Al' Dino
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Aldin Kurić, known as Al'Dino (born July 21, 1970) is a famous Bosnian singer,[1] songwriter and composer.
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[edit] Biography
Aldin "Al'Dino" Kurić was born in Jajce (Bosnia) 21.03.1970. where he enrolled in elementary music school, Department of harmonics, simultaneously playing the piano and guitar. To this day he remains a multi-instrumentalist. At the age of sixteen he randomly gets a tape of jazz fusion band Weather Report and decides to start learning bass guitar.
He lived in Jajce until he was 18 years old and then went into the army. He later studied medicine in Sarajevo. There he met many musicians, including many jazz musicians and played in many jam sessions in the city as a bass guitarist. At the same time, he fell deeply in love with Bosnia's traditional folk songs, Sevdah and started to play them under the name Al'Dino. He became well known by playing in prestigious Sarajevo restaurants and reveals another hidden love for singing. At the beginning of the war, he went to Stuttgart, Germany and began playing bass guitar with Bosnian Stars: Dino Merlin, Hari Mata Hari, Halid Beslic, Safet Isović, Haris Džinović, and many other pop and bosnian folk singers, and simultaneously studied jazz and played with international musicians at clubs. He played as a "one man band" in German and Italian restaurants and sang in 7 languages under the name Al'Dino.
He returned to Bosnia in 1998 and recorded the first songs for his first solo album "Odlaziš (You're leaving)" and the title song became the first big hit in Bosnia. With this song he becomes popular.
In 2002, Al'Dino publishes his second album titled "Na drugoj adresi (At another address)" that also features several hits, "Sanjam bolji svijet (I'm dreaming of a better world", "Sedam godina (Seven years)", "Sve ce ovo jednom proci (All this will pass).
In 2004, he released his third album, "Kopriva (Nettle)" and his biggest hit to date - "Kopriva (Nettle)", which crossed the borders of Bosnia, and became a hit in Serbia, Montenegro, and Macedonia. Another song off of the album - "Čaršija (Town)", is considered the anthem of Bosnian immigrants. The album "Kopriva" was proclaimed the album of the year and received the prestigious award "Davorin" at "Grand Prix" Radio Festival in Zenica, 8 Bosnian music awards "Oscar popularity," "Hit in 2007" in Serbia. At the Serbia's Radio Festival "Feras" he won first place with the song "K'o ljudi (Like a people)", a duet with Serbian singer Goca Tržan.
The year 2009, marked the release of Al'Dino's fourth album titled "Stariji (Older)" in which the beautiful ballad "I sad me po tebi poznaju (Now they know me by you)" and "Nikad me se ne spava" a duet with Mostar Sevdah Reunion stand out.
In March 2010, Al'Dino releases the single "Srce se predalo (The heart is surrendered)."
At the end of July 2011, he released his fifth album titled "Zavjet ljubavi (The vow of love)."
[edit] Albums
- Odlaziš (2000)("You're leaving")
- Na Drugoj Adresi (2003) ("At Another Address")
- Kopriva (2005) ("Nettle")
- Stariji (2008) ("Older")
- Zavjet ljubavi (2011) ("The vow of love")
[edit] References
- ^ "Belgrade Radio Festival : Marija Sestic, Maja Tatic and Al'Dino". Eurovision Today. November 2, 2007. http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/9536. Retrieved 5 June 2011.
