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Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnian
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singer and musician who has been performing professionally since 1979. Bešlić's singing career was one of the most successful in
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, and continues today throughout the entire
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.


Early life

Bešlić was born in the Knežina village near
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,
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, while it was part of
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. His father Mujo Bešlić, a military man, died on 1 April 2016 at the age of 83 in a Sarajevo hospital. Halid, who was on tour in the United States at the time, managed to arrive to the funeral held in a village by
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, where Mujo had lived since the start of the
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in 1992.


Career

After serving a mandatory stint in the
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, Bešlić moved from Knežina to
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and began performing at local restaurants. After several years, his first musical releases were eight
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between 1979 and 1982, with his first studio album, entitled ''
Sijedi starac ''Sijedi starac'' ( English translation: ''White Haired Old Man'') is the first studio album by Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musician w ...
'' (''White Haired Old Man''), being released in 1981. By 1984, he started becoming more and more well known, with popular songs such as "Neću, neću dijamante" (I Don't Want, I Don't Want Diamonds) and "Budi budi uvijek srećna" (Always, Always Be a Happy Woman) being heard all over Yugoslavia. Since then, Bešlić has recorded 17 albums and staged countless concerts. Bešlić released eight albums during the 1980s, with hit songs including "Vraćam se majci u Bosnu" (I Am Returning to my Mother in Bosnia), "Sjećam se" (I Remember), "Hej, zoro, ne svani" (Hey, Morning, Don't Rise) and "Eh, kad bi ti" (If Only You Would). He also had several hit songs in the 2000s and 2010s. The 2003 album ''
Prvi poljubac ''Prvi poljubac'' ( Bosnian: ''First Kiss'') is the fifteenth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musician who has been perfor ...
'' (First Kiss) featured the hit song of the same name. The song "Miljacka", named after the Bosnian river, was featured on his 2007 album ''
Halid 08 ''Halid 08'' is the sixteenth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić. It was released in 2007. Track listing #Miljacka #Čardak #Ljut na tebe (''Angry at You'') #Ne traži me (''Do Not Look for Me'', featuring Fabrizio) #Snježana #Dvade ...
'' and the songs "Štiklom o kamen" (High Heels on Stone) and "Kad zaigra srce od meraka" (When the Heart Dances with Joy) were featured on ''
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'' (2013). The album ''
Trebević Trebević ( sr-cyrl, Требевић) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the territories of Republika Srpska, Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo, bordering Jahorina mountain. Trebević is tall, making it the second shortest ...
'', named after the Bosnian mountain, was released in February 2020.


Personal life

Bešlić married his wife Sejda in November 1977. In the 1990s, during the
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, Bosnia went into war and Bešlić staged more than 500 humanitarian concerts across Europe for the victims in his home country. Bešlić has earned many awards and much financial success from his singing. Among his business interests is a gas station and hotel in the outskirts of Sarajevo. In 2015, Bešlić acquired
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.


2009 car wreck

On 10 March 2009, Bešlić left his gas station at around 4 in the morning, and ran his
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off the road, due to icy conditions, and crashed. Bešlić who was not wearing his seat belt had had serious injuries to his face and right eye, initially being in a coma. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina showed concern after Halid's wreck, as they awaited any news regarding his condition. He would eventually make a full recovery. Attempts to save his eye were undertaken at hospitals in
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,
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however they were all ultimately unsuccessful. After his recovery, Halid slowly made his way back onto the music scene. Notably, he held a major concert in
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at the end of October 2009. He had earlier survived a car wreck in 1986 with the singer
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.


Discography

;Singles *"Grešnica" (1979) *"Sijedi starac" (1980) *"Mirela" (1981) *"Pjesma samo o njoj" (1982) ;Studio albums *''
Sijedi starac ''Sijedi starac'' ( English translation: ''White Haired Old Man'') is the first studio album by Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musician w ...
'' (1981) *''
Pjesma samo o njoj ''Pjesma samo o njoj'' ( English translation: ''A Song Only About Her'') is the second studio album by Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musi ...
'' (1982) *'' Dijamanti...'' (1984) *''
Zbogom noći, zbogom zore ''Zbogom noći, zbogom zore'' (English translation: ''Farewell Nights, Farewell Mornings'') is the fourth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, f ...
'' (1985) *''
Otrov ''Otrov'' ( English translation: ''Poison'') is the fifth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musician who has been performing ...
'' (1986) *''
Zajedno smo jači ''Zajedno smo jači'' (English translation: ''We Are Stronger Together'') is the sixth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musi ...
'' (1986) *''
Eh, kad bi ti rekla mi, volim te ''Eh, kad bi ti rekla mi, volim te'' (English translation: ''If You'd Say "I Love You" to Me'') is the seventh studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk mus ...
'' (1987) *''
Mostovi tuge ''Mostovi tuge'' ( English translation: ''Bridges of Sorrow'') is the eighth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musician who h ...
'' (1988) *''
Opet sam se zaljubio ''Opet sam se zaljubio'' ( English translation: ''I Fell in Love Again'') is the ninth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musi ...
'' (1990) *'' Ljiljani'' (1991) *'' Grade moj'' (1993) *'' Ne zovi me, ne traži me'' (1996) *'' Robinja'' (1998) *'' U ime ljubavi'' (2000) *''
Prvi poljubac ''Prvi poljubac'' ( Bosnian: ''First Kiss'') is the fifteenth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musician who has been perfor ...
'' (2003) *''
Halid 08 ''Halid 08'' is the sixteenth studio album of Bosnian singer Halid Bešlić. It was released in 2007. Track listing #Miljacka #Čardak #Ljut na tebe (''Angry at You'') #Ne traži me (''Do Not Look for Me'', featuring Fabrizio) #Snježana #Dvade ...
'' (2007) *''
Romanija Romanija ( sr-cyrl, Романија) is a mountain, karst plateau, and geographical region in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, including numerous villages and towns, such as Pale, Sokolac, Rogatica and Han Pijesak. Its highest point is Velik ...
'' (2013) *''
Trebević Trebević ( sr-cyrl, Требевић) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the territories of Republika Srpska, Sarajevo and Istočno Sarajevo, bordering Jahorina mountain. Trebević is tall, making it the second shortest ...
'' (2020) ;As featured artist *"Ne zna juče da je sad" (Yesterday Does Not Know That It's Today, 2011) with
Viki Miljković Violeta Miljković ( sr-Cyrl, Виолета Миљковић; born 18 December 1974), better known as Viki Miljković, is a Serbian singer and television personality. Born in Niš, she started her recording career in the early nineties and has r ...
;Concerts *'' Hala "Pionir" Beograd (uživo)'' (1988) *''Koncert Skenderija'' (2001) *''Halid Bešlić i gosti: Zetra Live'' (2004) *''Halid Bešlić i Crvena Jabuka: Melbourne, Australia'' (2012)


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