Ekrem Jevrić (
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: Екрем Јеврић, ; born 25 October 1961 – 4 March 2016) was a
Montenegrin American
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based in
Yonkers, New York
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who became a singer and television personality. Recognized as an
internet phenomenon
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by the
BBC
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and ''
The Independent
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'', he rose to fame with his viral music video "Kuća poso" (''House - Work'') in 2010.
The
turbo-folk
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song, which has garnered over two million views during the first month and over 15 million overall, earned him instant popularity across
former Yugoslavia
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.
Biography
Ekrem Jevrić was born in
Plav in today's
Montenegro
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. He started smoking at age fourteen and his father refused to buy him cigarettes, so he went to
Podgorica
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alone to earn money.
[Jadadin, Edin. Estrada, n. 18, p. 44] After that he moved to
Slovenia
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.
[ In 1985, he married Igbala Jevrić. He then moved to ]Canada
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in 1988, but eventually settled in the United States
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, where he did low-paying jobs like working as cab driver.North America
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). The song achieved instant success on YouTube, reaching over 16.0 million views (2 million in first month). He recorded his first album, titled ''Kuća posô'' in March 2010 He did a photo shoot for Dolce & Gabbana
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Winter 2011 Collection, positing as an Italian tailor.[
At the end of 2010, he took part in the popular Serbian reality show ''Farma'', and ended up third.
On 4 March 2016, Jevrić died in ]New York City
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from a heart attack while driving to work, at the age of 54.[Ovako je izgledala sahrana Ekrema Jevrića! (Serbian)]
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Television appearances
* '' Farma 3'' (2010) - 3rd place
* ''Farma 4'' (2013) - evicted
* ''Farma 5'' (2013) - evicted
* '' Parovi 6'' (2015/2016) - walked
References
External links
Ekrem Jevrić - Farma Forum www.farma.in.rsKuća Posô official music video on YouTubeEkrem Jevric New Duet Song - Naked,NakedDolce & Gabbana Campaign Preview of Winter 2011 Collection
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1961 births
2016 deaths
People from Plav, Montenegro
21st-century Montenegrin male singers
Yugoslav emigrants to Canada
Montenegrin Muslims
People from Gusinje
Bosniaks of Montenegro
Parovi
Canadian emigrants to the United States