Halid Bešlić

Halid Bešlić
Bešlić performing in Toronto, Canada in May 2007.
Background information
Birth name	Halid Bešlić
Born	(1953-11-20) 20 November 1953 (age 63) Knežina, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop-folk, Folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer
Years active	1979–present
Labels	Nimfa Sound, Diskoton, Jugoton, City Records

Halid Bešlić (pronounced [xǎːlid bɛ̂ʃlitɕ]; born 20 November 1953) 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.

Bešlić was born in the Knežina village near Sokolac, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia.

After serving a mandatory stint in the Yugoslav National Army, Bešlić moved from Knežina to Sarajevo and began performing at local restaurants. After several years, his first musical releases were eight singles between 1979 and 1982, with his first studio album, entitled Sijedi starac (White Haired Old Man), being released in 1981.

By 1984, he started becoming more and more well known, with popular songs such as "Neću, neću dijamante" (I Don't Want, I Don't Want Diamonds) and "Budi budi uvijek srećna" (Always, Always Be a Happy Woman) being heard all over Yugoslavia.

Since then, Bešlić has recorded 17 albums and staged countless concerts.

Bešlić released eight albums during the 1980s, with hit songs including "Vraćam se majci u Bosnu" (I Am Returning to my Mother in Bosnia), "Sjećam se" (I Remember), "Hej, zoro, ne svani" (Hey, Morning, Don't Rise) and "Eh, kad bi ti" (If Only You Would).

Halid also had several hit songs in the 2000s and 2010s. The 2003 album Prvi poljubac featured the hit song of the same name. The song "Miljacka", named after the Bosnian river, was featured on his 2007 album Halid 08 and the songs "Štiklom o kamen" (High Heels on Stone) and "Kad zaigra srce od meraka" (When the Heart Dances with Joy) were featured on Romanija (2013).