Boban Rajović (, born 25 December 1971 in Denmark) is a Montenegrin singer popular in
former Yugoslavia
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. Some of his big hit songs include "
Usne boje vina" (''Wine-colored Lips'') and "
Provokacija" (''Provocation'').
Private life
Rajović was born in
Copenhagen
Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...
,
Denmark
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, to parents that had migrated (see ''
gastarbeiter
; ; both singular and plural) are foreign or migrant workers, particularly those who had moved to West Germany between 1955 and 1973, seeking work as part of a formal guest worker program (). As a result, guestworkers are generally considered t ...
'') from
Berane
Berane (Cyrillic: Беране) is a town in Montenegro in the northern region. It is former administrative centre of the Ivangrad District. The town is located on the Lim river. From 1949 to 1992, it was named Ivangrad ( cyrl, Ивангра ...
,
SR Montenegro
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,
Yugoslavia
, common_name = Yugoslavia
, life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation
, p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia
, flag_p ...
. At 19 years of age he started singing in Yugoslav-owned cafés in
Scandinavia
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. His family patron saint (''
slava'') is
Saint Basil of Ostrog. He moved to
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. T ...
, Serbia, in 2000 to record his first album. He remains there. He is married to Dragana Rajović and has three children with her.
Discography
;Studio albums
*''
Boban'' (2000)
*''
Puklo srce'' (''My Heart Exploded'', 2003)
*''
Provokacija'' (''Provocation'', 2006)
*''
Usne boje vina'' (''Lips the Color of Wine'', 2007)
*''
Kosači'' (''Mowers'', 2008)
*''
Mijenjam'' (''I'm Changing'', 2010)
*''Vojnik Zabluda'' (''Soldier of Delusion'', 2013)
*''Dito'' (''Here'', 2018)
*''Avion'' (''Airplane'', 2024)
;Compilation albums
*''
Najbolje do sada'' (''The Best Until Now'', 2009)
;As featured artist
*''Persijska princeza'' (''Princess of Persia'', 2009) with
Filip Filipi
*''Mandolins Cry''
;Non-album singles
*Padobran, 2016
*Spartanac, 2018
*Suze, 2024
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajovic, Boban
1971 births
Living people
21st-century Serbian male singers
Danish people of Yugoslav descent
Danish expatriates in Serbia
Serbian people of Montenegrin descent
Musicians from Copenhagen
Serbian turbo-folk singers