi *

Notis Sfakianakis Panagiotis "Notis" Sfakianakis ( el, Νότης Σφακιανάκης; born 2 November 1959) is a Greek singer of folk music, and is one of the most commercially successful artists of all time in Greece and Cyprus. Sfakianakis began his career i ...

Katy Garbi Katerina "Katy" Garbi ( el, Κατερίνα "Καίτη" Γαρμπή, ; born 8 June 1961) is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus, with some popularity in Turkey. Her career has spanned over 35 years with over 2 million records sold in Gr ...

* Kostas Martakis *

Panos Tserpes ONE is a boy band that first appeared in 1999, recognized as both Greece and Cyprus's first boy band. The band was formed by leading Cypriot-Greek composer Giorgos Theofanous and Minos EMI A&R Manager Vangelis Yannopoulos. Constantinos Christop ...

Marianda Pieridi Mariada Pieridi ( el, Μαριάντα Πιερίδη, ; born 13 July 1973) is a Cypriot pop singer. Early life Mariada Pieridi was born in Nicosia, Cyprus. ''MAD TV''; retrieved 24 April 2008. Her father was an officer in the Greek Navy and her ...

Konstantinos Christoforou Constantinos Christophorou (Κωνσταντίνος Χριστοφόρου, born in Limassol, Cyprus on 25 April 1977) is a Greek-Cypriot singer. He represented Cyprus in Eurovision Song Contest as a solo singer with "Mono Yia Mas" (1996) an ...

Paschalis Terzis Paschalis Terzis ( el, Πασχάλης Τερζής; born 24 April 1949) is a popular Greek singer. Biography Terzis was born in Pylaia, a suburb of Thessaloniki. In his early teens, he began to sing with friends, some of whom helped him in his ...

Maria Callas Maria Callas . (born Sophie Cecilia Kalos; December 2, 1923 – September 16, 1977) was an American-born Greek soprano who was one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century. Many critics praised her ''bel cant ...

* Panos Kiamos * Nikos Vertis *

Giorgos Perris George Perris (Greek: Γιώργος Περρής; born August 24, 1983) is a Greek-French international singer. He is multilingual and sings in English, Greek, French, and Spanish. Early life Perris was born and raised in Athens to a Greek fa ...

* Sakis Rouvas * Thanos Petrelis *

Vasilis Karras Vasilis Karras ( el, Βασίλης Καρράς; born Vasilis Kesoglidis on 12 November 1953) is a Greek folk singer. Biography Karras was born in Kokkinohori, near Kavala, Greece. At the age of 10, his family moved to Thessaloniki. Also aro ...

Thanos Kalliris Athanasios 'Thanos' Kalliris (Greek: Θάνος Καλλίρης, born August 13, 1962) is a Greek singer who was born in Athens. His father was a guitarist and composer, Titos Kalliris (1934–2013). In the 1980s, he was a part of the pop music ...

Nektaria Karantzi Nektaria Karantzi (Greek language, Greek: Νεκταρία Καραντζή; born 5 August 1982 in Greece) is a Byzantine music, Byzantine and Traditional singer, traditional singer from Greece. Her voice has been identified mainly with the Byzan ...

Giorgos Mazonakis , birth_date = , birth_place = Athens, Greece , death_date = , genre = Greek Folk-Pop, dance , years_active = 1992–present , label = Universal Music Greece (1993–2001)Heaven Music (2001–2016) Minos EMI (2017;present) , web ...

Dimitris Mitropanos Dimitris Mitropanos ( el, Δημήτρης Μητροπάνος; 2 April 1948 – 17 April 2012) was a Greek singer. He was renowned for his mastery of Laïkó, a Greek music style. Biography Mitropanos lived in his native city of Trikala in n ...

* Vicky Leandros *

Labis Livieratos Lambis Livieratos ( el, Λάμπης Λιβιεράτος; born 3 April 1966), is a Greek singer and actor from Athens, Greece. Life and career Early years 1987-1992 In 1987, Lambis graduated from Drama School of ''G. Theodosiadis''. His first th ...

* Mando * Lisa Andreas *

Marlen Angelidou Marlain Angelides (Greek: Μαρλέν Αγγελίδου) is a Greek-Cypriot singer and actress. She was a member of the Greek girl group Hi-5, and represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with " Tha 'Ne Erotas". Angelidou, her ...

Lindsay Armaou Lindsay Gael Christian Elaine Armaou ( el, Λίντσεϊ Αρμάου; born 18 December 1978) is a Greek-born Irish actress and singer. She is best known as a member of girl group B*Witched and for her roles as Sister Georgina in the crime thri ...

