Halid Bešlić

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Halid Bešlić

Bešlić performing in Toronto, Canada in May 2007.
Background information
Birth name Halid Bešlić
Born November 20, 1953 (1953-11-20) (age 58)
Origin Sokolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina (then Yugoslavia)
Genres Pop-folk
Occupations Musician, singer
Years active 1979–present

Halid Bešlić (pronounced [xǎːlid bɛ̂ʃlitɕ]; born 20 November 1953 in Knežina) is a prominent Bosnian folk and sevdah musician and singer who has been performing since 1979. Halid's singing career was one of the most successful in Ex Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire Balkan region. After serving a mandatory stint in the Yugoslav National Army, Bešlić moved from Knežina to Sarajevo and began performing at local restaurants. After several years, he recorded his first album in 1981, entitled "Sijedi starac", meaning "Hoary Old Man". By 1984, he started becoming more and more well known, with popular songs such as "Budi budi uvijek srećna" and "Neću, neću dijamante" being heard all over Ex Yugoslavia.

Since then, Bešlić has recorded nearly 20 albums, and staged countless number of concerts. During the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bešlić staged more than 500 humanitarian concerts across Europe for the victims of his home country. Since the beginning of the Bosnian war, only Halid has not had a promotional concert in Belgrade, capital of Serbia.

Bešlić has earned many awards and much financial success from his singing. Among his business interests is a gas station in the outskirts of Sarajevo.

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[edit] Car accident

On 25 December 2007, Bešlić left his gas station around 04:00, and ran his Škoda Superb off the road, possibly due to icy conditions on the road. Bešlić who was not wearing his seat belt had suffered serious injuries to his face and right eye, initially being in a coma.[1] All of Bosnia and Herzegovina showed concern after Halid's accident, as they awaited any news regarding his condition. He would eventually make a full recovery. Attempts to save his eye were undertaken at hospitals in Bosnia, Turkey and Belgium however they were all ultimately unsuccessful.[2] After his recovery. Halid slowly made his way back onto the music scene. Notably, he held a major concert in Zagreb at the end of October 2009.

[edit] Halid Today

With over 30 years of singing hit songs, Halid continues to do just that. When he is not singing, Halid likes to relax on a horse ranch near Čevljanovići, where he has shown an interest in buying and raising race horses.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

  • Grešnica / Ne budi mi nadu - 1979
  • Sijedi starac / Zašto je moralo tako da bude - 1980
  • Mirela / Pet godina volio sam tebe - 1981
  • Pjesma samo o njoj / Domovino, u srcu te nosimo - 1982

[edit] Albums

[edit] Concerts

[edit] References

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