Aleksandar Pejović (; born 18 April 1972), better known as Aco Pejović, is a Serbian singer from

Prijepolje Prijepolje ( sr-Cyrl, Пријепоље, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of southwestern Serbia. As of 2022, the town has 11,928 inhabitants, while the municipality has 32,214 inhabitants. Etymology One possible mean ...

. Debuted in 2000, he came to more significant prominence upon the release of his second album, ''Prevara'' (2002). Pejović has released eight studio albums and has collaborated with fellow-singers like

Dženan Lončarević Dženan Lončarević (; born 10 April 1975) is a Serbian pop singer. He has lived in Belgrade since 2006. On 4 March 2019 he competed in the ''Beovizija ''Beovizija'' () was a music festival established in 2003. Since 2007 it was the national ...

, Zorica Brunclik, Edita Aradinović, Aleksandra Prijović, Dejan Matić and

Emina Jahović Emina Jahović (, ; born 15 January 1982) is a Serbian-Turkish singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman of Bosniak origin. Born and raised in Novi Pazar, she made her recording debut in 2002 and has released six studio albums: ''Tačka'' (20 ...

. Pejović has maintained popularity throughout the

western Balkans The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with 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 throug ...

and has held solo concerts in some of the largest regional venues, such as the Pionir Hall and

Belgrade Arena The Belgrade Arena ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Београдска арена, Beogradska arena, separator=" / ") is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Belgrade, Serbia. It is designed as a universal hall for sports, cultural events and other programs. ...

in Serbia,

Skenderija Skenderija is a cultural, sports and trade centre located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In boasts an area of 70,000 square meters, with multipurpose halls for various sports, with concert and cultural venues, and with trade areas which inc ...

and Zetra Olympic Hall in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

, Boris Trajkovski Sports Center in

North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...

, and Zagreb Arena in

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

. He performed the song "Ponoć" from the 2021

biographical film A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from Docudrama, docudrama films ...

directed by

Dragan Bjelogrlić Dragan "Bjela" Bjelogrlić ( sr-Cyrl, Драган "Бјела" Бјелогрлић, ; born 10 October 1963) is a Serbian actor, director and producer. Career Bjelogrlić made his acting debut as a 15-year old, playing Sava Jovanović Sirogojn ...

, based on the life and work of singer

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

. Pejović has three daughters with wife Biljana, whom he has been married to since March 1994.

Discography

;Studio albums *''Viđaš li je, druže moj'' (2000) *''Prevara'' (2002) *''Opušteno'' (2004) *''Neverna'' (2006) *''U mojim venama'' (2007) *''Aco Pejović'' (2010) *''Sve ti dugujem'' (2013) *''Parče neba'' (2015)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * 1972 births Living people People from Prijepolje Serbian folk-pop singers Grand Production artists 21st-century Serbian male singers {{Serbia-singer-stub