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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dragana Šarić |
| Also known as | Bebi Dol |
| Born | October 2, 1962 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Genre(s) | pop, rock, dance, disco |
| Occupation(s) | solo singer, performer |
| Years active | 1980-present |
| Website | http://www.bebidol.tk/ |
Bebi Dol (in the Serbian Cyrillic alphabet: Беби Дол - deliberate corruption of English Baby Doll, which she also uses in some countries to credit her records) is a Serbian female pop / rock/dance/disco singer and performer. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Socialist Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian: Социјалистичка Република Србија Socijalistička Republika Srbija) was a Socialist The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer The performing arts are those forms of Art which differ from the Plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own Body, Face and presence Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. This article is about music for dancing in general You may also be looking for Electronic dance music. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define The performing arts are those forms of Art which differ from the Plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own Body, Face and presence
Born Dragana Šarić (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгана Шарић) to a musical family - her father, Milenko, being a jazz musician - on October 2, 1962, in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Cyrillic alphabet (səˈrɪlɪk also called azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters is actually a family of Alphabets, subsets of which are used by Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. Socialist Republic of Serbia ( Serbo-Croatian: Социјалистичка Република Србија Socijalistička Republika Srbija) was a Socialist The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian:
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Career
1970s: The early years
She started her musical activity during the late 1970s, in a band called Tarkus. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. By 1979, she hooked up with media artist Goran Vejvoda, and drummer Vd (born Ivan Vdović) to form a short-lived act, named Annoda Rouge, which never recorded any official releases. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Multimedia is media and content that utilizes a combination of different content forms. Goran Vejvoda ( Serbian: Горан Вејвода Goran Vejvoda) (born 1956 in London, United Kingdom) is an English -born French A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells
1980s: Solo career takes off
She then turned to solo career and, in collaboration with Vejvoda (with whom she was also involved romantically at the time), soon released a double A-side single, "Mustafa" / "Na planeti uzdaha" ('Mustapha' / 'Sighs on the planet'), for PGP RTB, which immediately got a lot of attention. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s PGP-RTB (Full Serbian name Produkcija Gramofonskih Ploča Radio-Televizije Beograd) was a major Record label and chain Record store The A-side track, "Mustafa", an original Oriental-sounding tune, was declared Song of the Year in 1980, and Bebi Dol received an award herself as Best New Act for the same year. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s The Orient is a term which simply means the " East " It originated in Western Asia to describe that part of the world Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
Encouraged by the early success, she started working on a full length debut album that eventually appeared in 1983 as Ruže i krv ('Roses and Blood'). An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) In addition to getting the Best Debut Album of the Year award, it brought her further acclaim, as it gained exceptionally positive reviews, and good commercial reception. Other than the already well known hit "Mustafa", the additional tracks off the album that achieved sizable popularity were: "Rudi", which was later re-included on her successful full length second album, the 1995 Ritam srca, in a remixed version, called "Rudi (Se budi"), meaning 'Rudi (Wakes Up)'; the title track, "Ruže i krv"; and "Lapis lazzuli", which came along with a highly innovative videoclip, following the colourful video revolution of the 1980s. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version A title track is a Song which shares its name with the album on which it appears This page is about the visual medium for the Thai film see Video Clip (2007 film. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
Then, somewhat surprisingly, considering her popularity in SFR Yugoslavia, Bebi Dol spent a couple of years (between 1984 and 1986) in Egypt, where she took the lucrative offer for a singing engagement, in Cairo's Sheraton Hotel. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt.
In 1986, she returned home, and won the main prize at the Belgrade Music Festival known as MESAM, with a song "Insh-Allah", again inspired by Oriental culture and music, recalling the original mood of her first smash hit "Mustafa". Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. The Far East is a term often used by people in the Western world to refer to the countries of East Asia. In 1987, Bebi Dol tried a second time for another the Yugoslav National Eurovision final, with song "Zrno nežnosti" ('Pearl of Gentleness'), which took the fourth spot in national contest. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The following year, in 1988, she finished third, with "Zatvori mama prozore" ('Close the Windows, Mum'). Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) She also took part in MESAM, with song "Slatke suze ljubavi" ('Sweet Tears of Love'), and took second spot, later in 1988. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) In 1989, Bebi Dol appeared yet again at MESAM, winning third place, with a ballad, called "Kad sreća odlazi" ('When the Happiness is Gone'). Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. According to the jury, this was the best song of the Festival, and thus won the Special Prize.
