Mile Kitić
| Mile Kitić | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Milojko Kitonjić |
| Born |
1 January 1952 Cerani, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | pop-folk, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, politician, actor, dancer, composer, journalist, musician, producer |
| Years active | 1974–present |
| Labels | Diskos, Juvekomerc, PGP RTS, Bofirov Music, Grand Production |
| Associated acts | Južni Vetar, Stoja |
| Website | www.mile-kitic.net |
Milojko "Mile" Kitonjić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милојко "Миле" Китић; born 1 January 1952) is a Bosnian-Serbian pop-folk singer, popular in the former Yugoslavia.[1] Beginning his musical career in Sarajevo, he later gained success with the Belgrade-based Južni Vetar with fellow folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković. During the Bosnian War, he fled to Serbia. He is married to the Serbian singer Marta Savić.
Biography
Kitić was born to ethnic Serb parents on New Year's Day, 1952, in the village of Donji Cerani near the town of Derventa, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia.
When he was thirteen years old in 1965, his family moved to Sarajevo. He graduated from high school on 15 May 1970. His first single was "Čija si ljubav" (Who's Love Are You) in 1975. From 1974 to 1980 he played the electric guitar in his band "Prinčevi".
In 1983 he started his first tour after completing his first studio album Moja Slatka Mala, touring around Sarajevo and Tuzla.
He joined the band Južni Vetar in 1984, and gained almost instant success with the album and single "Čaša ljubavi". In this group he collaborated with fellow Yugoslav folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković.
During the Bosnian War of the 1990s, he and his family fled to Belgrade. He lost relatives during the war, among others, his nephew.
Personal
With his ex-wife Bosiljka he has a daughter, Sanja. Today he's living with his second wife Marta Savić, also a well-known singer, and daughter Elena in Belgrade. They have a second home in Hannover, Germany. He is grandfather of two, his daughter, Sanja's, children.
Discography
Extended plays (EP's)
- Čija si ljubav/Ja želim da sam sunce ma ja (1975)
- Brigu brinem, Ti mi beše sve što sam imao (1977)
- Sanjam li to možda ljudi/O, gitaro (1979)
- Kad je rekla ne voli me?/? (1979)
- Mala iz Novog Pazara/Ljubavi nema više (1980)
- Aldijana/Dvoje zaljubjenih (1981)
Studio albums
- Moja slatka mala (1982)
- Jorgovani plavi (1983)
- Čaša ljubavi (1984)
- Ja neću lijepšu (1985)
- Kockar (1986)
- Mogao sam biti Car (1987)
- Što da ne (1988)
- Osvetnik (1989)
- Stavi karte na sto (1990)
- Gledaj me u oči (1991)
- Ćao, Jelena (1992)
- Vuk samotnjak (1993)
- Moj sokole (1994)
- Okreni jastuk (1995)
- Ratnik za ljubav (1996)
- Ostaj ovde (1997)
- Do sreće daleko, do Boga visoko (1998)
- Tri života (1999)
- Zlato, srebro, dukati (2000)
- Plava ciganko (2001)
- Policijo, oprosti mi (2003)
- Zemljotres (2004)
- Šampanjac (2005)
- Šanker (2008)
- Paklene godine (2012)
- Nokaut (2013)
As featured artist and singles
- Ćovjeće moj (1986) with Zlata Petrović
- Nek puknu dušmani (1986) with Sinan Sakić, Šemsa Suljaković, Dragana Mirković
- Ti si moja varalica (1993) with Radmila Misić
- Kad sam srela (1996) with Marta Savić
- Takva je ljubav (1998) with Stoja
- Život za dan (1999) with Marta Savić
- Dosta mi je tebe (2002) with Šemsa Suljaković
- Vidi ti se (2008) with Arash
- Nema vise cile mile (2008) with Đogani
- Sto naćina (2009)
- Rastanak (2009) with Marta Savić
References
- ↑ Orhidea Gaura (23 December 2008). "Turbobiznis narodnjačkih klubova" [Turbo-business of turbo-folk clubs] (in Croatian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
External links
- Official website (Serbian)