Lia Vissi Olympia "Lia" Vissi (born 15 May 1955) is a Greek-Cypriot singer, songwriter and composer who most notable for her two participations in the Eurovision Song Contest and being older sister of Greek Cypriot singer Anna Vissi. Career Vissi partic ...

* Peggy Zina *

Marianna Zorba Marianna Zorba ( el, Μαριάννα Ζορμπά; born 1 December 1967 in Athens) is a Greek singer and a music teacher. She loves ethnic and folk music. In 1997 she represented Greece in the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest. She was engaged to Mano ...

Theodosia Tsatsou Theodosia Tsatsou (Greek: Θεοδοσία Τσάτσου) is a Greek singer, known for her songs with the band Ble, and also for her solo career. Biography Theodosia Tsatsou was born and raised in Melbourne. Having studied music and danci ...

* Mariana Efstratiou * Elpida * Evridiki *

Loukas Giorkas Loukas Yorkas () born in Aradippou, Cyprus, on 18 October 1986, is a Greek Cypriots, Cypriot singer and the winner of the first season of the Greek version of the television talent series ''The X Factor (Greece), The X Factor''. In September 2009 ...

Popi Maliotaki , native_name = Πόπη Μαλλιωτάκη , birth_date = , birth_place = Ierapetra, Crete, Greece , genre = Greek Music, Laika, Folk, Slight Folk , occupation = Singer , years_active = 1990–present , label = ...

* Aris Christofellis * Constantinos Christoforou *

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Philopator ( grc-gre, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ}, "Cleopatra the father-beloved"; 69 BC10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and its last active ruler.She was also a ...

* Natassa Theodoridou * Marios Tokas * Michalis Rakintzis * Antonis Remos *

Babis Tsertos Haralambos (Babis) Tsertos (Greek: Μπάμπης Τσέρτος; born October 27, 1956) is a Greek musician. His sister is the singer Nadia Karagianni and his father was also a musician who played the mandolin. At the age of 17, he settled per ...

Prodromos Kathiniotis Prodromos Kathiniotis is a Greek singer and reality-TV celebrity distinguished as a spontaneous, straightforward, manly and folksy personality. His fame is largely attributed to the Greek version of '' Big Brother''. His first album, "The first ...

* Stelios Kazantzidis * Alex Varkatzas

Tingulli 3nt Tingulli 3nt, also known as Tingulli Trent, is a Kosovo-Albanian hip hop group formed in 1996. The group members are Getoar Selimi and Agon Amiga. His brother "Liberian Selimi" was also active in the rap scene during his teenage years. In the su ...

Unikkatil Viktor Palokaj (born March 18, 1981), known professionally as Unikkatil (stylized as UniKKatil), is an Albanian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer who lives in Bronx, New York City. He was born in Prishtina, Kosovo. He was one of the ...

Lyrical Son Festim Arifi (; born 28 January 1984), known professionally as Lyrical Son, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper and songwriter. Born and raised in Pristina, Arifi is credited as a viable hip hop artist in the Albanian-speaking Balkans.Top famous artist w ...

* Era Istrefi * Majk (rapper) * DJ Regard *

Dafina Zeqiri Dafina Zeqiri (; born 14 April 1989), also known mononymously as Dafina, is a Swedish-born Kosovo-Albanian singer. Life and career Dafina Zeqiri was born on 14 April 1989 into an Albanian family from Kosovo in the city of Varberg, Sweden. ...

Adelina Ismajli Adelina Ismaili (; born 14 December 1979) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer, actress, and former beauty pageant winner. Career Ismaili started singing at a very young age, becoming one of Kosovo's most influential singers during the 90s. She started ...

Genta Ismajli Gentiana Ismajli (born 12 April 1984), known professionally as Genta Ismajli, is a Kosovo-Albanian singer, songwriter, and actress. Career Ismajli was born in Gjilan to an Albanian family. Before Genta was born, they moved to Gjilan. A few mo ...

Nora Istrefi Nora Istrefi (born 25 March 1986) is a Kosovo Albanian singer. Life and career 1986–2004: Early life and career beginnings Istrefi was born to Nezir Istrefi and Suzana Tahirsylaj on 25 March 1986 into an Albanian family in the city of ...

* Vedat Ademi * Ardian Bujupi *

Capital T Trim Ademi (; born 29 February 1992), known professionally as Capital T, is a Kosovo-Albanian rapper, singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Pristina, his uncle introduced him to music and rapping at an early age. He rose to recognition in the ...

* MC Kresha *

Leonora Jakupi Leonora Jakupi (; born 3 March 1979) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer and songwriter. Biography Early career Leonora Jakupi is originally from Kosovo. She lost her father during the Kosovo war (1998–1999) – he was killed due to his involvement i ...

