Sabahudin Kurt Explained

Sabahudin Kurt
Birth Date:18 July 1935
Birth Place:Sarajevo, Drina Banovina, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Place:Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:1954–2007
Spouse:Ismeta (m. 1966-2018; his death)
Children:2
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Instrument:Vocals
Associated Acts:Hamdija Čustović

Sabahudin Kurt (18 July 1935 – 30 March 2018) was a Bosnian folk and pop singer. Kurt represented Yugoslavia in Copenhagen in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964 with the entry "Život je sklopio krug" (English: "Life Has Come Full Circle"). He finished in thirteenth place, scoring 0 points.[1]

Kurt recorded his first song, "Dim u tvojim očima" ("Smoke in Your Eyes") in 1954.[2]

Personal life

Kurt was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, an only child.[3]

He had been married to Ismeta since 1966; the couple had two sons, Damir and Almir.

Kurt was among the guests honoring Serbian composer Kornelije Kovač on 25 November 2012 for the 50th anniversary of Kovač's professional career.[4] [5]

Later life

After suffering a heart attack and having triple-bypass surgery in 2007, Kurt retired from music and decided to live out the rest of his life in the Bosnian countryside. He moved to upper Vlakovo village in the Ilidža suburb of Sarajevo.[6]

He was again hospitalized 29 August 2014 due to "cardiovascular problems".[7] Kurt died 30 March 2018 of undisclosed causes at age 82.

Discography

Extended plays and singles

Compilation albums

Notes and References

  1. Book: Remembering Utopia: The Culture of Everyday Life in Socialist Yugoslavia; page 130. 2010. 9780984406234. 18 October 2014. Luthar. Breda. Pušnik. Maruša.
  2. Web site: Feljton o Bijelom dugmetu, 1. dio: Visoke bosanske planine kojima se ne stiže do visine. Radio Sarajevo. 3 November 2014. 19 November 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110191600/http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/168850/feljton-o-bijelom-dugmetu-1-dio-visoke-bosanske-planine-kojima-se-ne-stize-do-visine. 10 November 2014.
  3. Web site: Startbih.info - startbih Resources and Information.
  4. Web site: Kornelije Kovač proslavio 50 godina rada. Crveni tepih. 26 November 2012. 18 October 2014.
  5. Web site: Nadareni pjevač Mirza Selimović gost na koncertu Kornelija Bate Kovača. Tuzlanski. 29 November 2012. 18 October 2014.
  6. Web site: Sabahudin Kurt smješten u bolnicu. Dnevni avaz. 30 August 2014. 18 October 2014.
  7. Web site: SABAHUDIN KURT NA BOLNIČKOM LIJEČENJU: BOLJE MI JE!. BHRT. 1 September 2014. 18 October 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141018134759/http://www.bhrt.ba/kultura/muzika/sabahudin-kurt-na-bolnickom-lijecenju-bolje-mi-je/. 18 October 2014.
  8. Web site: Pjesma Sarajevu / Hvalisavi Mornar. Discogs. 1963. 18 October 2014.
  9. Web site: Mala Sarajka / Sarajevske noći. Discogs. 1963. 18 October 2014.
  10. Web site: Vaš Šlager Sezone '70. Discogs. 1970. 18 October 2014.
  11. Web site: Oj sevdahu što si težak ("Ilidža"). Discogs. 1972. 18 October 2014.
  12. Web site: Temerav, Temerav. Discogs. 1974. 18 October 2014.
  13. Web site: Zlatni jubilej. Discogs. 2004. 18 October 2014.

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