Hajrudin Varešanović
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hajrudin Varešanović |
| Also known as | Hari Mata Hari |
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16 January 1961 Sarajevo, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Pop rock |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Singer |
| Labels | Hayat Production |
| Associated acts | Hari Mata Hari, Nina Badrić, Lepa Brena, Hanka Paldum |
Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović (born 16 January 1961) is a Bosnian singer known as the vocal soloist, composer, and leader of the musical group Hari Mata Hari.
Born as Hajrudin Varešanović in early 1961, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then a part of Yugoslavia.) Hari grew up in the Vratnik neighborhood of Sarajevo's old town. His grandfather was one of the more well-known singers of traditional Bosnian music called sevdalinka. At the age of six, Hajrudin began to sing and learned to play the guitar. At the local cultural center, he was asked to sing, then at the age of ten he sang with the group "Omi", and later for the group "Sedam šuma". In Vratnik, Hari recorded his first song "Zašto da ne uzmem nju". After finishing electrical school, Varešanović began to study Philosophy and attended classes of natural politics, but he never completed the courses. Music took up much of his time, as did his love of photography.
In 1979, Hari joined the group Zov with whom he recorded the hit song "Poletjela golubica sa Baščaršije." The song is still very popular. Next, Varešanović sang with the group "Ambasadori", with whom, it is said, that he matured into a professional artist. After his serving mandatory military service in the town of Niš, he appeared on the music scene by himself releasing the (1984) album Zlatne Kočije.
His professional career has lasted over a quarter of a century and he has performed at over 1,000 concerts. In 1999, Varešanović performed his song "Starac i More" in hope of representing Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 1999. However, after "Starac i More" had won it turned out the song had already been recorded, since Varešanović had sold the song to record label Unirecords in Finland, and Finnish artist Janne Hurme recorded that song in 1997 in name "Heart Blood" ("Sydänveri"). Hari Mata Hari was disqualified. The runner-up, Dino Merlin, was sent to the ESC instead.
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