Ermal Fejzullahu Ermal Fejzullahu (born 23 August 1988 in Pristina) is a Kosovo-Albanian singer. Early life Ermal Fejzullahu was born on 23 August 1988 in Pristina, Kosovo. He is the son of well-known Albanian singer Sabri Fejzullahu. Career In the summer of ...

Nexhmije Pagarusha Nexhmije Pagarusha (; 7 May 1933 – 7 February 2020) was a Kosovo-Albanian singer and actress, often referred to as the queen of Kosovan music. Pagarusha gained acclaim as a recording artist in Kosova and neighbouring countries for her distin ...

* Lorenc Antoni *

Mark Marku Mark Xhon Kastriot Marku (born 6 December 1991) is an insurance broker living in Switzerland. He rose to fame after taking part in the third season of '' Hrvatska traži zvijezdu'', where he finished third overall. Mark used this fame to sta ...

* Nevena Božović *

Kidda Kidda is the artist name for UK electronic music and video producer Ste McGregor. Described by one national newspaper in the UK as "a bearded 30-something one-man cottage industry", he is signed to the Brighton-based Skint Records – the home of ...

Aleksandar Belov Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...

Adrian Gaxha Adrian Gaxha (, mk, Адријан Гаџа; born 13 February 1984) is a Macedonian-Albanian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and entrepreneur. Life and career Adrian Gaxha was born on 13 February 1984 into an Albanian family in the ci ...

Andrijana Janevska Andrijana Janevska ( mk, Андријана Јаневска, born December 6, 1981) is a famous Macedonian singer and musician. Biography Janevska was born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (in present-day North Macedonia) where she current ...

Bobi Andonov Bobby Andonov (born 28 August 1996), known by his stage name BOBI, is an Australian singer, songwriter and producer. Early life Bobby Andonov was born on 28 August 1996 in Melbourne, Australia to Macedonian parents originating from Strumica, N ...

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Dani Dimitrovska Daniela Dimitrovska ( mk, Даниела Димитровска) (born 4 June 1979 in Skopje) or simply Dani, is a Macedonian pop music singer. Biography Dimitrovska started her career on the music contest ''Makfest'' in Štip with the song " ...

Elena Petreska Elena Petreska ( mk, Елена Петреска, born August 1, 1980) is a Macedonian pop singer from Prilep Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the ci ...

Elena Risteska Elena Risteska ( mk, Елена Ристеска, ; born 27 April 1986), sometimes known as simply Elena, is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens with the song "Ninanajna", and finished in 1 ...

* Elvira Rahić * Elvir Mekić * Eva Nedinkovska *

Ipče Ahmedovski Ipče Ahmedovski ( Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic: Ипче Ахмедовски; 6 January 1966 – 30 July 1994) was a popular Serbian and Macedonian folk singer. A younger brother of the 1980s folk singer Jašar Ahmedovski, Ipče frequently ...

Jašar Ahmedovski Jašar Ahmedovski ( Macedonian and Serbian Cyrillic: Јашар Ахмедовски; born 22 December 1964) is a Serbian and Macedonian folk singer. His albums were released on numerous labels, including Jugodisk, Diskos and Grand Production. ...

Kaliopi Kaliopi Bukle ( mk, Калиопи Букле, ; born 28 December 1966), known professionally as Kaliopi, is a Macedonian singer-songwriter. In her career, Kaliopi has progressed from singing lead vocal with her eponymous band in 1980s Yugoslavi ...

Karolina Gočeva Karolina Gočeva ( mk, Каролина Гочева, ; born 28 April 1980), sometimes credited as Karolina Gocheva or known only as Karolina, is a Macedonian pop singer. Gočeva launched her music career in 1991 with a performance at a local ch ...

Kristina Arnaudova Kristina Arnaudova ( mk, Кристина Арнаудова; born 1979) is a Macedonian pop singer. She is also president and founder of the largest Macedonian association for children at social risk, ''Project Happiness''. Biography She was ...

Lambe Alabakoski Lambe Alabakovski ( mk, Ламбе Алабаковски, ; born 15 November 1987, in Ljubojno, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian singer. Biography Alabakovski attended the Euro-College in Kumanovo. He won the M2 Production's Play: Search For A ...

Martin Vučić Martin Vučić ( mk, Мартин Вучиќ, sr-Cyrl, Мартин Вучић) is a Macedonian pop musician. Biography He finished elementary school in Skopje and expressed his interests in music at an early age. He started playing drums at ...