1990s: Eurovision and commercial decline
The 1990s began with another try at MESAM, but this time, in the 1990 edition, she had to settle for tenth place. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) In 1991, Bebi Dol finally won the National Eurovision Contest, and went on to represent SFR Yugoslavia in Rome, with a song "Brazil". Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 She would become the very last artist to ever represent SFR Yugoslavia as a whole, which de facto ceased to exist later that year. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: However, Bebi Dol only took one point for the evening, though "Brazil" definitely deserved a higher placing, which may in fact have been just a reaction to the political situation in Yugoslavia, where a furious civil war was being fought, because back home, instead, the song became a huge hit, and the copyright was sold to Italy, Greece and Benelux countries. A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state Copyright is a legal concept enacted by Governments, giving the creator of an original work of authorship Exclusive rights to control its distribution usually for Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that includes three neighboring monarchies, '''Be'''lgium, the '''Ne'''therlands, and
After this, Bebi Dol basically left the spotlight for four years, returning in 1995, with her second full length album, Ritam srca ('The Rhythm of the Heart'). Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public The album featured a few new songs, in dance and disco rhythms, with a touch of pop rock, a couple of wonderful ballads, the MESAM song "Slatke suze ljubavi" from 1988, and the above mentioned remix called "Rudi (Se budi)", as well as the Eurofestival song "Brazil". Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version As for the latter, this appeared in its second version, re-entitled "Brazil (Bum bum bum, je je je"), the sub-title of which had been dropped, in order to participate in the 1991 International Eurofestival, because the "bum bum bum je je je" section, that was sampled, and repeatedly included, throughout the original song, from the beginning to the end, may be taken by many to recall the noise of bombs ('boom boom boom'), not to mention that the Serbian "je je je" (either meaning a form of the verb "to be" - in fact, "is" - and a simple musically nice-sounding nonsense - something similar to 'yeh yeh', as in this case) would sound like English 'yeah yeah yeah', which might be taken by some as a "yes to war". Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Anyway, dropping the subtitle and related samples surely did not help the song, since the track got no higher than the next to last position.
The most interesting moment of the 1995 album is probably represented by Bebi Dol's cover version of Madonna's "Take a Bow", which was literally translated as "Pokloni se" in Serbian. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, The Ritam srca full length work achieved significant popularity at the time, mainly promoted by its opening tune "Hajde da" ('Come on'), the single "Da Pricamo o ljubavi" ('Yes, let's talk about love') and its related videoclip, as well as the title track "Ritam srca", and one more cover version of the evergreen "Over the Rainbow", also literally translated into Serbian as "Iznad duge". This page is about the visual medium for the Thai film see Video Clip (2007 film. A title track is a Song which shares its name with the album on which it appears In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released In Botany, an Evergreen plant is a plant having leaves all year round Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, This was followed by more public inactivity, during the late 1990s, before she finally reappeared in the early 2000s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999
2000s: Partial comeback
In 2002, seven years after the huge success of Ritam srca, she finally released her long awaited third album, titled Ljuta sam ('I'm Angry'). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public However, the work was not well received, either by the critics, who had only good words for the record's production quality, or the general public, who did not love it so much. Only two tracks achieved modest radio play: "Krv, sreća, suze i znoj" ('Blood, Happiness, Tears, and Sweat') and "Smejem se" ('I'm Laughing'). Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light.
In 2003, she took part in Beovizija festival with the song "Tvrdoglava" ('Stubborn'). Winners losers and the extravagant With 75 points Toše Proeski was the first winner of Beovizija with the song Čija si, composed by Leontina Vukomanović History Serbia and Montenegro was to enter the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time in 2004 since a 12-year expulsion
In December 2006, she released a new album, this time made up of all covers, either titled Čovek rado izvan sebe živi in Serbian, and It's a man's man's man's world in English (exactly translating the former). Events in December Union Day of Romania (1 December World AIDS Day ( December 1) National Day of Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Serbian (sr-Cyrl српски језик sr-Latn ''srpski jezik'' is a South Slavic language, English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The record, which got plenty of airplay, includes new renditions of international classics in English, such as "Help" by The Beatles, "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag", "Moon River", and a beautiful version of Billy Strayhorn's "Lush Life". English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 " Papa's Got a Brand New Bag " is a song written and recorded by James Brown. " Moon River " is a song composed by Johnny Mercer (lyrics and Henry Mancini (music in 1961 for whom it won that year's Academy Award for Best William Thomas "Billy" Strayhorn ( November 29, 1915 – May 31, 1967) was an American Composer, Pianist " Lush Life " is a Jazz standard with Lyrics and music written by Billy Strayhorn from 1933 to 1938
Discography
- 1983 - Ruže i krv
- 1995 - Ritam srca
- 2002 - Ljuta sam
- 2006 - Čovek rado izvan sebe živi / It's a man's man's man's world
External links
- Bebi Dol's Website
- Dragana Saric at the Internet Movie Database
- Dosadilo mi je da me vrebaju za neku korist, Blic, April 6, 2008
| Preceded by Tajči |
Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991 |
Succeeded by Extra Nena for FR Yugoslavia |
| Pop and rock music of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia |
| Music of Yugoslavia - SFR Yugoslav pop and rock scene - Yugoslav Band Aid (YU Rock Misija) - Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest |
| Record labels |
| Jugoton - PGP RTB - Suzy Records - Diskoton - ZKP RTLJ - Jugodisk |
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