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Toma Zdravković
Serbian singer (1938–1991) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tomislav "Toma" Zdravković (Serbian Cyrillic: Томислав "Тома" Здравковић; 20 November 1938[1] – 30 September 1991)[citation needed] was a Serbian singer-songwriter and recording artist.
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Birth name | Tomislav Zdravković |
Also known as | Toma |
Born | (1938-11-20)20 November 1938 Aleksinac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
Died | 30 September 1991(1991-09-30) (aged 52) Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Genres | Folk, pop-folk |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 1958–1991 |
Zdravković was an outstanding figure on the Yugoslav folk scene; a true bohemian and a poet, he lived up to his sad songs. The songs, although having the form of Serbian folk music, had the spirit of chansons. He had a characteristic baritone vocal, not too powerful but warm, resembling that of Charles Aznavour. The violin underlined the melancholic atmosphere in most songs. Most of the lyrics were written by Zdravković, devoted to unfortunate love, and love-suffering while drinking and singing in omnipresent kafanas. He was married four times.
Some of Zdravković's most renowned songs are "Prokleta nedelja" (lit. 'Cursed Sunday'), "Dotak’o sam dno života" (lit. 'I've Touched the Bottom of Life'), "Ostala je samo uspomena" (lit. 'Only a Memory Remained'), "Pustite me da živim svoj život" (lit. 'Let Me Live My Life'), "Dva smo sveta različita" (lit. 'We're Two Different Worlds') and testimonial Pesme moje (My Songs).