Indira Radic
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Indira Radić (born June 14, 1966) is a Serbian
folk
, turbo-folk
, pop-folk
and pop
singer. She has established herself on the Balkan music scene without creating controversy in the mass media.
. She was named after the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
. Her parents from an early stage noticed her talent for singing, so from an young age Indira took part in many music competitions. After finishing primary school, she enrolled in a medical school in Doboj before working as a nurse for three years in the Mladen Stojanovic Hospital in Zagreb
. However, she found that her greatest love is music.
, there was an organised contest for amateur singers, the final being held in Sarajevo
. Radić entered in the contested and was expected to win the contest, but the final was cancelled as it coincided with the start of the Bosnian War
. After three months, Radić contacted the production Južni vetar (South wind) and agreed recording the first LP. Released in 1992, her first solo album was Nagrada i kazna (Award and Punishment). After releasing the first album, Radić with her family moved to Belgrade
build a career. Nagrada i kazna was followed by Zbog tebe (Because of You) in 1993 and Ugasi me (Turn me off) in 1994. In 1995, Radić moved to the Serbian production PGP-RTS and recorded the album Idi iz života moga (Get out of my life).
In 1996, Radić began her three-year stint at ZAM production during which she recorded three albums. First of these was Krug (Circle), which elevated her image. Krug was followed in 1997 by Izdajnik (The Avenger). In 1998, Radić released the award-winnger Voliš li me ti (Do you love me?) which provided Radić with many successful performances and tours. In 2000, Radić started working for Grand Production
, releasing the album Milenijum (Millennium) the same year and Gde ćemo večeras? (Where we are tonight?) in 2001.
, a singer of the Yugoslavian rock band Bijelo dugme
("White Button"); the duet was composed and produced Goran Ratković Rale. The duet, which incorporated a new music genre called "pop-folk", which is a mix of Serbian folk melodies and western pop music. has achieved great success.
In 2003, Radić released the album Zmaj (Dragon) which included "Moj živote da l si živ" ("My Life, Are You Alive"), "Zmaj" ("Dragon"), "Bio si mi drag" ("You Were My Dear"), "Nisam sumnjala" ("I Didn't Suspect"), "Tetovaža" ("Tattoo") and "Pedeset godina ("50 Years"). This album received numerous awards among which was an Album of the Year, The Hits and Album of the Decade, and Top-selling Album. Her songs from the album Zmaj were translated to Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek, Albanian and Gypsy. In the successor states of Yugoslavia, Radić became initially successful in Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Serbia
and Montenegro
and Macedonia
. Radić then went on a Balkan tour. In 2004 she held her first, and at that time, the most successful concert in show business in "Sports Hall" in Belgrade. In December 2004, she recorded first unplugged album in folk music, Indira Unplugged, which appeared in five states for "Warner Music" production. In 2005, in Bulgaria
she was awarded the most popular and best singer on the Balkans.
During 2004–2006, Radić held a successful tour on every continent and in 2006 received the award for the largest number of concerts held. In 2005, Radić released the album Ljubav kad prestane (When Love Is Gone), a standout hit from which was "Ljubav kad prestane" ("When Love Is Gone") and "April". Ljubav kad prestane was followed in 2007 by Lepo se provedi (Have a Nice Time). In 2008, the controversial single "Pije mi se, pije" ("Drink To Be Drunk") which included a video in which two men are kissing. In October that year she sang the song "Ako umrem sad" ("If I Die Now") and in December the same year she released the album Heroji (Heroes). In 2009 she received an award for singer of the year, and was declared Serbian gay icon of 2008. In mid 2009, Radić recorded the duet "Možda baš ti" ("Maybe Just You") with Ivan Plavšić. The duet's entire proceeds went to charity, and consequently she won the Big Heart Award from Put humanizma ("The Path of Humanism") and the Princess Katherine Katađorđević
Fund. In October 2009, Radić promoted two singles "Pusti me" ("Release Me") and "Živim da živim" ("I Live To Live")
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, turbo-folk
Turbo-folk
Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Serbia, the Balkans. Having mainstream popularity in Serbia, although closely associated with Serbian performers, its sound is as popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro...
, pop-folk
Pop-folk
Pop-folk is the umbrella term for the popular musical genres originating in the Balkans and Eastern Europe that are characteristic by the fusion of commercial folk music and "nightclub" music. The term is used alternatively for Turbo-folk and Chalga and is mostly used in Bulgaria...
and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer. She has established herself on the Balkan music scene without creating controversy in the mass media.
Early life
Radić was born in the village of Dragalovci near the town of DobojDoboj
Doboj is a city and a municipality in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated in the northern part of the Republika Srpska entity on the river Bosna. Doboj is the largest national railway junction; as such, the seats of the Republika Srpska Railways, and the Railways Corporation of Bosnia and...
