Sead "Sejo" Kovo (born 1970) is a Bosnian

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and

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. Formerly, he was a member of a Bosnian

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band

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Life and career

Kovo was born and raised in

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SR Bosnia and Herzegovina The Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Bosna i Hercegovina, Социјалистичка Pепублика Босна и Херцеговина), commonly referred to as Socia ...

in 1970. In 1994, Kovo moved to

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, France, with a pop-rock band Overdream. Next to him, the band members are

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, and Boris Bačvić. The band released their only studio album in 1996. In 1996, Kovo accompanied Sejo Sexon and

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, with whom he restarted band

, disbanded in the early 1990s. He performed on two studio albums; ''

Fildžan viška ''Fildžan viška'' () is the fifth studio album by Bosnian rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje, released in 1997. It was released through Dallas Records in Croatia and Slovenia, and Nimfa Sound in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's the first album where Se ...

'' (1997) and ''

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'' (1999). In 2007, Kovo released his solo album ''Je Tombe''. Most of the recorded songs are in French, while in English and Bosnian there are three songs in total.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Je Tombe'' (2007) ;Overdream * ''Overdream'' (1996) ;Zabranjeno Pušenje * ''

'' (1997) * ''

'' (1999)

References

External links

Sejo Kovo
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kovo, Sejo 1970 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina guitarists Bosnia and Herzegovina male guitarists Bosnia and Herzegovina rock musicians Bosnia and Herzegovina songwriters Bosnia and Herzegovina expatriates in France Musicians from Sarajevo Zabranjeno pušenje members Date of birth missing (living people)