This is a list of Bosniak composers, musical groups, musicians and singers:

Composers

Alexander von Zemlinsky Alexander Zemlinsky or Alexander von Zemlinsky (14 October 1871 – 15 March 1942) was an Austrian composer, conductor, and teacher. Biography Early life Zemlinsky was born in Vienna to a highly diverse family. Zemlinsky's grandfather, Anton S ...

(1871–1942), Austrian composer and conductor who had a Bosniak maternal grandmother *

Dino Zonić Edin Dino Zonić is a Bosnian composer and conductor. Biography Maestro Dino Zonić was born and raised in Sarajevo. He is the composer and conductor and director of many productions throughout Europe and the United States concert halls, fe ...

, composer and conductor *

Ismet Alajbegović Šerbo Ismet Alajbegović "Šerbo" (6 March 1925 – 28 July 1987) was a Bosnian accordionist, composer, and songwriter of folk songs. When Radio Sarajevo became operational following the liberation of Sarajevo in 1945, Alajbegović started performing ...

(1925–1987), composer, songwriter and accordionist

Genre

Opera

* Jasmin Bašić (born 1971) * Aida Čorbadžić (born 1976) * Bahrija Nuri Hadžić (1904–1993)

Pop

* Anabela Atijas (born 1975), father was a Bosniak *

Adnan Babajić Adnan Babajić (born 28 May 1988) is a Bosnian singer and television personality, who came to media attention as the winner of talents show '' Operacija trijumf'', and thus signed a recording contract for an album for foreign market with Universal ...

(born 1988) *

Alma Čardžić Alma Čardžić (; born 10 March 1968) is a Bosnian singer, best known internationally for her participation in the Eurovision Song Contests in 1994 and 1997. Biography Born in Maglaj she demonstrated a flair for music even as a child. When she ...

(born 1968) *

Amila Glamočak Amila Glamočak (; born 19 July 1966 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian singer. She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 with the song " Za našu ljubav" for Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzego ...

(born 1966) * Dalal Midhat-Talakić (born 1981) * Danijel Alibabić, Montenegrin singer with a Bosniak father * Deen (born 1982) * Denial Ahmetović (born 1995) *

Dino Merlin Edin Dervišhalidović (; born 12 September 1962), known professionally as Dino Merlin (), is a Bosnian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Born in Sarajevo, he was the founder and leader of Merlin, which eventually became one of ...

(born 1962) * Donna Ares (1977–2017) * Dženy (born 1987) *

Eldin Huseinbegović Eldin Huseinbegović (; born 1 January 1978) is a Bosnian singer-songwriter.

(born 1978) *

Elvir Mekić Elvir Mekić ( mk, Елвир Мекиќ) (born 15 October 1981) is a Macedonian musician. He gained popularity after performing his single "Opasno" with Maja Sazdanovska at Ohrid Fest in 2007. He went on to release a second and third single fr ...

(born 1981) *

Emina Jahović Emilija "Emina" Jahović (, ; born 15 January 1982), also known mononymously as Emina, is a Serbian- Turkish singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman of Bosniak origin. Born and raised in Novi Pazar, she rose to prominence through music fes ...

(born 1982) *

Fazla Muhamed Fazlagić (; 17 April 1967), known as Fazla, is a singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Eurovision Song Contest 1993 In 1993, Fazla represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1993 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Sva bol svijeta". Faz ...

(born 1967) *

Kemal Monteno Kemal Monteno (17 September 1948 – 21 January 2015) was a Bosnian recording artist and singer-songwriter whose career stretched from the 1960s to the 2010s. Early life Monteno's father Osvaldo was an Italian from Monfalcone. During World War ...

(1948–2015) *

Lepa Brena Fahreta Živojinović (; ; born 20 October 1960), known by her stage name Lepa Brena (), is a folk singer, actress, and businesswoman. She is the best-selling female recording artist from the former Yugoslavia. Lepa Brena grew up in Brčko, Bosni ...

(born 1960) * Maya Sar (born 1981) *

Marija Šerifović Marija Šerifović ( sr-cyr, Марија Шерифовић, ; born 14 November 1984) is a Serbian singer. Born in Kragujevac as the daughter of Verica Šerifović, she rose to prominence in 2003 with her debut album '' Naj, Najbolja''. Šerif ...

