Dženan Salković (2 January 1945 – 20 July 1989), also known by the nickname Đani, was a Bosnian and Yugoslav singer, songwriter, and doctor from

Mostar Mostar () is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is situated on the Neretva Riv ...

Career

In 1969 he wrote the song "Hej, Hej" which was later covered in 1978 by rock band

Drugi Način Drugi Način (trans. ''The Other Way'') is a Croatian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Zagreb in 1974. The band was formed by Branko Požgajec (vocals, keyboard, flute), Halil Mekić (guitar), Željko Mikulčić (bass guitar), Ismet Kurtović (g ...

as "Prođe ovaj dan." In 1973 he wrote the song "Jefimija" for the group

Lutajuća Srca Lutajuća Srca (Serbian Cyrillic: Лутајућа Срца, trans. ''The Wandering Hearts'') was a Serbian and Yugoslav rock band formed in Niš in 1970. They were one of the most notable representatives of the 1970s Yugoslav acoustic rock sce ...

, which won the Union of Composers of Yugoslavia Award that year. The song was inspired by the life of medieval Serbian poet

Jefimija Jefimija ( sr-Cyrl, Јефимија, ; 1349–1405), secular name Jelena Mrnjavčević ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Мрњавчевић, link=no, or ), was a Serbian noblewoman, wife of Jovan Uglješa Mrnjavčević, considered to be the first femal ...

. At the time Salković was in a relationship with the lead singer of Lutajuća Srca, Spomenka Đokić. He dedicated the song to her. In 2006 "Jefimija" was ranked No. 94 on the

B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs 100 najboljih domaćih pesama (''Top 100 Domestic Songs'') was a list compiled by Serbian Radio B92. In 2006, Radio B92 organized the poll for the selection of top 100 Yugoslav songs. The whole list was presented on radio B92 on 5 November 2006. T ...

list. Salković enjoyed recreational flying. In July 1989 he had an accident while piloting a glider while flying near Glamočko Polje. He died on 20 July 1989.

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