Mile Kitić
Milojko "Mile" Kitić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милојко „Миле” Китић; born 1 January 1952) is a Yugoslav Serbian singer.[1] He rose to prominence as a member of the popular eighties folk collective Južni Vetar with fellow folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Миле Китић |
Born | Cerani, SFRJ | 1 January 1952
Genres | Folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1974 – present |
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Life and career
Kitić was born to ethnic Serb parents on New Year's Day, 1952, in the village of Cerani near the town of Derventa, FNRJ. He graduated from high school in Vogošća.
His first release was "Čija si ljubav" (Whose Love Are You) in 1975, while his debut album was released in 1982. He joined Južni Vetar in 1984, and gained almost instant success with the album and single "Čaša ljubavi" (Glass of Love). While in the group he also collaborated with fellow Yugoslav folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković. During the Bosnian War of the 1990s, him and his family fled to Belgrade. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, Kitić remained popular in Serbian diaspora.
Kitić has two daughters from two marriages and two granddaughters from his firstborn. He resides between Belgrade and Hannover with his second wife, also a well-known singer, Marta Savić. His younger daughter Elena Kitić is an R&B singer.
Discography
- Moja slatka mala (1982)
- Jorgovani plavi (1983)
- Čaša ljubavi (1984)
- Ja neću ljepšu (1985)
- Kockar (1986)
- Mogao sam biti Car (1987)
- Što da ne (1988)
- Osvetnik (1989)
- Stavi karte na sto (1990)
- Gledaj me u oči (1991)
- Ćao, Jelena (1992)
- Vuk samotnjak (1993)
- Moj sokole (1994)
- Okreni jastuk (1995)
- Ratnik za ljubav (1996)
- Ostaj ovde (1997)
- Do sreće daleko, do Boga visoko (1998)
- Tri života (1999)
- Zlato, srebro, dukati (2000)
- Plava ciganko (2001)
- Policijo, oprosti mi (2003)
- Zemljotres (2004)
- Šampanjac (2005)
- Šanker (2008)
- Paklene godine (2012)
- Rakija (2013)
- Nokaut (2014)
- Madjionicar (2017)
References
- Orhidea Gaura (23 December 2008). "Turbobiznis narodnjačkih klubova" [Turbo-business of turbo-folk clubs] (in Serbian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
External links
- Official website (in Serbian)