Edin Dervišhalidović (born 12 September 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFRY), stage name Dino Merlin, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is one of the most famous singer/songwriters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also popular in other countries of former Yugoslavia. Download high resolution version (498x747, 98 KB)This photo was taken on April 2004 by Z. Gafic File links The following pages link to this file: Dino Merlin User:Dbalic/images ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: , Country Entity Canton Sarajevo Canton Government  - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1]  - City 141. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia, or literary The Land of South Slavs) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article is about the music genre. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: , Country Entity Canton Sarajevo Canton Government  - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1]  - City 141. ... Capital Belgrade Language(s) Serbo-Croatian (spoken throuout the territory), Slovenian, Macedonian, Albanian, Hungarian (all official), and languages of other nationalities. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ...

Music career

Merlin Band

Edin Dervišhalidović founded the band "Merlin" in 1983 and has been its singer and songwriter since. With the "Merlin" band, he has recorded 5 studio albums: Kokuzna vremena in 1985, Teško meni sa tobom (a još teže bez tebe) in 1986, Merlin in 1987, Nešto lijepo treba da se desi in 1989, and Peta strana svijeta in 1990.

Solo career

Dervišhalidović began his solo career under the name 'Dino Merlin' in 1991, and recorded four studio albums: Moja bogda sna in 1993, Fotografija in 1995, Sredinom in 2000, Burek in 2004 and 2 live albums, Vječna vatra in 1999 and Live Koševo 2004 in 2005.

Dino Merlin wrote the first anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina called Jedna si, jedina. He has also taken part in Eurovision Song Contests, in Dublin in 1993 (Dino is the writter of Sva bol svijeta) and in Jerusalem in 1999 (singing Putnici with Beatrice, a French singer). Dino Merlin has also taken part in other big European festivals, such as Copenhagen in 1996 and Turkovision in 1997. His tour promoting his Sredinom album, which was released in 2000, included over 200 concerts, with a spectacular performance at the Koševo Olympic Stadium in Sarajevo, in front of an audience of about 80,000. The 'Sredinom' album was the top-selling album in Bosnia and Herzegovina and sold in all of the countries that were once part of former Yugoslavia. The National Anthem of Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1992 - 1998. ... Eurovision redirects here. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1993 was the 38th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 15, 1993 in Millstreet, Republic of Ireland. ... Sva Bol Svijeta (English translation: All The Pain In The World) was the Bosnia and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993, performed in Bosnian by Fazla. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on May 29, 1999 in Jerusalem. ... Putnici (English translation: Travellers) was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999, performed in Bosnian and French (the first time that Bosnia had not entered a song entirely in Bosnian) by Dino and Béatrice. ... Beatrice (pronounced bee-a-tris or in Italian bay-a-tree-chay) is a name derived from the Latin name Beatrix. ... For other uses, see Copenhagen (disambiguation). ... KoÅ¡evo is the home stadium of FK Sarajevo. ... Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo) Coordinates: , Country Entity Canton Sarajevo Canton Government  - Mayor Semiha Borovac (SDA) Area [1]  - City 141. ...

Burek Album

Dino Merlin's current album is Burek, which was released in 2004. The album is still being sold throughout former Yugoslavia and other countries. Two popular songs from that album are: Burek and Supermen.

Discography

Merlin band

• Kokuzna vremena (1985)
• Teško meni sa tobom (a još teže bez tebe) (1986)
• Merlin (1987)
• Nešto lijepo treba da se desi (1989)
• Peta strana svijeta (1990)

Nešto lijepo treba da se desi is the fourth album released by Dino Merlin and the Merlin band. ...

Solo career

• Moja bogda sna (1993)
• Fotografija (1995)
• Vječna vatra (1999) - live album
• Sredinom (2000)
• Burek (2004)
• Live Koševo 2004 (2005) - live album

Vječna vatra released in 1999 is the first live album by the Sarajevo pop singer Dino Merlin. ... Sredinom is an album that was released in 2000 by Bosnian pop singer Dino Merlin. ... Burek is an album by the Bosnian pop singer Dino Merlin. ... Live Koševo 2004 was released in 2005 and is the most recent album by Bosnian pop-singer Dino Merlin. ...

Compilations

• Balade (1995) - with the Merlin band
• Najljepše pjesme (1995) - with the Merlin band
• Rest of the Best (1995) - with the Merlin band
• The Best of Dino Merlin (2001)

Najljepše pjesme is a compilation album of Dino Merlin with the Merlin band as well. ...

External links

• Main official website
• Secondary official website #1
• Secondary official website #2
• Dino Merlin's Videos (Balkan Music Video Blog)