Turbo-folk is subgenre of contemporary pop music with its origins in Serbia, that initially developed during the 1980s and 1990s, with similar music styles in Bulgaria (chalga), Romania (manele) and Albania (tallava). It is a fusion genre of popular music, blending Serbian folk music with other genres: such as pop, rock, electronic and some hip-hop.
Željko Joksimović is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian.
Aleksandar Vuksanović, better known by his stage name Aca Lukas, is a Serbian pop-folk singer and musician.
Music of Kosovo is part of the European culture and refers to the music of the Kosovan people, dominated by the music of Kosovo Albanians which constitute the majority of population, and to a lesser extent the inactive music of small minority groups within the Republic of Kosovo.
Milojko "Mile" Kitić is a Bosnian-born Serbian folk singer. 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. One of his first hits was song "Mala, mala iz Novog Pazara".
Džej Ramadanovski was a Serbian singer of folk, turbo-folk and pop-folk music. The song "Mrak, Mrak" has been cited as a specific example of 'a song that enthusiastically celebrates aggressive outbursts of male jealousy'.
Indira Radić is a Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer. She has established herself on the music scene of the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria and sings almost exclusively in her native tongue. In the period from 1992 to 2015 she released 16 albums mixing pop, dance and traditional folk elements. This hybrid style, described as turbo-folk, brought her success throughout the region with songs like "Ratovanje" that incorporated Indian elements.
Vesna Zmijanac is a Serbian folk singer. Dubbed the "Queen of Sadness" for her emotional vocal delivery and melancholic ballads, she is recognized as one of the most popular performers from the former Yugoslavia.
Aleksandar "Saša" Matić is a Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was born in Bihać and raised in Belgrade, he graduated from music school playing piano. Matić acquired popularity upon his debut album Prokleta je violina (2001). Today, he is recognized as one of the most popular Serbian pop-folk musicians.
Dragana Mirković is a Serbian pop-folk singer and entrepreneur. She rose to prominence in the eighties as a member of the popular collective Južni Vetar. Today, Mirković is recognised as one of the best-selling artists from the former Yugoslavia. Alongside her husband, she also founded a satellite music channel called DM SAT.
Violeta Miljković, better known as Viki, is a Serbian singer and television personality.
Jasmina "Mina" Kostić is a Serbian turbo-folk singer.
Dragan Kojić, better known as Keba, is a Serbian and former Yugoslavian singer.
Grand Production is a Serbian record label and production company predominantly focused on folk performers. The label produces the weekly television show Grand Parada, launched their own cable television channel, and organize a competitive festival of pop-folk and turbo-folk music, Grand Festival.
Tatjana "Tanja" Savić is a Serbian pop-folk singer who rose to prominence in the first season of Zvezde Granda in 2004, finishing third. Following the show, Savić was signed to Grand Production through which she released her debut album, Tako mlada, to general success. With songs "Suknjica" and "Gde ljubav putuje" which were featured in movies Guča! (2006) and Srpski ožiljci (2009), respectively, she received further notice. Andela pervan obozava njezine pisme!!
Ivanović or Ivanovich is a surname, a patronymic derived from Ivan. It is a common surname in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia. It may refer to:
Gordana Sekulić, better known as Goga Sekulić, is a Montenegrin-born Serbian singer. Born in Pljevlja, she had her breakthrough in 2000 with debut album Ljubavnica. Sekulić has released eight studio albums to date and is recognized as one of the most popular turbo-folk singers in the early 2000s.
Ana Kokić, is a Serbian singer-songwriter, television personality and actress. She rose to prominence as a member of the less-known group called Energija, with whom she released three albums. Kokić eventually pursued a solo career with her debut album Mojna mala in 2009, followed by her sophomore album Šta če meni ime... (2007), which was sold in 200,000 copies. In 2011, she made a comeback with her third release Psiho, which featured a duet with Romanian artist Costi Ioniță, titled "Idemo na sve".
Merima Kurtiš, known professionally as Merima Njegomir, was a Serbian folk and sevdah singer.
Edita Aradinović, often simply known as Edita, is a Serbian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame as the lead vocalist of the pop-folk girl band Ministarke in 2013, before pursuing a solo career five years later.