Muharem Serbezovski Muharem "Mumo" Serbezovski ( mk, Мухарем Сербезовски; born 2 May 1950) is a Muslim Roma singer, popular in former Yugoslavia. He is also a writer and translator and was briefly in Bosnian politics in the 2000s. Although born in ...

Riste Tevdoski Riste is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Riste Naumov (born 1981), Macedonian former football player * Riste Pandev (born 1994), Macedonian sprinter * Riste Stefanov (born 1983), Macedonian former bas ...

Simon Kiselicki Simon Kiselicki (pronounced Simon Kiselichki, Macedonian Cyrillic: Симон Киселички; born October 25, 1974) is a Macedonian jazz pianist, composer and arranger. He is considered "one of the most important personalities of the Maced ...

* Tamara Todevska * Tijana Dapčević * Toše Proeski *

Vaska Ilieva Vaska Ilieva (; February 21, 1923 – May 4, 2001) was a Macedonian leading folk singer from Yugoslavia and North Macedonia. Career She started her career as a dancer and singer in the State Ensemble Tanec in the early 1950s. Her style of s ...

* Vlado Janevski * Vlatko Lozanoski * Vrčak *

Zoran Vanev Zoran "Zoki" Vanev ( Serbian/Macedonian: Зоран Ванев) is a Macedonian pop-folk singer. He was born in Štip, Macedonia, Yugoslavia and began his career in 1993 with the release of his song ''"Angela"''. He enjoyed moderate success i ...

* Andrea Demirović * Bojan Marović *

Boban Rajović Boban Rajović (, born 25 December 1971) is a Denmark, Danish-born Montenegro, Montenegrin singer popular in former Yugoslavia. Some of his big hit songs include "Usne boje vina" (''Wine-colored Lips'') and "Provokacija" (''Provocation''). He has ...

Dado Polumenta 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 Bijelo Polje, in northern Montenegro. His uncle Šako Polumenta is also a singer. I ...

Daniel (Montenegrin singer) Milan Popović (; born 29 October 1955), better known as Danijel Popović () or simply Daniel (), is a Montenegrin-Croatian pop singer. Biography Born to a Montenegrin father and a Belgian mother, Popović was raised in Titograd, but made his ...

* Ekrem Jevrić *

Goga Sekulić Gordana "Goga" Sekulić ( sr-cyr, Гордана "Гога" Секулић; born 27 February 1977) is a Montenegrin-born Serbian singer. Born in Pljevlja, she saw her breakthrough with the debut album ''Ljubavnica'' in 2000. Sekulić has released ...

Goran Vukošić Goran Vukošić - Kenzo ( sr-cyr, Горан Вукошић) is a popular Montenegrin turbo-folk singer. He lives in Belgrade, Serbia. His best known hit singles are ''Isti igrači'' (''Same players''), a duet with Mina Kostić Jasmina "Mina" ...

Jadranka Barjaktarović Jadranka Barjaktarović ( cnr, Јадранка Барјактаровић; born 11 November 1981) is a Montenegrin singer. During 2020 and 2021, she had several controversial performances that were met with numerous condemnations and criticisms ...

* Kaja (singer) * Knez (singer) *

Milomir Miljanić Milomir Miljanić ( sr-cyr, Миломир Миљанић; born 14 June 1963), nicknamed Miljan (Миљан), is a Montenegrin folk singer. Initially a ''guslar'' (gusle player, bard), he was the 5-time national champion before turning to pop-mu ...

* Sanja Đorđević *

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

Sergej Ćetković Sergej Ćetković ( sr-cyrl, Сергеј Ћетковић, ; born 8 March 1976) is a Montenegrins, Montenegrin recording artist. He lives and works in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Ćetković represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Co ...

* Vanja Radovanović * Vlado Georgiev * Vesna Zmijanac *

Who See Who See (also referred to as Who See? and Who See Klapa) is a Montenegrin hip-hop duo from Kotor. Its members are Dedduh or Deda (Dejan Dedović), from Kotor, and Noyz (Mario Đorđević), from Herceg Novi. The group was created in the early 2 ...

Zoran Kalezić Zoran Kalezić (Cyrillic: Зоран Калезић; 1 February 1950 – 4 January 2023) was a Serbian–Montenegrin singer. Early life Zoran Kalezić was born on 1 February 1950 in Danilovgrad to journalist Dragiša Kalezić and housewife Mil ...

Adrian Enescu Adrian-Floru Enescu (31 March 1948 – 19 August 2016) was a Romanians, Romanian composer of film soundtracks and contemporary music. As an individual musician, he also pioneered the local Electronic music, electronic scene during the 1970s and 19 ...

