| Hari Mata Hari | |
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| Origin | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
| Genre(s) | Pop rock |
| Years active | 1985 to present |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Hari Varešanović - vocal Izudin Kolečić - percussion Karlo Martinović - solo guitar Nihad Voloder - rhythm guitar |
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| Former members | |
| Željko Zuber, Neno Jeleč, Adi Mulahalilović, Edo Mulahalilović, Miki Bodlović, Pjer Žalica, Zoran Kesić | |
Hari Mata Hari is a popular music band from Bosnia and Herzegovina. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian 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 rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović (born January 16, 1961 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, now Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a famous and popular Adi Mulahalilović (born November 2, 1967, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a composer and producer Edo Mulahalilović (born March 23, 1964 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a songwriter and producer Pjer Žalica is a Bosnian film director born in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) in 1964. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan Hari Mata Hari is the stage name for the singer Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović. Hajrudin "Hari" Varešanović (born January 16, 1961 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, now Bosnia-Herzegovina) is a famous and popular The group originated from the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The group has performed over 1,000 concerts and sold 5,000,000 albums to date. Their songs are among the most famous and popular love ballads in the former Yugoslav era. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Hari Mata Hari was the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 held in Athens, Greece. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
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The Group
The band, Hari Mata Hari, has constantly changed its members. Today, the group is composed of Hajrudin Varešanović (vocal), Izudin Izo Kolečić (percussion), Karlo Martinović (solo guitar, background vocal), and Nihad Voloder (bass guitar, background vocal). Most of the Hari Mata Hari's songs are arranged by Hajrudin Varešanović. The lyrics are primarily written by Fahrudin Pecikoza - also known as Peco.
Hari grew up in the Vratnik neighborhood of Sarajevo's old town. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with His grandfather was one of the more well-known singers of traditional Bosnian Music called Sevdalinke. Sevdalinka is a traditional genre of Folk music originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the age of six, Hajrudin began to sing and learned to play the guitar. At the local cultural center, he was asked to sing, then at the age of ten he sang with the group sastavu "Omi", and later for the group "Sedam šuma". In Vratnik, Hari recorded his first song "Zašto da ne uzmem nju. (Why don't I take her)" After finishing electrical school, Varešanović began to study Philosophy and attended classes of natural politics, but he never completed the courses. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Music took up much of his time, as did his love of photography. Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing
In 1979, Hari joined the group "Zov" with whom he recorded the hit song "Poletjela golubica sa Baščaršije. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) " The song is still very popular. Next, Varešanović sang with the group "Ambasadori", with whom, it is said, that he matured into a professional artist. After his serving mandatory military service in the town of Niš, he appeared on the music scene by himself releasing the (1984) album "Zlatne Kočije. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) " In September of 1985, Hari Varešanović together with the group members of "Baobab", Izo Kolečić, Edo Mulahalilović, Pjer Žalica, and Zoran Kesić won the festival Nove nade, nove snage (New hopes, new strengths)', and created the musical group "Hari Mata Hari. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) " That same year, the the new group announced the release of their new album "U tvojoj kosi. (In your hair)" In 1986, Pjer Žalica "Badžo" and Zoran Kesić leave the group. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) They are replaced by pianist Adi Mulihalilović and bass player Neno Jeleč, who will eventuallz be replaced by Željko Zuber. Their album of 1986, Ne bi te odbranila ni cijela Jugoslavija, (Not even all of Yugoslavia could defend you) was voted as the best album of the year, and theJugovision, national competition for the Eurovision announced them as the candidate for Yugoslavia. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Hari Mata Hari, in 1986, received fifth place for the song "U tvojoj kosi (In your hair)," and fourteenth place for the song "Nebeska kraljica" in 1987 in Belgrade. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia.
1988 brought much prosperity to the group. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Hari began to record for the recording company Jugoton, based in Zagreb. Jugoton was the largest Record label and chain Record store in the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia based in Zagreb Zagreb (ˈzɑːgrɛb is the Capital and the largest city of Croatia. The album "Ja te volim najviše na svijetu (I love you the most in the world)" from 1988 sold over 300,000 copies, and carried 10 songs that are still popular (2006) - (Igrale se delije, Javi se, Sedamnaest ti je godina (You're 17) with Tatjana Matejaš-Tajči, Naše malo misto, Ja te volim najviše na svijetu (I love you the most in the world), Hej, kako si (Hey, how are you?), Zapleši (Dance), Kad dođe oktobar (When October comes), Ruža bez trna, Poslednji valcer sa Dunava). Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This prosperity was followed by another great album called "Volio bih da te ne volim (I wish I didn't love you)", which sold over 500,000 copies - (Svi moji drumovi, Na more dođite (Come to the sea), Što je bilo bilo je, Pazi šta radiš (Careful what you do) with Matejaš-Tajči). Then in 1990, Hari Mata Hari releases another album called "Strah me da te ne volim (I'm afraid not to love you)". Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) This album sold over 700,000 copies - (Prsten i zlatni lanac (Ring and a golden necklace), Otkud ti k'o sudbina, Ostavi suze za kraj, Daj još jednom da čujem ti glas, Nek' nebo nam sudi).