(born 1984), has Bosniak ancestry through her father * Mirza Šoljanin (born 1985) *

Nino Pršeš Vahidin-Nino Pršeš (born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnians, Bosnian singer. Upon completion of Music High School he continued to pursue his studies at the Sarajevo Music Academy , Department of Music Theory and Pedagog ...

Peter Nalitch Peter Andreyevich Nalitch (russian: Пётр Андре́евич На́лич, ), also spelled as Petr Nalich or Pyotr Nalich, is a Russian singer and composer who represented Russia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo. In the final on M ...

(born 1981), Russian singer whose grandfather was a Bosniak * Rialda (born 1992) *

Sabahudin Kurt Sabahudin Kurt (18 July 1935 – 30 March 2018) was a Bosnian folk and pop singer. Kurt represented Yugoslavia in Copenhagen in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the entry " Život je sklopio krug" ( en, "Life Has Come Full Circle"). He fini ...

(1935–2018) * Seka Aleksić (born 1981), mother was a Bosniak *

Selma Bajrami Selma Bajrami (born 4 July 1980) is a Bosnian pop-folk singer. Her professional music career began when she was a teenager with the release of her first studio album '' Kad suza ne bude...'' in 1998. Early life Bajrami was born in Tuzla, Bosnia ...

(born 1980), mother was a Bosniak *

Selma Muhedinović Selma Silajdžić ( Muhedinović; born 6 June 1972) is a Bosnian former pop singer, famous in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Biography Although establishing a promising pop music career in the late 1990s and early 2000 ...

(born 1972) *

Senidah Senida Hajdarpašić (; born 9 April 1985), known by her stage name Senidah (pronounced ), is a Slovenian singer-songwriter. Often dubbed the "Balkan Trap Diva" by the media, she was born in Ljubljana and rose to prominence as the lead singer o ...

(born 1985), Slovenian singer whose parents were Bosniaks *

Zuzi Zu Zumreta Midžić, known by her stage name Zuzi Zu, is a popular Bosnian artist: singer, musician and songwriter. She performs various music genres from pop-rock to Bosnian folk - sevdalinka and Gypsy music. She was born in Velika Kladuša, Bosn ...

(born 1978)

Rock

Alen Islamović Alija "Alen" Islamović (; born 17 August 1957) is a Bosnian rock vocalist. He is best known as the lead singer of Bosnian and Yugoslav rock bands Divlje jagode from 1979 to 1986 and Bijelo Dugme from 1986 to 1989. Born Alija Islamović in Bih ...

(born 1957) *

Branko Đurić Branko Đurić ( sh-Cyrl, Бранко Ђурић; born 28 May 1962), also known by his nickname Đuro (Cyrillic: Ђуро), is a Bosnian actor, comedian, film director and musician, who lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Born and raised i ...

(born 1962), mother was a Bosniak *

Cem Adrian Cem Filiz (born 30 November 1980), better known by his stage name Cem Adrian, is a Turkish musician of Bosniak origin, singer-songwriter and record producer. Early life His father was a merchant, while his mother was a housewife. Adrian was born ...

(born 1980), Turkish singer of Bosniak ancestry *

Elvir Laković Laka Elvir Laković, also known as Laka ; born 15 March 1969), is a Bosnian rock singer-songwriter, born in Goražde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Early life He attended music school there studying guitar, but he disliked the school's teaching methods and ...

(born 1969) *

Hari Varešanović Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović (; born 16 January 1961) is a Bosnian musician. Known for his impassioned lyrical tenor vocals, distinct stage presence and specific brand of poetic lyrics, Varešanović remains the vocal soloist, primary composer ...

(born 1961) * Sead Lipovača (born 1955) *

Seid Memić Seid or SEID may refer to: Medicine *Systemic exertion intolerance disease (SEID), alternative name for chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) People * Alamin Mohammed Seid, Eritrean politician * Alan R. Seid (born 1957), Palauan businessman and poli ...

(born 1950)

Rap

Buba Corelli Amar Hodžić (born 22 September 1989), known by his stage name Buba Corelli, is a Bosnian rapper and hip-hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer and entrepreneur. He is best known for his collaborative efforts with Jala Brat, with wh ...

