Staniša Stošić (Станиша Стошић) (July 26, 1945 – April 7, 2008) was a Serbian folk singer known for melodies from his home region of
Vranje
Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. According to the 2022 census, the city itself has a population of 55,214 while the city administrative area has 74,381 inhabitan ...
in Southern Serbia, which earned him the nickname of "Serbian
Pavarotti" and "Father of the southern melodies". His most popular song was ''
Lela Vranjanka''.
Biography
He was born July 26, 1945, in the village of Vrbovo near
Vladičin Han
Vladičin Han ( sr-cyrl, Владичин Хан, ) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District in southern Serbia. The town is located along the road from the Serbian capital Belgrade to the Greek city of Thessalonica. It is locate ...
.
He sang the first time in
Radio Belgrade
Radio Belgrade (, ) is a state-owned and operated radio station in Belgrade, Serbia. It has four different programs (Radio Belgrade 1, Radio Belgrade 2, Radio Belgrade 3, and Radio Belgrade 202), a precious archive of several hundreds of thousa ...
, 1963, and won the "Zlatiborski narcis" festival in 1966 with the song ''Stojanke, bela Vranjanke''. ''Lela Vranjanka'', a Serbian interpretation of "
Miserlou" was recorded in 1972.
In 2007, he was awarded the Special Lifetime Award by the Serbian Ministry of Culture for his efforts on preserving
Serbian music
Music of Serbia represents the musical heritage of Serbia, both historical and modern. It has a variety of traditional music styles, which are part of the wider Balkan musical tradition, with its own distinctive sound and characteristics.
Musi ...
tradition.
Albums
*''Antologija vranjanskih narodnih pesama''
*''Moje najlepše pesme''
Songs
*''"Žal za mladost"''
*''"Lela Vranjanka"'' (Dragan Toković)
*''"Dimitrijo, sine Mitre"''
*''"Simbil cveće"''
*''"Zbog tebe, mome ubava"''
*''"Stani stani zoro"''
*''"Otvori mi belo lenče"''
*''"Šano dušo, Šano mori, otvori mi vrata''
See also
*
Jordan Nikolić
References
External links
Новости, 8.април 2008.: Умро Станиша СтошићБлиц, 10. април 2008.: Одлазак легенде врањског мелоса* на сајту
1945 births
2008 deaths
People from Vranje
People from Vladičin Han
Serbian folk singers
20th-century Serbian male singers
Yugoslav male singers
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