. She was named after the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
. Her parents from an early stage noticed her talent for singing, so from an young age Indira took part in many music competitions. After finishing primary school, she enrolled in a medical school in Doboj before working as a nurse for three years in the Mladen Stojanovic Hospital in Zagreb
Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
. However, she found that her greatest love is music.
Musical beginning and ascent
In YugoslaviaYugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
, there was an organised contest for amateur singers, the final being held in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
. Radić entered in the contested and was expected to win the contest, but the final was cancelled as it coincided with the start of the Bosnian War
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
. After three months, Radić contacted the production Južni vetar (South wind) and agreed recording the first LP. Released in 1992, her first solo album was Nagrada i kazna (Award and Punishment). After releasing the first album, Radić with her family moved to Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
build a career. Nagrada i kazna was followed by Zbog tebe (Because of You) in 1993 and Ugasi me (Turn me off) in 1994. In 1995, Radić moved to the Serbian production PGP-RTS and recorded the album Idi iz života moga (Get out of my life).
In 1996, Radić began her three-year stint at ZAM production during which she recorded three albums. First of these was Krug (Circle), which elevated her image. Krug was followed in 1997 by Izdajnik (The Avenger). In 1998, Radić released the award-winnger Voliš li me ti (Do you love me?) which provided Radić with many successful performances and tours. In 2000, Radić started working for Grand Production
Grand Production
Grand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović...
, releasing the album Milenijum (Millennium) the same year and Gde ćemo večeras? (Where we are tonight?) in 2001.
2003–2010: success
A milestone of Radić’s career was when she recorded the duet "Lopov ("Thief") with Alen IslamovićAlen Islamovic
Alen Islamović is a well-known and popular Bosnian singer in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other former Yugoslav republics...
, a singer of the Yugoslavian rock band Bijelo dugme
Bijelo dugme
Bijelo dugme was a highly influential former Yugoslav rock band, based in Sarajevo. Active between 1974 and 1989, it is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock...
("White Button"); the duet was composed and produced Goran Ratković Rale. The duet, which incorporated a new music genre called "pop-folk", which is a mix of Serbian folk melodies and western pop music. has achieved great success.
In 2003, Radić released the album Zmaj (Dragon) which included "Moj živote da l si živ" ("My Life, Are You Alive"), "Zmaj" ("Dragon"), "Bio si mi drag" ("You Were My Dear"), "Nisam sumnjala" ("I Didn't Suspect"), "Tetovaža" ("Tattoo") and "Pedeset godina ("50 Years"). This album received numerous awards among which was an Album of the Year, The Hits and Album of the Decade, and Top-selling Album. Her songs from the album Zmaj were translated to Bulgarian, Romanian, Greek, Albanian and Gypsy. In the successor states of Yugoslavia, Radić became initially successful in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
and Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Radić then went on a Balkan tour. In 2004 she held her first, and at that time, the most successful concert in show business in "Sports Hall" in Belgrade. In December 2004, she recorded first unplugged album in folk music, Indira Unplugged, which appeared in five states for "Warner Music" production. In 2005, in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
she was awarded the most popular and best singer on the Balkans.
During 2004–2006, Radić held a successful tour on every continent and in 2006 received the award for the largest number of concerts held. In 2005, Radić released the album Ljubav kad prestane (When Love Is Gone), a standout hit from which was "Ljubav kad prestane" ("When Love Is Gone") and "April". Ljubav kad prestane was followed in 2007 by Lepo se provedi (Have a Nice Time). In 2008, the controversial single "Pije mi se, pije" ("Drink To Be Drunk") which included a video in which two men are kissing. In October that year she sang the song "Ako umrem sad" ("If I Die Now") and in December the same year she released the album Heroji (Heroes). In 2009 she received an award for singer of the year, and was declared Serbian gay icon of 2008. In mid 2009, Radić recorded the duet "Možda baš ti" ("Maybe Just You") with Ivan Plavšić. The duet's entire proceeds went to charity, and consequently she won the Big Heart Award from Put humanizma ("The Path of Humanism") and the Princess Katherine Katađorđević
Katherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia
Katherine, Crown Princess of Yugoslavia, also named Katherine Karađorđević , is the wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Serbia.Katherine was educated in Athens and Lausanne, Switzerland. She studied business at the University of Denver, Colorado and the University of Dallas, Texas...
