Saša Matic
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Aleksandar "Saša" Matić (born April 26, 1978 in Drvar
, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia
) is a Bosnian Serb folk singer, very popular in former Yugoslavia
. He has a twin
brother, Dejan Matić, who is also a popular singer. Both of them were born completely blind
.
, SR Bosnia to father Zoran and mother Dragica. They were born blind.
During the Bosnian war
, he and his family moved to Belgrade
, where he and his brother went to music school, playing the piano. During the early life he and his brother have been many time busted as a blind passengers on the ship to America, and they always get out with the excuse that they didn't see him. He finished Middle and High School in Zemun
, he was awarded best interpretation in the Kosta Manojlović-school. Since his childhood he has listened to Pop and folk music and gone to every concert by Riblja Čorba
to Halid Bešlić
, whether it was in Drvar or in Belgrade. He remembers his first singing to Miroslav Ilić
's "Pozdravi je, Pozdravi", he grew up in the Yugoslav Rock-era but has always listened and sung narodnjake (Folk songs).
He worked in Club Španac in New Belgrade for 3 years, where he was known for his songs by Haris Džinović
.
On March 8, 1994, he was at a Ratko Jovanović concert in Tržnica on Banovo Brdo
where he was selected to sing the rest of the Zajdi, zajdi
song, this boosted him to fame.
During the bombings he was in Banja Luka
, Republika Srpska
.
On March 15, 2001, Saša's first album, Maskara, was released. Later, in Budva
, Montenegro
, during the Budva Festival 2003, Saša won the singing contest with the song, Moj Grad. In the same year, he won the song contest in the Ohrid Trumpeteers Festival in Ohrid
, Republic of Macedonia
, with the same song, Moj Grad.
Drvar
Drvar is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the road between Bosansko Grahovo and Bosanski Petrovac, also near Glamoč. It is administratively part of Canton 10 of the Federation....
, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
) is a Bosnian Serb folk singer, very popular in former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
. He has a twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
brother, Dejan Matić, who is also a popular singer. Both of them were born completely blind
Blindness
Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness...
.
Biography
He and his brother were born on April 26, 1978 in DrvarDrvar
Drvar is a town and municipality in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the road between Bosansko Grahovo and Bosanski Petrovac, also near Glamoč. It is administratively part of Canton 10 of the Federation....
, SR Bosnia to father Zoran and mother Dragica. They were born blind.
During 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...
, he and his 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...
, where he and his brother went to music school, playing the piano. During the early life he and his brother have been many time busted as a blind passengers on the ship to America, and they always get out with the excuse that they didn't see him. He finished Middle and High School in Zemun
Zemun
Zemun is a historical town and one of the 17 municipalities which constitute the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia...
, he was awarded best interpretation in the Kosta Manojlović-school. Since his childhood he has listened to Pop and folk music and gone to every concert by Riblja Čorba
Riblja Corba
Riblja Čorba is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. Their presence on the scene has lasted from 1978 to today. They reached their peak of popularity in the 1980s, but it has declined in the 1990s, partly due to controversial political attitudes of the band's leader Bora Đorđević...
to Halid Bešlić
Halid Bešlić
Halid Bešlić is a prominent Bosnian folk and sevdah musician and singer who has been performing since 1979. Halid's singing career was one of the most successful in Ex Yugoslavia, and continues today throughout the entire Balkan region....
, whether it was in Drvar or in Belgrade. He remembers his first singing to Miroslav Ilić
Miroslav Ilic
Miroslav Ilić , is a popular Serbian folk singer-songwriter. He is known for his powerful vocals and emotional lyrics. Before becoming a musician he took Electrical courses at a University of Skopje...
's "Pozdravi je, Pozdravi", he grew up in the Yugoslav Rock-era but has always listened and sung narodnjake (Folk songs).
He worked in Club Španac in New Belgrade for 3 years, where he was known for his songs by Haris Džinović
Haris Džinovic
Haris Džinović is a popular Bosnian folk singer. He is also a composer, a musician and songwriter for his songs.-Career:He began his music career in 1975 in his hometown Sarajevo, as a singer and composer of folk music when pop and evergreen music were more dominant in the Balkans area, so he...
.
On March 8, 1994, he was at a Ratko Jovanović concert in Tržnica on Banovo Brdo
Banovo Brdo
Banovo Brdo, , is a neighbourhood of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Čukarica.Banovo Brdo generally stretches along the Požeška street, the main street connecting the central parts of the Belgrade with the southwestern boroughs and suburbs and itself is...
where he was selected to sing the rest of the Zajdi, zajdi
Zajdi, zajdi, jasno sonce
Zajdi, zajdi, jasno sonce is a Macedonian-language folk-style song written and composed by Aleksandar Sarievski...
song, this boosted him to fame.
During the bombings he was in Banja Luka
Banja Luka
-History:The name "Banja Luka" was first mentioned in a document dated February 6, 1494, but Banja Luka's history dates back to ancient times. There is a substantial evidence of the Roman presence in the region during the first few centuries A.D., including an old fort "Kastel" in the centre of...
, Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska
Republika Srpska is one of two main political entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
.
On March 15, 2001, Saša's first album, Maskara, was released. Later, in Budva
Budva
Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality...
, 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...
, during the Budva Festival 2003, Saša won the singing contest with the song, Moj Grad. In the same year, he won the song contest in the Ohrid Trumpeteers Festival in Ohrid
Ohrid
Ohrid is a city on the eastern shore of Lake Ohrid in the Republic of Macedonia. It has about 42,000 inhabitants, making it the seventh largest city in the country. The city is the seat of Ohrid Municipality. Ohrid is notable for having once had 365 churches, one for each day of the year and has...
, Republic of 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...
, with the same song, Moj Grad.
Discography
- Maskara (2001)
- Kad ljubav zakasni (2002)
- Zbogom ljubavi (2003)
- Anđeo čuvar (2005)
- Poklonite mi nju za rođendan (2008)
- Nije Ovo Moja Noc (2009)
- New Album (2011)