(born 1989) *

Edo Maajka Edin Osmić (born 22 December 1978), better known by his stage name Edo Maajka, is a Bosnian rapper, record producer and songwriter. His popularity brought his group Disciplinska Komisija to the mainstream. He lives in Zagreb, Croatia, with his w ...

(born 1978) *

Frenkie Adnan Hamidović (born 31 May 1982), better known by his stage name Frenkie, is a Bosnian rapper from Tuzla. The themes present in his music are often concerned with the political situation in Bosnia, as well as traditional hip-hop subject matte ...

(born 1982) *

Jala Brat Jasmin Fazlić (born 16 October 1986), known by his stage name Jala Brat, is a Bosnian rapper and hip-hop recording artist, songwriter and producer. He is best known for collaborating with another Bosnian rapper Buba Corelli. Jala also represe ...

(born 1986)

Sevdalinka

Beba Selimović Izeta Selimović (27 March 1936 – 10 March 2020), known by her stage name Beba Selimović, was a Bosnian sevdalinka- folk singer and was one of the leading female singers of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s in Yugoslavia, along with Zehra Deović, ...

(1936–2020) *

Damir Imamović Damir Imamović (born 1978) is a Bosnian musician, singer, composer and author of the traditional music of Bosnia and Herzegovina, "sevdalinka" or "sevdah". The winner of "The Best Artist of Europe" in 2021 Songlines World Music Awards. Early l ...

(born 1978) * Dina Bajraktarević (born 1953) *

Emina Zečaj Emina Zečaj ('' née'' Ahmedhodžić; 17 March 1929 – 19 April 2020) was a Bosnian interpreter of the traditional folk music, sevdalinka. Zečaj was called an "icon of traditional Bosnian music" by American '' Billboard'' magazine in 2004. ...

(1929–2020) *

Hanka Paldum Hanka Paldum (born 28 April 1956) is a Bosnian sevdalinka singer and founder of the record label Sarajevo Disk. She is regarded as one of the best female sevdah performers of the 20th century and is popular in her home country of Bosnia as well ...

(born 1956) *

Himzo Polovina Himzo Polovina (; 11 March 1927 – 5 August 1986) was a Bosnian singer and songwriter, and one of the most famous and widely revered folk and sevdalinka artists in the region. In addition, Dr. Himzo Polovina was a neuropsychiatrist by professi ...

(1927–1986), father was a Bosniak *

Meho Puzić Meho Puzić (; 24 July 1937 – 25 June 2007) was a Bosnian sevdalinka- folk singer and songwriter. Early life Meho Puzić was born on 24 July 1937 in the town of Odžak, into a Bosniak family. He had two brothers named Adem and Bahrija. The latt ...

(1937–2007) * Mirsada Bajraktarević (1951–1976) * Rešad Bešlagić (1909–1945) *

Safet Isović Safet Isović (; 20 October 1936 – 2 September 2007) was a Bosnian singer who performed the Bosnian traditional music sevdalinka. Early life and family Isović was born into a Bosniak family in Bileća, located in the Herzegovina region of mod ...

(1936–2007) *

Silvana Armenulić Silvana Bajraktarević (born Zilha Bajraktarević; 18 February 1939 – 10 October 1976), known professionally as Silvana Armenulić (), was a Bosnian singer-songwriter and actress and one of the most prominent commercial folk music and traditi ...

(1938–1976) *

Umihana Čuvidina Umihana Čuvidina ( – ) was a Bosnian poet of Ottoman times. She is the earliest Bosnian female author whose work survives to this day. Čuvidina sang her poems and contributed greatly to the traditional genre of Bosniak folk music, sevdalin ...

(1794–1870) * Zaim Imamović (1920–1994) *

Zehra Deović Zehra Deović (9 December 1938 – 30 October 2015) was a Bosnian sevdalinka- folk singer and was one of the leading female singers of the 1960s and 1970s in Yugoslavia, along with Silvana Armenulić, Nada Mamula and Beba Selimović. Deović s ...

(1938–2015) * Zekerijah Đezić (1937–2002)

Folk

Al' Dino Aldin Kurić (born 21 July 1970), known by his stage name Al'Dino, is a Bosnian singer, songwriter and composer. Biography Aldin Kurić was born in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina which was then a part of SFR Yugoslavia, where he enrolled in eleme ...

