Vuka Šeherović (; ''née'' Šekerović, ; 1903–1976) was a Bosnian folk singer and sevdalinka interpreter. She was called the "woman with the silver voice."

Biography

Šeherović was born with the surname Šekerović in the village Kovačići near

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in 1903. Her father Risto Šekerović was a prison guard at the Zenica prison. A young Vuka sang in her schools choir starting at age seven. Her career began in 1919, aged 16, when she won a talent contest in

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. Šeherović later sang in Belgrade's bohemian quarter

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and in her husband's

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while simultaneously making appearances on radio shows including ''Bosansko veče'' (''Bosnian Nights'') and recording for major record labels like

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and

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. Later in her career, she performed with younger generations of singers such as

Zehra Deović Zehra Deović (9 December 1938 – 30 October 2015) was a Bosnian sevdalinka- folk singer and was one of the leading female singers of the 1960s and 1970s in Yugoslavia, along with Silvana Armenulić, Nada Mamula and Beba Selimović. Deović s ...

References

External links

Vuka Šeherović discography at Discogs
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seherovic, Vuka 1903 births 1976 deaths Musicians from Zenica Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Yugoslav women singers Sevdalinka