The collapse of Yugoslavia and the wars that ensued, left a mark in Hari Mata Hari's career. In 1994, the group releases the album "Rođena si samo za mene (You were born only for me)" through the recording company Diskoton, located in Sarajevo. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Diskoton was a major Record label based in Sarajevo, TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with Some of the songs from the album are: Ja ne pijem with Haris Džinović, Nije za te bekrija, Nije zima što je zima, that had solid sales and success. Haris Džinović (born 26 September 1951 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia With that album, most activity stopped, due to the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan In late 1994, the group release another album, while they were refugees in Germany. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The album was called "Ostaj mi zbogom ljubavi" - Bilo je lijepo dok je trajalo (It was beautiful while it lasted), Ti si mi droga (You're my drug), Ja sam kriv što sam živ, te obrada pesme Poletjela golubica (The dove flew) with Halid Bešlić. Halid Bešlić (born November 20 1953) is a folk musician and singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina who has been performing since 1979 Those albums were made by only Hari i Izo, the rest of the group would not reunite until 1997-1998. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The group was composed of (including Hari and Izo) Karlo Martinović, Miki Bodlović, Adi Mulihalilović, and Emir Mehić. They returned to the music scene with a greatest hits album called "Ja nemam snage da te ne volim (I don't have the strength to not love you)". It was released in 1998 - (Ne lomi me, Emina, Ja nemam snage da te ne volim (I don't have the strength to not love you), Gdje li si sada ljubavi (Where are you now love?), U pomoć). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)
In 1999 Hari Varešanović was chosen to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina for Eurovision. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan However, he was disqualified due to an issue with the song's status. Hari sold the song "Starac i more (The old man and the sea)" to Finland in 1997 and Finnish artist Janne Hurme recorded that song in Finnish, named "Sydänveri" (Finnish for "Heart Blood"). Dino Merlin, who was the runner up, was sent to Eurovision instead and received seventh place. Edin Dervišhalidović (born 12 September 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFRY) stage name Dino Merlin, is a Hari, together with Hanka Paldum, recorded the duet "Crni snijeg (Black snow)" in 2001. Hanka Paldum (born 28 April 1956 in Čajniče, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a popular folk and Sevdah Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. That same year (2001) the album "Baš ti lijepo stoje suze" came out with a few hit songs - (Kao domine (Like dominoes), Zjenico oka moga, Baš ti lijepo stoje suze). Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. In 2002 with the song "Ružmarin (Rosemary)", that became an instant hit. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Hari Mata Hari was one of the six finalists in the Croatian Radio Festival and represented Bosnia and Herzegovina for the OGAE in France. The Croatian Radio Festival (natively Hrvatski Radijski Festival, abbreviation HRF) is a Music festival held annually in Croatia. Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Latin script: Bosna i Hercegovina, Cyrillic script: Босна и Херцеговина is a country on the Balkan OGAE ( French: Organisation générale des Amateurs de l'Eurovision is the international fan club of the Eurovision Song Contest. Also, in 2002 Hari Mata Hari won the first "Davorin" song of the year award, for the song "Kao Domine (Like dominoes). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. " the music for the song was written by Miki Bodlović and Hari Varešanović, with lyrics by Fahrudin Pecikoza. Then in 2003 Hari's song "Idi", brings him to the seventh Croatian Radio Festival with the song "Navodno" with Ivana Banfić. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. He then goes to the Splitski festival. After Hari's small concerts in Balkan, Europe, and Australia, the group begins to record a new album. Franjo Valentić, Hari's long time friend joins the group, while Miki Bodlović leaves the group to start his own career in U. S. At the eighth Hrvatski radiski festival the group competed with the song "Nema čega nema". At the Splitski festival the group entered the competition with the song "Zakon jačega (Law of the strong)" recorded with Bosnian superstar singer Kemal Monteno. Kemal Monteno (born September 17, 1948 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a popular Bosnian Singer-songwriter Later that year the group released another album under the name of the song "Zakon jačega", for Sarajevo's Diskoton, Zagreb's Croatia Records, and Belgrade's Haj-faj centar. Diskoton was a major Record label based in Sarajevo, Croatia Records (in Croatian language: Kroacija Rekords full company name Croatia Records - hrvatska naklada zvuka i slike dioničko društvo is the largest major
