Benjamin Isović (born 9 September 1962) is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and poet. His late father,

Safet Isović Safet Isović (8 January 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 mode ...

, is remembered as one of the most influential

Sevdalinka Sevdalinka (), also known as Sevdah music, is a traditional genre of folk music originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sevdalinka is an integral part of the Bosniak culture, but is also spread across the ex- Yugoslav region, including Croatia, Mo ...

singers of all time.

Career

In 2008, when

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, ; also referred to as the Republic of Srpska or Serb Republic) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other bein ...

was looking for entries for a new regional anthem, Isović and Bosnian national anthem composer

Dušan Šestić Dušan Šestić ( sr-cyr, Душан Шестић; born 1946) is a Bosnian-Serb musician and composer; he composed the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Early life and education Šestić, a Bosnian Serb, was born in Banja Luka in 1946 ...

submitted an entry, "Мајко земљо" (''"Mother Earth"'') as a contender, though ultimately it was not chosen. In the late 2000s, Šestić and Isović also wrote a set of lyrics for the wordless Bosnian national anthem, although they were not adopted.

Discography

Vocals

*''Male priče o velikim ljubavima'' (1989) *''Male priče o Pišonji i Žugi'' (2004) *''Za njom plaću crne oči'' (1993) *''Obriši suze baksuze'' (1994) *''Nije čudo što te volim ludo'' (1999) *''Ostarit ćemo'' (2000) *''Prezime'' (2002) *''Zbog ljubavi'' (2005) *''I ovako i onako'' (2007) *''

Mi smo divovi Mi smo divovi () is a song released by Bosnian singer-songwriter Benjamin Isović in 2009 which has in subsequent years become the official anthem of Bosnian Football club, FK Sarajevo. Isović, who is the son of Bosnian Sevdah singer Safet Isovi� ...

'' (2009) *''Poljubi me'' (2009) ft. Sabrina *''Ponovo se volimo'' (2011)

Instruments and performance

*''Bosnian Music 16 CD (Bosanskohercegovačko Muzičko Naslijeđe – Bosnian Music Heritage) '' (2010)

Writing and arrangement

*''Boris I Noćna Straža – Obojeni Snovi'' (1989) *''Boris* – The Best Of'' (1995) *''Safet Isović – Šehidski Rastanak '' (1996) *''Bona Ne Bila'' (1996) *''Legenda O Bosni – Legend Of Bosnia'' (2003) *''Što Je S Princezom Moje Vrele Mladosti (U Tvojim Očima)'' (2003)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Isovic, Benjamin 1969 births Living people Musicians from Sarajevo Bosniaks of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sevdalinka 20th-century Bosnia and Herzegovina male singers 21st-century Bosnia and Herzegovina male singers National anthem writers Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina politicians