* Alexandra Stan *

Alina Eremia Alina Eremia (; born 15 December 1993 in Buftea) is a Romanian singer, TV personality, and former member of the LaLa band, who represented Romania in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song ''Țurai''. She plays ''Ioana'' in the t ...

Anna Lesko Anna Lesko (born 10 January 1979) is a Moldovan-Romanian singer. Lesko is of Ukrainian origin and she lived in Moldova until she was 17 years old, when she moved to Romania, where she has lived ever since. One of her passions is painting and he ...

* Antonia Iacobescu *

Connect-R Ștefan Relu Mihalache (born on June 9, 1982 in Bucharest, Romania), better known by his stage name Connect-R, is a Romanian roma rapper, singer, producer and occasional actor, best known for his association with Romanian hip hop group R.A.C.L.A. ...

* Dan Balan * Dan Bittman * Delia Matache * Edward Maya * Elena Gheorghe * Fanfare Ciocărlia *

Gică Cristea Gică is a Romanian diminutive of George or Gheorghe, and may refer to: * Gică Craioveanu, footballer * Gică Hagi, footballer *Gică Petrescu Gică Petrescu (; 2 April 1915 – 18 June 2006) was a prolific Romanian folk music composer and ...

* Inna *

Ionica Minune Ionica may refer to: People *Ionică, a Romanian version of John (given name) *Viorica Ionică (born 1955), a Romanian handballer *Ionică Minune (born 1959), a Romani-Romanian accordionist *Ionica Munteanu (born 1979), a Romanian female handballe ...

Loredana Groza Loredana Groza (born 10 June 1970) or mononymously Loredana is a Romanian singer. She is known for continuously reinventing herself and for approaching numerous music styles throughout her discography, ranging from pop to traditional music and m ...

* Luminiţa Anghel *

Mahala Rai Banda Mahala Rai Banda is a gypsy band based in Bucharest (Romania). The band was formed by violinist and composer Aurel Ionita, who originates from a family of Lăutari from the village of Clejani. He is related to several members of Taraf de Haïdou ...

* Marcel Pavel *

Mădălina Manole Magdalena-Anca Mircea (14 July 1967 – 14 July 2010), better known by her stage name Mădălina Manole, was a Romanian pop recording artist. Early life Magdalena-Anca Manole was born in a mountain region in the town of Vălenii de Munte of Pra ...

* Monica Anghel *

Nico (Romanian singer) Nicoleta Matei (born 1 February 1970), known by her stage name Nico, is a Romanian singer and TV personality. She collaborated with several Romanian hip hop artists, such as Morometzii (in 1999), B.U.G. Mafia (in 2000, 2002), Cabron (in 2003, ...

Octave Octavian Teodorescu Octavian Teodorescu (born 29 January 1963), known professionally as Octave, is a Romanian musician, composer, songwriter and producer from Bucharest, Romania. He is a pioneer of electronic music and the use of computers and synthesizers in musi ...

* Smiley *

Ștefan Bănică, Jr. Ștefan is the Romanian form of Stephen, used as both a given name and a surname. For the English version, see Stefan. Some better known people with the name Ștefan are listed below. For a comprehensive list see . Notable persons with that name ...

* Taraf de Haïdouks *

Vlad Miriţă Vlad is a Romanian male given name. It is more commonly a nativized hypocorism of Vladislav and can also be used as a surname. It may refer to: Given name People * Vlad I of Wallachia (), ''voivode'' (prince) of Wallachia * Vlad II Dracul (b ...

* Aca Lukas *

Aco Pejović Aleksandar Pejović (; born 18 April 1972), known by his stagename Aco Pejović (), is a Serbian popular pop-folk singer. Education and career He completed musical education at the Vasa Pavić High School for Music (''Srednja muzička škola Vas ...

* Ana Nikolić *

Bajaga i Instruktori Bajaga i Instruktori (Serbian Cyrillic: Бајага и Инструктори; trans. ''Bajaga and the Instructors'') are a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1984. Founded and led by vocalist, guitarist and principal composer ...

Belo Platno Belo platno (White Linen) is a music ensemble from Belgrade, Serbia, which plays traditional music of Serbia, mostly from Kosovo and Metohia but also from Macedonia in wider sense. The group was founded in 1997 and it became "among most successfu ...

* Beogradski Sindikat *

Bilja Krstić Biljana "Bilja" Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана "Биља" Крстић, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: ǐʎana bǐːʎa kř̩ːstitɕ born 9 November 1955) is a Serbian singer. She was born in 1955 in Niš and brought up on the folk t ...

