Dino Merlin
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Edin Dervišhalidović |
| Also known as | Dino Merlin |
| Born |
12 September 1962 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Yugoslavia |
| Origin | Bosniak |
| Genres | pop-rock, pop-folk, pop, disco, world-pop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, arranger, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Nimfa Sound, Magaza |
| Associated acts | Merlin, Cat Stevens, Yoad Nevo, Richard Niles, Mustafa Sandal, Goran Bregović, Željko Joksimović, Zdravko Čolić, Nina Badrić, Esad Samardžić, Emina Jahović, Vesna Zmijanac, Hari Mata Hari |
| Website | dinomerlin |
Edin Dervišhalidović (pronounced [ědin derʋiʃxaːlǐdoʋitɕ]; born 12 September 1962), known by his stage name Dino Merlin (pronounced [dǐːno měrlin]), is a Bosnian singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. He is one of the most prominent and commercially successful artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina and is also widely popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia.
Edin Dervišhalidović was born on 12 September 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was a republic of Yugoslavia at the time. His parents divorced when he was young and he was raised by his single mother.
Edin Dervišhalidović founded the band Merlin in 1983 and has been its singer and songwriter since. With the band, he has recorded 5 studio albums: Kokuzna vremena in 1985, Teško meni sa tobom in 1986, Merlin in 1987, Nešto lijepo treba da se desi in 1989, and Peta strana svijeta in 1990.
Dervišhalidović began his solo career under the name Dino Merlin in 1991, and recorded six studio albums: Moja bogda sna in 1993, Fotografija in 1995, Sredinom in 2000, Burek in 2004, Ispočetka in 2008, Hotel Nacional in 2014 and 2 live albums, Vječna vatra in 1999 and Live Koševo 2004 in 2005.
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