Zdravko Čolić

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Zdravko Čolić (Здравко Чолић, born May 30, 1951 in Sarajevo) is a pop star with a considerable fan base across all of the former Yugoslav republics. He is originally from Bosnia and Herzegovina and is Serb by nationality.

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[edit] Career

Since the youngest age Čolić showed an interest in singing and joined his elementary school choir, and they performed in the public on the national holidays. His first group was Ambasadori, which he joined in 1969 and stayed in the group for two and half years. There he met Kornelije Kovač, an influential figure in music circles and his road to stardom begun. After an unsuccessful spell in the Korni Group, Čolić sang as a solist at a festival in Sarajevo, winning the third prize.

He represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1973 with song Gori vatra. It was placed poorly, but the song became a massive hit in Yugoslavia. His first album was Ti i ja (You and Me) in 1975. His second album, Ako priđeš bliže (If You Come Closer), from 1977, sold in 900,000 copies, and sprouted some of the most well known and liked songs. Čolić reached his pinnacle at the beginning of the 1980s, when he was arguably the most popular pop performer in the former Yugoslavia.

In 1990, Čolić moved from his hometown Sarajevo to Belgrade. After the war and a long pause, he embarked on a comeback, and regained much of his popularity to a certain level, and still holds occasional concerts.

Čolić holds a degree in economics from the University of Sarajevo. [1]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • April (1975) (single)
  • Ti i ja (1975)
  • Ako priđeš bliže (1978)
  • Zbog tebe (1980)
  • Malo pojačaj radio (1982)
  • Šta mi radiš (1983)
  • Ti si mi u krvi (1984)
  • Zdravko Čolić (1988)
  • Da ti kažem šta mi je (1990)
  • Kad bi moja bila (1997)
  • Okano (2000)
  • Čarolija (2003)
  • Zavičaj (2006)

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