Zekerijah Đezić (14 November 1937 – 17 October 2002) was a Bosnian folk singer. In 1964, Đezić became the first citizen of

Tuzla Tuzla (, , ) is the List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inha ...

to have their voice recorded on a

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with the release of his first song "Tuzlanka se Sarajkama hvali" (''The Tuzla Girl Brags to the Sarajevo Girls''). He was posthumously awarded the Davorin award in 2003.

Early life

Đezić was born into a

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family in

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, near

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. His mother Hanifa died in February 1965.

Career

Before striking a record deal with

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, Zekerijah worked as a hotel singer in

, Bijeljina and

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. He relocated to Sarajevo in 1959, singing in hotels for a few months before moving back to Tuzla in March 1960 and signing with Radio Tuzla. He retired on 25 April 1996.

Death

Zekerijah Đezić died on 17 October 2002 after a prolonged illness. He is buried at the Alifakovac cemetery in Sarajevo.

Discography

Studio albums

*''Dođi, pjesmo moja'' (1974)

EP's and singles

*''Razbole se care Sulejmane'' (1964) *''Razbolje se šimšir list'' (1966) with Narodni Orkestar Žarka Milanovića *''Splavar sa Drine'' (1967) *''Među nama svršeno je sve'' (1968) *''Vojnička pesma'' (1969) *''Ne plači jedina / Banja Luka'' (1970) with Ansambl Spase Beraka *''Nemoj nikad reći zbogom'' (1970) *''Puknite strune'' (1971) *''Od Sarajki ljepših žena nema'' (1972) *''Volimo se svi'' (1972) *''Dođi pjesmo moja'' (1973) *''Druže stari'' (1973)

External links

Zekerijah Đezić discography at Discogs

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dezic, Zekerijah 1937 births 2002 deaths People from Janja Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sevdalinka Yugoslav male singers