Dado Polumenta

Dado Polumenta
Born	Damir Polumenta 29 August 1982 Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
Occupation	singer
Years active	2000–present
Spouse(s)	Selma Mekić (m. 2012–13)
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Folk Pop-folk
Instruments	vocals
Labels	Best Records Grand Production Gold Music Vujin Records City Records
Associated acts	Šako Polumenta

Damir "Dado" Polumenta (born 29 August 1982) is a Montenegrin pop-folk recording artist.

Early life

Polumenta was born into a Muslim Montenegrin Bosniak family in Bijelo Polje, in northern Montenegro. His uncle Šako Polumenta is also a singer. In 2008 they released a duet single "Ljepša od noći" (More Beautiful Than Night) on Šako's album Sanjao sam san....

Career

His first album, Jasmina, released in 2001 through the label Best Records, found little success. However, after a hiatus, Dado became prominent in the Balkans music industry after the release of his second album 100 stepeni (2005) under the label Grand Production.

In due course, he left Grand Production and, through his uncle, signed with Gold Music and recorded Volim te... (2007). On 26 June 2008, Dado released a single, a ballad titled "Moja srno", which was performed in the "Vogošća Festival 2008" in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Polumenta's fourth studio album Zauvijek tvoj was released 15 December 2008.

Polumenta released his fifth studio album Buntovnik (Rebel) on 18 November 2010 under Grand Production, his second project with the label.^[1][2]

Personal life

Polumenta has a son named Dorijan with Serbian model Anamarija Kikoš, with whom he lived for three years.^[3][4] She was his unmarried partner at the time but they broke up shortly after the child was born.

Polumenta is a practicing Muslim. His wedding to his first wife Selma Mekić in her hometown Novi Pazar on 12 December 2012 was in accordance with the Islamic faith.^[5][6][7][8] They divorced in June 2013.^[9]

Discography

Albums

• Jasmina (2001)
• 100 stepeni (2005)
• Volim te... (2007)
• Zauvijek tvoj (2008)
• Buntovnik (2010)
• Virus (2011)
• Ne dam ja na tebe (2013)

Singles

• Revolucija (2014) with DJ Denial X & MC Mickelly
• Gužva je u gradu (2014)
• Premija (2014) with Nikolija
• Za tebe uvjek biću tu, s kraja svjeta ja ću doći (2015)
• Ovisan sam o njoj (2015)
• Balkan (2015) with Rasta

References

1. "Buntovnik". Discogs. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
2. "Dado Polumenta - Reklama za novi CD "Buntovnik" 2010". Folkoteka. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
3. "ŠUŠKA SE, ŠUŠKA: Dado Polumenta se vraća bivšoj ženi?!". Alo!. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
4. "Ksenija i Filip: Novi detalji o tragičnoj smrti". Srećica. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
5. "EKSKLUZIVNO: Oženio se Dado Polumenta !". Ekskluziva. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
6. "Danas se oženio Dado Polumenta!". Svet. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
7. "DADO POLUMENTA: Nisam pipnuo ženu pre prve bračne noći!". Telegraf. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
8. "STAO NA LUDI KAMEN: Oženio se Dado Polumenta!". Telegraf. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
9. "KRAJ ROMANSE: Dado Polumenta se razvodi iz verskih razloga?!". Telegraf. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2014.