Fund. In October 2009, Radić promoted two singles "Pusti me" ("Release Me") and "Živim da živim" ("I Live To Live")
2011
In December 2011, Radić issued her jubilee 15th CD called Istok, sever, jug i zapad (East North South and West).Discography
- Nagrada i kaznaNagrada i kaznaNagrada i kazna is the first studio album of Serbian singer Indira Radić, which was released in 1992.- Songs :The album contains 8 songs. The track listings are as follows:*1. Daj mi obečanje*2. I ti tiho ode*3. Suze moje*4. Čudna igra...
(1992) – Južni VetarJužni VetarJužni Vetar is a Serbian music band famous for recording with many famous Bosnian & Serbian folk, pop-folk and turbofolk singers, such as Mile Kitić, Sinan Sakić, Kemal Malovčić, Dragana Mirković, Šemsa Suljaković, Ljubiša Stojanović -Louis, Merima Kurtiš -Njegomir, Šerif Konjević, Hanka Paldum,... - Zbog tebe (Indira Radić album)Zbog tebe (Indira Radic album)Zbog tebe is the second studio album of Serbian singer Indira Radić. It was released in 1993.- Songs :The album contains 8 songs. The track listings are as follows:*1. Zbog tebe*2. Tužna vrbo*3. Suzo moja*4. Sunce u daljini*5. Sto godina sreće...
(1993) – Južni VetarJužni VetarJužni Vetar is a Serbian music band famous for recording with many famous Bosnian & Serbian folk, pop-folk and turbofolk singers, such as Mile Kitić, Sinan Sakić, Kemal Malovčić, Dragana Mirković, Šemsa Suljaković, Ljubiša Stojanović -Louis, Merima Kurtiš -Njegomir, Šerif Konjević, Hanka Paldum,... - Ugasi meUgasi meUgasi me is the third studio album of Serbian singer Indira Radić, which was released in 1994.- Songs :The album contains 8 songs. The track listings are as follows:*1. Ugasi me*2. Evo ti ruka, vodi me*3. Zaljubljena momka dva*4. Gde si sada...
(1994) – Južni VetarJužni VetarJužni Vetar is a Serbian music band famous for recording with many famous Bosnian & Serbian folk, pop-folk and turbofolk singers, such as Mile Kitić, Sinan Sakić, Kemal Malovčić, Dragana Mirković, Šemsa Suljaković, Ljubiša Stojanović -Louis, Merima Kurtiš -Njegomir, Šerif Konjević, Hanka Paldum,... - Idi iz života mogaIdi iz života mogaIdi od života moga is the fourth studio album of Serbian singer Indira Radić, which was released in 1995.- Songs :The album contains 8 songs. The track listings are as follows:*1. Idi iz života moga*2. Sve je gore sa tobom...
(1995) – PGP-RTSPGP-RTSPGP-RTS is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1958 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.... - Krug (1996) – PGP-RTSPGP-RTSPGP-RTS is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1958 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
- Izdajnik (1997) - ZamZamZam is the Avestan language term for the Zoroastrian concept of "earth", in both the sense of land and soil and in the sense of the world...
- Voliš li me ti (1998) – ZamZamZam is the Avestan language term for the Zoroastrian concept of "earth", in both the sense of land and soil and in the sense of the world...
- Milenijum (2000) – Grand ProductionGrand ProductionGrand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović...
- Gde ćemo večerasGde cemo vecerasGde ćemo večeras is the ninth studio album of Serbian singer Indira Radić, which was released in 2001.- Songs :The album contains 10 songs. The track listings are as follows:*1. Ko je ona žena*2. Prevaranti*3. Moju ljubav izdao si...
(2001) – Grand ProductionGrand ProductionGrand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović... - Pocrnela burmaPocrnela burmaPocrnela burma is the tenth studio album of Serbian singer Indira Radić, which was released in 2002.- Tracklisting:*1. Pocrnela burma*2. Dužan si mi dva života*3. Lopov *4. Izdao me neko*5. Kaži kako živiš*6. Ratovanje...
(2002) – Grand ProductionGrand ProductionGrand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović... - Zmaj (album)Zmaj (album)Zmaj is the eleventh studio album of Serbian singer Indira Radić, which was released in 2004.-Tracklisting:*1. Zmaj *2. Moj živote da l' si ziv *3. Vatromet *4. Tetovaža...
(2003) – Grand ProductionGrand ProductionGrand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović... - Ljubav kad prestane (2005) – Grand ProductionGrand ProductionGrand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović...
- Lepo se provedi (2007) – Grand ProductionGrand ProductionGrand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović...
- HerojiHerojiHeroji is the fourteenth studio album by Serbian folk singer Indira Radić. The album was released in December 2008.- Songs :The album contains nine songs, including single Pije mi se.1. Mazohizam...
(2008) – Grand ProductionGrand ProductionGrand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović... - Istok, sever, jug i zapad (2011)