Boban Marković Boban Marković ( sr-cyr, Бобан Марковић) is a Serbian trumpet player and brass ensemble leader from Vladičin Han. He is of Romani background. Boban Marković Orchestra The Boban Marković Orchestra is a Balkan brass band from Vla ...

* Ceca * Dalibor Andonov Gru * Danijel Pavlović *

Dara Bubamara Radojka Adžić ( sr-cyr, Радојка Аџић; born 21 May 1976), better known as Dara Bubamara ( sr-Cyrl, Дара Бубамара, lit=Dara the Ladybug), is a Serbian singer from Novi Sad. Early life Radojka Adžić was born on 21 May 197 ...

* Darko Lazić (singer) *

Dragan Kojić Keba Dragan Kojić (), better known as Keba (), is a Serbian singer. Debuted in 1976, he has a career spanning more than four decades and remains one of the most acclaimed Serbian folk singers. Kojić also appeared in the second season of the Serbi ...

Dragana Mirković Dragana Mirković ( sr-cyr, Драгана Мирковић, ; born 18 January 1968) is a Serbian pop-folk singer and entrepreneur. She rose to prominence in the eighties as a member of the popular collective Južni Vetar. Today, Mirković is reco ...

Džej Ramadanovski Džej Ramadanovski (; 29 May 1964 – 6 December 2020) was a Serbian singer of folk, turbo-folk and pop-folk music. He started his career in 1987 and released a series of albums during 1990s, but retired from recording due to ill health in the ...

Dženan Lončarević Dženan Lončarević (; born April 10, 1975) is a Serbian pop singer. He has lived in Belgrade since 2006. On March 4, 2019, he competed in the ''Beovizija ''Beovizija'' ( sr, Беовизија) was a music festival established in 2003. Sin ...

Đani Radiša Trajković ( sr-cyr, Радиша Трајковић; born 27 January 1973), known by the stage name Đani ( sr-cyr, Ђани), is a popular Serbian pop-folk singer. He was born in Lipljan Lipjan ( sq-definite, Lipjani) or Lipljan ( ...

Đogani Đogani ( sr-cyr, Ђогани), formerly known as Giogani Fantastico, is a Serbian turbo-folk and Eurodance duo from Belgrade, founded in the early 90s. The group was originally composed of the married couple Đorđe Đogani and Slađana Delib ...

* Đorđe Balašević * Đorđe Novković * Emina Jahović *

Era Ojdanić An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth. Compa ...

Félix Lajkó Félix Lajkó ( sr, Феликс Лајко, ''Feliks Lajko''; born 17 December 1974 in Bačka Topola, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Hungarian violinist, zither player and composer. He plays a variety of musical styles: folk music (traditio ...

Goca Tržan Gordana "Goca" Tržan ( sr-cyr, Гордана "Гоца" Тржан, ; born 8 July 1974) is a Serbian singer, actress and television personality. Life and career Tržan rose to prominence as a member of the Belgrade-based group Tap 011, which ...

Hasan Dudić Hasan Dudić ( sr-cyr, Хасан Дудић; born 21 July 1957) is a Serbian Folk music singer. He was also a national boxing champion in his younger days. He is a president of non-governmental organization Centar za ljudska prava i nacionalne m ...

* Ivana Selakov * Jana (singer) *

Janika Balázs Janika is a given name. The feminine name is a diminutive form of the name Jana (given name), Jana. The English language, English equivalent of the name is Janice (disambiguation), Janice. Pronounced ''yah-nee-kah''. It may refer to: People Female: ...

* Jelena Karleuša * Jelena Tomašević * Katarina Grujic * Katarina Zivkovic *

Lepa Lukić Lepava Mušović ( sr-Cyrl, Лепава Мушовић; born 13 January 1940), known professionally as Lepa Lukić ( sr-cyr, Лепа Лукић), is a Serbian folk singer with a career spanning more than six decades. One of her biggest hits i ...

Maja Marijana Marijana Radovanović (; born 8 November 1972 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia), known by her stage name Maja Marijana (), is a Serbian pop-folk singer and TV presenter who has considerable success in former Yugoslav countries. She has made eleven albums ...

* Maya Berović * Marija Šerifović *

Mia Borisavljević Mirjana "Mia" Borisavljević ( sr-cyr, Мирјана "Миа" Борисављевић, born 8 June 1984) is a Serbian singer and television personality from Valjevo. Started performing professionally at seventeen years of age, her debut studio ...

* Milan Stanković *

Milica Pavlović Milica Pavlović ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Павловић, ; born 11 August 1991) is a Swiss-born Serbian singer. She gained fame in 2011/12 as a contestant on the singing competition show '' Zvezde Granda''. Pavlović has released four studio a ...

