Zekerijah Đezić Explained

Zekerijah Đezić
Alias:	Đeza
Birth Date:	14 November 1937
Birth Place:	Janja, Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Death Place:	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Restingplace:	Alifakovac cemetery, Sarajevo
Years Active:	1960–96
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Zekerijah Đezić (14 November 1937 – 17 October 2002) was a Bosnian folk singer. In 1964, Đezić became the first citizen of Tuzla to have their voice recorded on a gramophone record with the release of his first song "Tuzlanka se Sarajkama hvali" (The Tuzla Girl Brags to the Sarajevo Girls).^[1] He was posthumously awarded the Davorin award in 2003.

Early life

Đezić was born into a Bosniak family in Janja, near Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. His mother Hanifa died in February 1965.

Career

Before striking a record deal with Jugoton, Zekerijah worked as a hotel singer in Tuzla, Bijeljina and Zagreb. He relocated to Sarajevo in 1959, singing in hotels for a few months before moving back to Tuzla in March 1960 and signing with Radio Tuzla.

He retired on 25 April 1996.

Death

Zekerijah Đezić died on 17 October 2002 after a prolonged illness. He is buried at the Alifakovac cemetery in Sarajevo.

Discography

Studio albums

• Dođi, pjesmo moja (1974)^[2]

EP's and singles

• Razbole se care Sulejmane (1964)^[3]
• Razbolje se šimšir list (1966) with Narodni Orkestar Žarka Milanovića^[4]
• Splavar sa Drine (1967)^[5]
• Među nama svršeno je sve (1968)^[6]
• Vojnička pesma (1969)^[7]
• Ne plači jedina / Banja Luka (1970) with Ansambl Spase Beraka^[8]
• Nemoj nikad reći zbogom (1970)^[9]
• Puknite strune (1971)^[10]
• Od Sarajki ljepših žena nema (1972)^[11]
• Volimo se svi (1972)^[12]
• Dođi pjesmo moja (1973)^[13]
• Druže stari (1973)^[14]

External links

• Zekerijah Đezić discography at Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Na današnji dan 14.11. rođen je Zekerijah Đezić jedan od najistaknutijih interpretatora sevdalinke. Sigma. 14 November 2013. 18 November 2014.
2. Web site: Dođi, pjesmo moja. Discogs. 1974. 18 November 2014.
3. Web site: Razbole se care Sulejmane. Discogs. 1964. 18 November 2014.
4. Web site: Razbolje se šimšir list. Discogs. 1966. 18 November 2014.
5. Web site: Splavar sa Drine. Discogs. November 1967. 18 November 2014.
6. Web site: Među nama svršeno je sve. Discogs. 1968. 18 November 2014.
7. Web site: Vojnička pesma. Discogs. 1969. 18 November 2014.
8. Web site: Ne plači jedina / Banja Luka. Discogs. 1970. 18 November 2014.
9. Web site: Nemoj nikad reći zbogom. Discogs. 1970. 18 November 2014.
10. Web site: Puknite strune. Discogs. 1971. 18 November 2014.
11. Web site: Od Sarajki ljepših žena nema. Discogs. 1972. 18 November 2014.
12. Web site: Volimo se svi. Discogs. 1972. 18 November 2014.
13. Web site: Dođi pjesmo moja. Discogs. 1973. 18 November 2014.
14. Web site: Druže stari. Discogs. February 1973. 18 November 2014.