Milojko "Mile" Kitić ( sr-Cyrl, Милојко "Миле" Китић; born 1 January 1952, is a Bosnian-born Serbian folk singer. He rose to prominence as a member of the popular eighties

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collective Južni Vetar, with fellow folk singers

Sinan Sakić Sinan Sakić (; 13 October 1956 – 1 June 2018) was a Serbian pop-folk singer. Sakić first reached massive popularity as a member of the Yugoslav turbo-folk band, Južni Vetar (''Southern Wind''). He also went on to have a successful car ...

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Kemal Malovčić Kemal Malovčić (; born 6 May 1946) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Folk music, folk singer. He started his career in the 1960s. During the 1980s, Malovčić was a member of Južni Vetar (band), Južni Vetar, being among the "Big 5" singer ...

and

Šemsa Suljaković Šemsa Suljaković (born 29 September 1951) is a Bosnian folk singer. Early life Suljaković was born in Maglaj, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, FPR Yugoslavia. S ...

. One of his first hits was song "Mala, Mala iz Novog Pazara" (''Baby Girl, Baby Girl from

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'').

Life and career

Kitić was born on

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, 1952, in the village of Cerani near the town of

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. He graduated from high school in

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. He is Serbian Orthodox. His first release was "Čija si ljubav" (''Whose Love Are You'') in 1975, while his debut album was released in 1982. He joined Južni Vetar in 1984 and gained almost instant success with the album and single "Čaša ljubavi" (''Glass of Love''). While in the group he also collaborated with fellow Yugoslav folk singers

and

. During the

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of the 1990s, he and his family fled to

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. Kitić has two daughters from two marriages and two granddaughters from his firstborn. He resides between Belgrade and

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with his second wife, also a well-known singer, Marta Savić. His younger daughter

Elena Kitić Elena Kitić ( sr-cyr, Елена Китић; born 11 August 1997) is a Serbian singer. Born in Hanover, she is the daughter of Bosnian Serb singers Mile Kitić and Marta Savić. Elena made her recording debut with "Better Days", released in ...

is an R&B singer.

Discography

*''Moja slatka mala'' (1982) *''Jorgovani plavi'' (1983) *''Čaša ljubavi'' (1984) *''Ja neću ljepšu'' (1985) *''Kockar'' (1986) *''Mogao sam biti car'' (1987) *''Što da ne'' (1988) *''Osvetnik'' (1989) *''Stavi karte na sto'' (1990) *''Gledaj me u oči'' (1991) *''Ćao, Jelena'' (1992) *''Vuk samotnjak'' (1993) *''Moj sokole'' (1994) *''Okreni jastuk'' (1995) *'' Ratnik za ljubav'' (1996) *'' Ostaj ovde'' (1997) *'' Do sreće daleko, do Boga visoko'' (1998) *''

Tri života Tri života (English language, English translation: Three Lives) is the eighteenth studio album by Bosnian Serb singer Mile Kitić. It was his second album to be produced and released by the label Grand Production. Track listing References

...

'' (1999) *'' Zlato, srebro, dukati'' (2000) *''Plava ciganko'' (2001) *''Budi moja'' (2001) *''Policijo, oprosti mi'' (2003) *'' Zemljotres'' (2004) *'' Šampanjac'' (2005) *''Šanker'' (2008) *''Paklene godine'' (2012) *''Rakija'' (2013) *''Nokaut'' (2014) *''Mađioničar'' (2017)

References

External links

Official website, archive
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Life and career

Discography

See also

References

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