Milica Todorović Milica Todorović ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Тодоровић; born 13 October 1990) is a Serbian singer and actress, who rose to prominence by winning the second season of the singing competition '' Zvezde Granda'' (2005). Life and career Tod ...

Mina Kostić Jasmina "Mina" Kostić ( sr-cyr, Јасмина "Мина" Костић; born Minira Jašari, , on 5 May 1975) is a Bosnian-Serbian turbo-folk singer. Early and personal life Mina Kostić was born as Minira Jašari in Orašje in Bosnia and Herz ...

Mira Škorić Mirjana Škorić ( sr-cyr, Мирјана Шкорић; born 8 July 1970), better known as Mira Škorić, is a Serbian singer. She made her recording debut with the album ''Niko kao mi'' in 1988. Škorić has collaborated with singers such as Cec ...

Miroslav Ilić Miroslav Ilić ( sh-Cyrl, Мирослав Илић; born 10 December 1950) is a popular Serbian folk singer-songwriter and philanthropist. He is known for his powerful vocals and emotional lyrics. With 25 albums, he is one of the best-selling ...

* Nataša Bekvalac *

Nataša Đorđević Nataša Đorđević ( sr-cyr, Наташа Ђорђевић) is a Serbian pop-folk singer. Her first album was released by PGP-RTS in 1994. Today, she is one of the most successful artists of the Grand Production. She has released many duets with ...

Nemanja Nikolić (singer) Nemanja Nikolić may refer to: * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1987), Serbian-Hungarian footballer * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1988), Montenegrin footballer * Nemanja Nikolić (footballer, born 1992), Serbian footballer * Nemanja N ...

* Nikolija *

Novica Urošević Novica Urošević ( sr-cyr, Новица Урошевић; 1945 – 11 November 2009) was a Serbian folk singer and composer. Some of his most famous folk song compositions include: ''Ne može nam niko ništa'', ''Ne daj da nas rastave'', ''Svako ...

Novica Zdravković Novica Zdravković ( sr-cyr, Новица Здравковић; 21 July 1947 – 16 June 2021) was a Serbian Folk music, folk singer. He was the younger brother of Toma Zdravković. He was married to Jelena and had a son and a daughter. Earl ...

* Olivera Katarina *

Olja Karleuša Olja is a feminine given name and nickname. It may refer to: Given name * Olja Bećković (born 1964), Serbian journalist, actress and television presenter * Olja Ivanjicki (1931–2009), Serbian painter, sculptor and poet * Olja Knežević (born ...

Predrag Cune Gojković Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and '' -drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved" ...

Predrag Živković Tozovac Predrag Živković ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Живковић; 22 January 19366 April 2021), nicknamed Tozovac ( sr-Cyrl, Тозовац) was one of the most famous Serbian folk singers and composers. He was also an accomplished accordion player ...

Rada Manojlović Radmila Manojlović ( sr-Cyrl, Радмила Манојловић, ; born 25 August 1985), better known as Rada Manojlović, is a Serbian singer, widely known for being the runner-up on the singing competition show ''Zvezde Granda'' in 2007. Li ...

Šaban Bajramović Šaban Bajramović ( sr-Cyrl, Шабан Бајрамовић, ; rom, Shaban Bajramovičh; 16 April 1936 – 8 June 2008), nicknamed Šabi (Шаби), was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist of Arlije Romani ethnicity. He was one of the mos ...

* Šaban Šaulić * Sanja Ilić *

Saša Kovačević Saša Kovačević may refer to: * Saša Kovačević (footballer) * Saša Kovačević (singer) Aleksandar "Saša" Kovačević ( sr, Саша Ковачевић; born 27 July 1985) is a Serbian pop-folk singer. Discography Albums *''Jedina si vre ...

Sejo Kalač Sead "Sejo" Kalač (born 5 October 1964) is a pop-folk singer. Career Early in his professional career, he played the accordion in a band called "Paukova mreža" before landing a solo recording deal with the label PGP-RTB (later called PGP-RTS) ...

Šeki Bihorac Šefćet "Šeki" Bihorac ( sr-cyr, Шевћет "Шеки" Бихорац; born in Sjenica, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian folk singer. He was frequently sent to Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European ...

Šeki Turković Šućro "Šeki" Turković ( sr-cyr, Шућро "Шеки" Турковић; born 27 November 1953) is a Serbian pop-folk singer, popular in the former Yugoslavia. He was born in Sjenica in southwestern Serbia.Vesna Danilović"Šeki Turković – ...

