Branka Sovrlić


Branka Sovrlić is a Bosnian/Serbian folk singer.

Early life and education

Sovrlić's father served in the military, and during Sovrlić's childhood, the family moved first to Skopje, then to Niš, Serbia, when she was ten. She learned martial arts while attending high school in Niš. She later lived in Belgrade.

Career

Sovrlić began her musical career in 1984, when she performed at the MESAM in Belgrade, singing Trebaš mi, "I need you". She also released her first album, Treba mi, that year. She has recorded more than 15 albums. Her most notable hits are Bilo bi dobro, A tebe nema, Lido Lido Lidija, and Nemoj da me moliš šta ti je. She also performed at the Belgrade International Music Fair in 1990, and in 1996. As well as her singing, she was known for her long blonde hair and provocative dress style. In October 2011, she performed at the "Volim devedesete" concert at the Štark Arena. Sovrlić is also a skilled interpreter of sevdalinka.

Personal life

She has been married to restaurateur and former music producer Sadik Pašić Paja since 1984. Since the mid-2000s, they lived between Belgrade, Serbia and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they run two restaurants.

Discography

  • 1984 - Treba mi
  • 1985 - Mazo moja
  • 1986 - 100 godina
  • 1987 - I bez tebe živeti mogu
  • 1989 - Dođi još jednom
  • 1990 - Ti se ni boga ne bojiš
  • 1991 - Ludo srce
  • 1993 - Najdraži moj
  • 1994 - Mazo mazo
  • 1995 - Medu moj, šečeru
  • 1996 - Tebe nema
  • 1998 - Crna vila
  • 2002 - Osveta
  • 2005 - Opasna žena
  • 2011 - ''Urnebes''