Zekerijah Đezić

Zekerijah Đezić
Pictured in 1969
Born(1937-11-14)14 November 1937
Janja, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Died17 October 2002(2002-10-17) (aged 64)
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Resting placeAlifakovac cemetery, Sarajevo
Other namesĐeza
Occupation
  • Singer
Years active1960–96
Musical career
Genres
Instrument
  • vocals
Labels

Zekerijah Đezić (14 November 1937 – 17 October 2002) was a Bosnian folk singer. In 1964, Đezić became the first citizen of Tuzla to have their voice recorded on a gramophone record with the release of his first song "Tuzlanka se Sarajkama hvali" (The Tuzla Girl Brags to the Sarajevo Girls).[1] He was posthumously awarded the Davorin award in 2003.

Early life

Đezić was born into a Bosniak family in Janja, near Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His mother Hanifa died in February 1965.

Career

Before striking a record deal with Jugoton, Zekerijah worked as a hotel singer in Tuzla, Bijeljina and Zagreb. He relocated to Sarajevo in 1959, singing in hotels for a few months before moving back to Tuzla in March 1960 and signing with Radio Tuzla.

He retired on 25 April 1996.

Death

Zekerijah Đezić died on 17 October 2002 after a prolonged illness. He is buried at the Alifakovac cemetery in Sarajevo.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Dođi, pjesmo moja (1974)[2]

EP's and singles

  • Razbole se care Sulejmane (1964)[3]
  • Razbolje se šimšir list (1966) with Narodni Orkestar Žarka Milanovića[4]
  • Splavar sa Drine (1967)[5]
  • Među nama svršeno je sve (1968)[6]
  • Vojnička pesma (1969)[7]
  • Ne plači jedina / Banja Luka (1970) with Ansambl Spase Beraka[8]
  • Nemoj nikad reći zbogom (1970)[9]
  • Puknite strune (1971)[10]
  • Od Sarajki ljepših žena nema (1972)[11]
  • Volimo se svi (1972)[12]
  • Dođi pjesmo moja (1973)[13]
  • Druže stari (1973)[14]

References

  1. ^ "Na današnji dan 14.11. rođen je Zekerijah Đezić jedan od najistaknutijih interpretatora sevdalinke". Sigma. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Dođi, pjesmo moja". Discogs. 1974. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Razbole se care Sulejmane". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Razbolje se šimšir list". Discogs. 1966. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Splavar sa Drine". Discogs. November 1967. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Među nama svršeno je sve". Discogs. 1968. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Vojnička pesma". Discogs. 1969. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Ne plači jedina / Banja Luka". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  9. ^ "Nemoj nikad reći zbogom". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  10. ^ "Puknite strune". Discogs. 1971. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Od Sarajki ljepših žena nema". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Volimo se svi". Discogs. 1972. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Dođi pjesmo moja". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Druže stari". Discogs. February 1973. Retrieved 18 November 2014.