Jordan Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Јордан Николић; 11 May 1933 – 26 April 2018) was a Serbian

folk singer Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has b ...

who interpreted traditional songs from

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Biography

Nikolić was born on 11 May 1933, in

Prizren Prizren ( sq-definite, Prizreni, ; sr-cyr, Призрен) is the second List of cities and towns in Kosovo, most populous city and Municipalities of Kosovo, municipality of Kosovo and seat of the eponymous municipality and District of Prizren, ...

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. His parents were born in Sredačka župa, from where they moved to Prizren. His father played the

gusle The gusle () or lahuta (; related to English ''lute'') is a bowed single- stringed musical instrument (and musical style) traditionally used in the Dinarides region of Southeastern Europe (in the Balkans). The instrument is always accompanie ...

. In primary school and in gymnasium, he was a member of the choir. Jordan Nikolić graduated the Yugoslav literature and Serbian language at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade. He found his interest while studying Serbian folk music in school. His first recording was made in 1961, in the Radio Pristina, and two years later he became the music editor of the same radio station. In 1968 he began recording for programs of Radio Belgrade, spreading the rich repertoire of Kosovo folk songs. During a 50-year career, in cooperation with

Mara Đorđević Mara Đorđević (born Marija Mišović; 31 January 1916 in Odobești, Romania – 22 January 2003 in Pančevo Pančevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Панчево, ; ; ; ; ) is a list of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the South B ...

, Nikolić searched and saved from oblivion ancient songs from Kosovo and southern Serbia, some predating the

Battle of Kosovo The Battle of Kosovo took place on 15 June 1389 between an army led by the Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović and an invading army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Sultan Murad I. It was one of the largest battles of the Late Middl ...

in 1389. About a hundred of his voice recordings are saved in

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archives. Nikolić participated in

Jugovizija Yugoslavia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 27 times, debuting in 1961 and competing every year until its last appearance in 1992, with the exceptions of 1977–1980, and 1985. The Yugoslavian participating broadcaster in the conte ...

(Yugoslavian Eurosong qualification contest) in 1976. He died in Belgrade on 26 April 2018, aged 84.

Awards

*''Estradna nagrada Jugoslavije'' *''Estradna nagrada Srbije'' *''Majstorsko pismo grada Niš''

Discography

Singles: *1968 – Ovih dana reče meni Jana (feat. Danica Obrenić) (single) *1968 – Zašto nisam ptica (7", EP), 1968Discogs
/ref> *1970 – Voli me još malo *1976 – Tvoje ruke su miran san Albums and compilations: *1982 – Razgranala grana jorgovana, PGP RTB *1998 – Simbil cveće,

PGP RTS PGP-RTS ( sr-Cyrl, Продукција грамофонских плоча Радио телевизије Србије, translit=Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Srbije ) is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

*2007 – Zapisano u vremenu, PGP RTS (triple CD edition) *2009 – Srpske pesme sa Kosova, PGP RTS

References

External links

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Kosovo u glasu Jordana Nikolića (article published by Radio Television of Serbia)
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Biography

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