Mirza Šoljanin
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| Born | 11 January 1985 |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
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Mirza Šoljanin (born 11 January 1985) is a Bosnian and Herzegovian singer and winner of the third season of the Bosnian television singing contest Zvijezda možeš biti ti (You Can Be a Star).[1]
Early life[edit]
Šoljanin was born in Sjenica, Serbia, into an ethnic Bosniak family. He moved to the BiH capital city Sarajevo in 2004 to attend the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Forestry.[2]
Career[edit]
Šoljanin auditioned for the third season of the television singing contest Zvijezda možeš biti ti (You Can Be a Star) in 2010 on Hayat TV. He won on 17 February 2011.[3] His debut studio album, Poljubi me (Kiss Me), was released on 3 July 2011 through the label Hayat Production.[4] The title song served as the album's lead single and premiered 9 March 2011.[5]
With the Bosnian rock band Emir & Frozen Camels, Šoljanin recorded the song "Ters Bosanka" in 2013. They entered the song into the inaugural Turkvision Song Contest 2013 in December 2013 and finished in sixth place.[6] The music video featured Bosnian pin-up Idda van Munster and premiered on 3 December.[7][8][9]
Personal life[edit]
On 30 June 2012 Šoljanin married Merima Džeko, sister of football player Edin Džeko.[10] They divorced a year later.[11][12][13]
Discography[edit]
- Poljubi me (2011)
References and notes[edit]
- ^ "Mirza Šoljanin promovisao album "Poljubi me"". Klix. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "MIRZA ŠOLJANIN I MERIMA DŽEKO: HLADNI I PRORAČUNATI EGOIST, MERIMINA NAJVEĆA GREŠKA". Aura. 4 February 2014. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Mirza Šoljanin pobjednik showa "Zvijezda možeš biti ti"". Hayat. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Poljubi me". Discogs. 3 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Poljubi me". Gracija. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "'Ters Bosanka' na šestom mjestu Turkovizije". Radio Sarajevo. 21 December 2013. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Slatko iščekivanje". Azra. 20 March 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Najljepša žena na svijetu u bosanskom spotu!". Dnevnik. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Pogledajte najljepšu ženu svijeta u ulozi "Ters Bosanke"". Klix. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Mirza Šoljanin i Merima Džeko ponosni na svoju vezu". Ekskluziva. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Mirza Šoljanin o razvodu: Evo šta misli o Merimi Džeko!". Ekskluziva. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "Mirza Šoljanin progovorio o razvodu: "Svakome se desi da se posvađa.."". 24 sata. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "MIRZA ŠOLJANIN OSTAVLJA SESTRU EDINA DŽEKE zbog djevojke iz spota za pjesmu "Odlazim"?". Doznajemo. 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2014.