PBSBiH, through a public on-line voting system, Hari Mata Hari was chosen as the Bosnian representative for Eurovision. BHRT redirects here Other uses of BHRT include Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy. BH Eurosong gave the name "Vrijeme je za Bosnu i Hercegovinu (It's time for Bosnia-Herzegovina)", and the song was described as Bosnia's Romeo and Juliet. The first time the song was aired to the public was on May 5, 2006 on a special live evening celebration held by "BH Eurosong 06" in Sarajevo's theater. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hari sang the song for the first time in public and received a standing ovation. Six days later, Hari sang the song at his first stage appearance in Belgrade on the final evening of Evropesma 2006. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. The song "Lejla" is a powerful love ballad about far away love. " Lejla " was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, performed in the country's native language by Hari Mata Hari It uses styles of sevdah and local traditional instruments. Sevdalinka is a traditional genre of Folk music originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. The female name Lejla is a traditional Arab name. Eric Clapton and ZZ Top both used the name Leyla in their songs. Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE (born 30 March 1945 is an English Blues-rock Guitarist, singer Songwriter and Composer ZZ Top (ˌziːziːˈtɒp is an American rock band formed in late 1969 in Houston Texas. It is said the title refers to a popular Bosnian song from 1981, when a song called "Lejla" was the Yugoslavian entry to the Eurovision Songcontest. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 It was sung by Bosnian artist Seid Memić Vajta and reached 15th place in Dublin. Seid Memić "Vajta" is a Bosnian singer and the vocalist for the Yugoslavian rock band Teška industrija. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
The lyrics of the song were written by Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanović with the music by Željko Joksimović. Joksimović, represented Serbia and Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul ("Lane moje", second place), the song was written for non-profit and was solely voluntary. The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, the 49th in the series was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with the final on 15 Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey The music video of "Lejla" was directed by Pjer Žalica, along with Hari and the band. It shows many old Bosnian traditions. This is page about Bosnians (as citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina) It was recorded in several areas of Herzegovina: on the mountains of Blidinja and on the national park/lake Hutovo Blato, on Ruištu, and in the beautiful city of Mostar. Hutovo Blato is a Nature park and Bird Reserve located in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Demographics 1971 Croats - 37782 (396% Bosniaks ( ie Bosnian Muslims - 33645 (36 The video ends with the Stari Most, the older part of the city, in the background. Stari Most ( English translation "The Old Bridge" is a 16th century Turkish Bridge in the city of Mostar, Bosnia and The song received its name through on-line voting (with 3501 votes, other name ideas were "Zar bi mogla ti drugog voljeti (Could you not love another?)" with 660, and "Sakrivena" with 462 votes).
Even with huge concerts in Sarajevo's "Skenderija" and "Zetra", Hari Mata Hari never has any problems filling up concerts wherever they go in the former Yugoslavia areas. TemplateInfobox City for more fields--> Sarajevo is the Capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with In 1999, the group played for seven days in Belgrade at the "Sava center". Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia.
Hari Mata Hari continues to be one of the most well-known, popular and respected Bosnian musical groups of all time.
Hari Mata Hari took 3rd place at Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with 229 points. The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on the
Group Members
Current members
- Hari (Hajrudin) Varešanović - vocal
- Izudin Kolečić - percussion
- Karlo Martinović - solo guitar
- Nihad Voloder - rhythm guitar
Former Members
- Željko Zuber
- Neno Jeleč
- Adi Mulahalilović
- Edo Mulahalilović
- Miki Bodlović
- Pjer Žalica
- Zoran Kesić
Festivals
- 2002 - Croatian Radio Festival 2002
- 2003 - Croatian Radio Festival 2003
- 2003 - Split 2003
- 2004 - Croatian Radio Festival 2004
- 2007 - Croatian Radio Festival 2007
Discography
- 1985 - U tvojoj kosi (In Your Hair)
- 1986 - Ne bi te odbranila ni cijela Jugoslavija (Not Even the Whole Yugoslavia Could Defend You)
- 1988 - Ja te volim najviše na svijetu (I Love You Most in the World)
- 1990 - Volio bi' da te ne volim (I Wish I Did Not Love You)
- 1991 - Strah me da te Volim (I'm Afraid To Love You)
- 1992 - Rođena si samo za mene (You Were Born Only For Me)
- 1994 - Ostaj mi zbogom ljubavi (Stay Well, Love)
- 1998 - Ja nemam snage da te ne volim (I Don't Have the Strength Not To Love You)
- 2002 - Baš ti lijepo stoje Suze (Tears Fit You Well)
- 2004 - Zakon jačega (The Law of the Strongest)
See also
External links
- Official website of Hari Mata Hari (Bosnian)
- Eurovision information on Hari Mata Hari (English)
- Bosnian Eurovision website (Bosnian)
- Hari Mata Hari fan page (Bosnian)
- Hari Mata Hari Mp3ovi
| 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 |
| Preceded by Feminnem |
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 |
Succeeded by Marija Šestić |
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