Jordan Nikolić
| Jordan Nikolić | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1933 Prizren, Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Serbian traditional music |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1961–present |
Jordan Nikolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јордан Николић; born 11 May 1933) is a Serbian folk singer who interprets traditional songs from Kosovo. He has recorded some 80 songs from Kosovo.
Biography
Nikolić was born On May 11, 1933, in Prizren, Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[1] His parents were born in Sredačka župa, from where they moved to Prizren.[1] His father played the gusle.[1] In primary school and in gymnasium, he was a member of the choir.[1]
Jordan Nikolić graduated the Yugoslav literature and Serbian language at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade. He found his interest while studying Serbian folk music in school. His first recording was made in 1961, in the Radio Pristina, and two years later he became the music editor of the same radio station. In 1968 he began recording for programs of Radio Belgrade, spreading the rich repertoaire of Kosovo folk songs.[2]
During a 50-year career, in cooperation with Mara Đorđević, Nikolić searched and saved from oblivion ancient songs from Kosovo and southern Serbia, some predating the Battle of Kosovo in 1389. About a hundred of his voice recordings are saved in Radio Belgrade archives.[3]
Nikolić participated in Jugovizija (Yugoslavian Eurosong qualification contest) in 1976.[4]
Awards
Discography
Singles:[5]
- 1968 – Ovih dana reče meni Jana (feat. Danica Obrenić) (single)
- 1968 – Zašto nisam ptica (7", EP), 1968[6]
- 1970 – Voli me još malo
- 1976 – Tvoje ruke su miran san
Albums and compilations:[5]
- 1982 – Razgranala grana jorgovana, PGP RTB
- 1998 – Simbil cveće, PGP RTS
- 2007 – Zapisano u vremenu, PGP RTS (triple CD edition)
- 2009 – Srpske pesme sa Kosova, PGP RTS
See also
- Similar repertoire
- Vasilija Radojčić (1936–2011)
- Staniša Stošić (1945–2008)
- Teofilovići (born 1966)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sandra Milošević 2013.
- ↑ Tamara Maljković (2010-08-03), Jordan Nikolić i kosovska narodna pesma (in Serbian), Glas Srbije
- ↑ Neđeljko Zejak (2006-05-31). "Vraćanje stare pesme" (in Serbian). Blic.
- ↑ National Finals, Eurosong Contest History
- 1 2 "Jordan Nikolic - Diskografija / Kolekcija".
- ↑ Discogs
External links
- Sandra Milošević, ed. (2013). "Jordan Nikolić". Trezor. Belgrade: RTS.
- Daliborka Račić, ed. (2013). "Jordan Nikolić". Sviraj nešto narodno. Banja Luka: RTRS.
- "Jordan Nikolić". Zlatna ploča. Belgrade: RTS. 2014.
- "Jordan Nikolić (1933)". Riznica Srpska. 2011.