Mile Kitić

Mile Kitić
Миле Китић
Kitić performing in 2021
Background information
Born
Milojko Kitić

(1952-01-01) 1 January 1952
GenresFolk
OccupationSinger
Years active1974–present
Labels

Milojko "Mile" Kitić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милојко "Миле" Китић; born 1 January 1952, is a Bosnian-born Serbian folk 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.

Life and career

Kitić was born on New Year's Day, 1952, in the village of Cerani near the town of Derventa, People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia.[2] He graduated from the Traffic Technical School in Sarajevo and initially wanted to be a physical education teacher. He started singing and performing after high school.[3]

His first release was "Čija si ljubav" (Whose Love Are You) and "Ja želim da sam sunce" (I Want To Be The Sun) in 1975.[4] 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).[5] While in the group he also collaborated with fellow Yugoslav folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković.[6]

During the Bosnian War of the 1990s, he and his family fled to Belgrade.

Personal life

Kitić has two daughters from two marriages and two granddaughters from his firstborn. He resides in Belgrade and Hanover with his second wife Marta Savić, also a well-known singer; their daughter Elena Kitić is an R&B singer.[7]

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)
  • Budi moja (2001)
  • Policijo, oprosti mi (2003)
  • Zemljotres (2004)
  • Šampanjac (2005)
  • Šanker (2008)
  • Paklene godine (2012)
  • Rakija (2013)
  • Nokaut (2014)
  • Mađioničar (2017)

See also

References

  1. ^ Orhidea Gaura (23 December 2008). "Turbobiznis narodnjačkih klubova" [Turbo-business of turbo-folk clubs] (in Serbian). Nacional. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. ^ "MNOGI SE IZNENADE: Pravo ime i poreklo Mileta Kitića". novosti.rs. 11 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Mile Kitić o odrastanju: Imali smo hrane, pića, stoke, ali nisam imao dobar bicikl". bosnainfo.ba. 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Muzička apoteka: I Milojko je nekad pevao dvojke". telegraf.rs. 6 May 2019.
  5. ^ "68. rođendan Mileta Kitića: Mile "kover"". telegraf.rs. 2 January 2020.
  6. ^ Danilović, Slavica (7 May 2023). "Pjevač Mile Kitić iz Beograda za "Avaz": Sve je počelo iz Sarajeva". avaz.ba.
  7. ^ Parlov, Tomislav (16 November 2024). "Mile Kitić o pričama da skriva izvanbračno dijete: 'Pored Elene imam još jednu kćer'". scena.story.hr.