* Sinan Alimanović *

Sinan Sakić Sinan Sakić (; 13 October 1956 – 1 June 2018) was a Serbian pop-folk singer. Sakić first reached massive popularity as a member of the Yugoslav turbo-folk band, Južni Vetar (''Southern Wind''). He also went on to have a successful career ...

Slobodan Trkulja Slobodan Trkulja (; born 29 May 1977) is a Serbian multi-instrumentalist, composer and singer in traditional and Byzantium style. Trkulja is one of the first artists who composed, performed, and popularized Balkan Traditional Music with a modern ...

Snežana Babić Snežana Babić ( sr-cyr, Снежана Бабић; born 1 October 1967), better known as Sneki, is a Serbian singer. Born in Pančevo, she made her recording debut in 1988. Sneki had a memorable performance of the song "Moje vruće haljine" in ...

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 ...

* Suzana Jovanović *

Svetlana Spajić Svetlana Spajić ( sr-cyr, Светлана Спајић, born August 19, 1971 in Loznica, Serbia)Svetlana Spajić ...

Svetlana Tanasić Svetlana () is a common Orthodox Slavic feminine given name, deriving from the East and South Slavic root ''svet'' (), meaning "light", "shining", "luminescent", "pure", "blessed", or "holy", depending upon context similar if not the same as t ...

Tanja Savić Tanja Savić ( sr-cyr, Тања Савић; born 20 March 1985) is a Serbian singer. Career In 2004, Savić auditioned for the first season of the singing competition show '' Zvezde Granda'', where she ultimately placed as the second runner-up. S ...

Toma Zdravković Tomislav "Toma" Zdravković (; 20 November 1938 – 30 September 1991) was a Serbian pop-folk singer-songwriter and recording artist. Zdravković was an outstanding figure on the Serbian folk scene; a true bohemian and a poet, he lived up to hi ...

(Folk) *

Vera Matović Vera Matović ( sr-cyr, Вера Матовић, born 3 June 1946 in Čačak) is a Serbian folk singer. Her career started in 1974 with the release of her first album, ''Pomiri se sudbinom''; she has since released 26 albums and 13 singles. She ...

Verica Šerifović Verica Šerifović ( sr-Cyrl, Верица Шерифовић; born 12 September 1963) is a Serbian folk singer. She is the mother and first teacher of Marija Šerifović who was the winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2007. Verica Šerifović's r ...

* Vesna Zmijanac *

Viki Miljković Violeta "Viki" Miljković ( sr-cyr, Виолета "Вики" Миљковић; born 18 December 1974) is a Serbian singer and television personality. Born in Niš, she started her recording career in the early nineties and has released ten albums ...

* Željko Joksimović * Željko Šašić * Zlata Petrović *

Zorica Brunclik Zorica Brunclik ( sr-cyr, Зорица Брунцлик; born 29 June 1955) is a Serbian singer of folk music; both traditional and newly composed. Arguably one of the most famous ex-Yugoslavian artists, Zorica Brunclik is known for her singing ...

Zvonko Bogdan Zvonimir "Zvonko" Bogdan ( sr-cyr, Звонимир "Звонко" Богдан; born 5 January 1942) is a Serbian Bunjevac performer of traditional folk songs of Serbia, Croatia, Hungary and Romania. He is also a composer, wine producer and harne ...

Barış Manço Mehmet Barış Manço (born Tosun Yusuf Mehmet Barış Manço; 2 January 1943 – 1 February 1999), better known by his stage name Barış Manço, was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and show host. Beg ...

* Simge * Tarkan * Mustafa Ceceli * Mustafa Sandal * Sezen Aksu * Serdar Ortaç * Sertab Erener * Candan Erçetin * Ajda Pekkan * Melih Kibar * Timur Selçuk *

Suzan Kardeş Suzan may refer to: * Suzan, Iran (disambiguation), several villages in Iran * Suzan, France * The Suzan, a Japanese pop rock band See also *Susan (given name) Susan is a feminine given name, from Persian "Susan" (lily flower), from Egyptia ...

* Emina Jahović * Mehmet Erdem * Erol Evgin

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* Corvus Corax * Beirut * A Hawk And A Hacksaw * Balkan Beat Box *

Molotov Jukebox Natalia Gastiain Tena (born 1 November 1984) is a British actress and musician. She is known for playing Nymphadora Tonks in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2007-2011), and the wildling Osha in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011-2013 ...

Balkan Ethno Orchestra The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whol ...

Petrojvic Blasting Company The Blasting Company, formerly known as the Petrojvic Blasting Company, is an American nouveau-folk band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 2008 by half-brothers Justin Rubenstein and J.R. Kaufman and the group has since e ...