(born 1970), singer-songwriter and composer * Asim Brkan (born 1954) *

Elvidin Krilić Elvidin Krilić (born 30 September 1962; more commonly known as Edo Krila), is a Bosnian musician, accordionist, composer and educator. He was born in Sarajevo to a family that cherished Bosnian traditional folk music. As a young boy, he received ...

(born 1962) *

Elvira Rahić Elvira Rahić (born 1 September 1973) is a Bosnian pop-folk singer. Rahić began her professional music career in 1991 and has since released ten studio albums. She lives in Sarajevo and Vienna. Career Rahić will release her eleventh studio alb ...

(born 1975) *

Enes Begović Enes Begović (; born 6 June 1965) is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and producer. Early life Enes Begović was born on 6 June 1965 in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina. While attending a Visoko high school in 1978, Begović passed an audition as a so ...

(born 1965) * Esad Plavi (born 1965) *

Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnian folk singer and musician who has been performing professionally since 1979. Bešlić's singing career was one of the most successful in Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire ...

(born 1953) * Halid Muslimović (born 1960) *

Haris Džinović Haris Džinović (; born 26 September 1951) is a Bosnian and former Yugoslavian folk singer, composer and lyricist. Džinović is one of the best known singers of Southeastern Europe Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe (SEE) is a geogra ...

(born 1951) *

Jasmin Muharemović Jasmin Muharemović (; born 22 February 1965) is a Bosnian pop-folk singer. In 1983 he moved in Požarevac in order to meet Novica Urošević, the folk hit-maker, and start a professional folk singer career. Muharemović's first album sold 250,00 ...

(born 1965) *

Kemal Malovčić Kemal Malovčić (; born 6 May 1946) is a Bosnian folk singer. He started his career in the 1960s. During the 1980s, Malovčić was a member of Južni Vetar, being among the "Big 5" singers of the band, together with Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mir ...

(born 1946) *

Osman Hadžić Osman Hadžić (; born 9 September 1966) is a Bosnian folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** Folk rock ** Folk religion * F ...

(born 1966) * Nihad Alibegović (born 1962) *

Nino Rešić Amir Rešić (22 January 1964 – 18 October 2007), known by the stage name Nino, was a Bosnian and Serbian singer, popular in the 1990s. Biography Amir Rešić was born into a Bosnian Muslim family and raised in Bosanska Dubica, SR Bosnia and ...

(1964–2007) * Sanela Sijerčić (born 1976) *

Šaban Šaulić Šaban Šaulić ( sr-cyr, Шабан Шаулић; 6 September 1951 – 17 February 2019) was a Serbian folk singer. Renowned for his refined baritone vocals and performances characterised by emotional intensity and crowd interaction, his career ...

(1951–2019) *

Šako Polumenta Sakib "Šako" Polumenta (born 27 March 1968) is a Montenegrin pop-folk singer popular throughout the former Yugoslav republics. Personal and early life Polumenta was born into a Bosniak family in Bijelo Polje, a municipality of northern Montene ...

(born 1960) *

Šemsa Suljaković Šemsa Suljaković born 29 September 1951) is a Bosnian folk singer. Early life Suljaković was born in Maglaj, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia. She was born as the eldest of six children into an ethnic Bosniak family. Career Suljakov ...

(born 1949) *

Šerif Konjević Šerif Konjević (born 26 April 1958) is a Bosnian pop-folk singer and one of the most prominent from the former Yugoslavia. He is considered an aficionado in his relative genre and often performs across various parts of former Yugoslavia and aro ...

(born 1957) *Zehra Bajraktarević (born 1968)

Guitarist

* Denis Azabagić (born 1972), classical guitarist

Lutenist

* Edin Karamazov (born 1965)

Songwriters

Edo Mulahalilović Edo Mulahalilović (; born 23 March 1964 – 27 June 2010) was a Bosnian songwriter and producer. He was born in Sarajevo and died in Belgrade in 2010 after a long battle with cancer. *1983: Edo together with Zoran Kesić (keyboards), Pjer Žali ...

(1964–2010) *

Fahrudin Pecikoza Fahrudin Pecikoza (born 11 February 1962) is a Bosnian songwriter. He has written lyrics for Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian singers. Songwriting ;Elvira Rahić *''Sada znam'' (1995) **"A sada idem" **"Poljubit ćeš vrata" **"Ja za tebe plesala ...

(born 1962)

Trumpeter

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