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| birth_place      = Donja Suvaja, Krbava-Psat County, IS Croatia
| birth_place      = Donja Suvaja, Krbava-Psat County, IS Croatia
| birth_name        = Borislav Drljača
| birth_name        = Borislav Drljača
| genre            = Folk
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|2020|10|11}}
| death_place      = Belgrade, Serbia
| genre            = [[Novokompovana narodna muzika|Novokompovana]]
| occupation        = Singer
| occupation        = Singer
| years_active      = 1967-2020
| years_active      = 1967-2020
| label            = PGP-RTB, Jugoton, Diskoton, Jugodisk, Master, Nina Trade, ZaM, Grand
| label            = PGP-RTB, Jugoton, Diskoton, Jugodisk, Master, Nina Trade, ZaM, Grand
}}
}}
[[Category:Artists]]
Bora Drljača was a Serbian Krajišnik singer, born on August 29th 1941 in the Independent State of Croatia. He was one of the most prominent folk singers in Ex-Yugoslavia.


His mother was shot and killed at the age of 19 by Ustaše in 1943, when Boro was only 3 years old. His father was a partisan and hid him in Grmeč. He was orphaned by the war, however still excelled in school in Bačka Topola and in Zemun. Boro started his career with EP records for PGP-RTB, which made his career take off after "Za Ljubav Tvoju" (selling gold) and "Ti Si Sve Što Želim" (selling silver). He performed in Western Europe, Australia, America, and for Serbian diasporas around the world. Boro sold over 5 million albums by his death. His death by colon cancer caused the reactions of many. The funeral was attended by the likes of Baja Mali Knindža, Goca Lazarević, and Stanojka "Ćana" Mitrović.
'''Borislav "Bora" Drljača''' (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав "Бора" Дрљача; 29th August 1941-11th October 2020), was one of the most prominent folk singers in Yugoslavia.
== Early Life==
His mother was shot and killed at the age of 19 by Ustaše in 1943, when Bora was only 3 years old. His father was a partisan and hid him in Grmeč. He was orphaned by the war, however still excelled in school in Bačka Topola and in Zemun.
==Career==
Bora started his career with EP records for PGP-RTB. His career took off following the releases of ''Za ljubav tvoju'' and ''Ti si sve što želim'' which went gold and silver respectively. He would have a prolific career producing 26 albums and performing in parts of Western Europe, Australia, America, and to the Serbian diaspora around the world. In 1997, he would receive an award from Nina Trejd CEO Željko Grujić for the album ''Krajišnik sam ja'' at Hala Borik Banja Luka. Over the course of his 53-year career, Bora's releases would cumulatively sell about 5 million copies before his passing in 2020. While some of his songs focus on being from Krajina, a majority of his work are love songs.


While some of his songs focus on being from Krajina, many of his songs are about love. Boro only made 2 patriotic albums during the 1990s, of which only 13 songs are patriotic.
==== War time career ====
During the war, Bora only made two patriotic albums of which only 13 songs are patriotic. The album ''Nedam Krajine'' features a cover of the [[Baja Mali Knindža]] song, "Ne dam Krajine" and the album ''Krajino Krajino'' features a cover of "[[Krajino, krvava haljino]]".


== Discography==
== Death ==
Many albums are self-titles. They are generally distinguished by the name of the first track.
On 11 October 2020, Bora Drljača would pass away from colon cancer at the age of 79. The funeral was attended by prominent folk figures like Baja Mali Knindža, Goca Lazarević, and Stanojka "Ćana" Mitrović.
{| class="wikitable"
==Discography==
|+Albums
Many albums are self-titled. They are generally distinguished by the name of the first track.
!Name
{{Div col|colwidth=30em|content=*''Borislav Drljača (Verenica) (1973)''
!Label
*''Borislav Drljača (Za ljubav tvoju) (1974)''
!Year
*''Krajišnici, gde ćemo na prelo(1975)''
|-
*''Borislav Drljača i ansambl Toše Elezovića (1975)''
|Borislav Drljača (Verenica)
*''Ti si sve što želim (1976)''
|PGP-RTB
*''Borislav Drljača (Pjevaj mi, pjevaj sokole) (1978)''
|1973
*''Bora Drljača (Još uvek te volim) (1981)''
|-
*''Jugosloven (1982)''
|Borislav Drljača (Za Ljubav Tvoju)
*''Nas dvoje veže ljubav (1984)''
|PGP-RTB
*''Čovjek sam iz naroda (1985)''
|1974
*''Pjevaj, srce (1986)''
|-
*''Teraj mala ovce preko brega (1987)''
|Krajišnici, gde ćemo na prelo
*''Alal vera, majstore (1988)''
|PGP-RTB
*''Ko će da te čuva (1989)''
|1975
*''Ko te uze, zlato moje (1990)''
|-
*''Ja sam čovek za tebe (1991)''
|Borislav Drljača i Ansambl Toše Elezovića
*''Nedam Krajine (1993)''
|RTV Ljubljana
*''Krajino Krajino (1994)''
|1975
*''Nema raja bez svog zavičaja (1995)''
|-
*''Krajišnik sam ja (1996)''
|Ti si sve što želim
*''Bora Drljača (Sine, sine) (1998)''
|Studio B
*''Rača 2 (1999)''
|1976
*''Car ostaje car (2002)''
|-
*''Stari vuk (2004)''
|Borislav Drljača (Pjevaj Mi, Pjevaj Sokole)
*''Bora Drljača (Brbljivica) (2007)''
|Diskoton
*''Idem dalje, ne odustajem (2010)''}}
|1978
==References==
|-
|Bora Drljača (Još uvek te volim)
|PGP-RTB
|1981
|-
|Jugosloven
|PGP-RTB
|1982
|-
|Nas dvoje veže ljubav
|PGP-RTB
|1984
|-
|Čovjek sam iz naroda
|PGP-RTB
|1985
|-
|Pjevaj, srce
|PGP-RTB
|1986
|-
|Tjeraj mala ovce preko brega
|Vojvodinakoncert
|1987
|-
|Alal vera, majstore
|Jugodisk
|1988
|-
|Ko će da te čuva
|Diskoton
|1989
|-
|Ko te uze, zlato moje
|Jugodisk
|1990
|-
|Ja sam čovek za tebe
|PGP-RTB
|1991
|-
|Nedam Krajine
|Master
|1993
|-
|Krajino Krajino
|Master
|1994
|-
|Nema raja bez svog zavičaja
|PGP-RTS
|1995
|-
|Krajišnik sam ja
|Nina Trade
|1996
|-
|Bora Drljača (Sine, sine)
|ZaM
|1998
|-
|Rača 2
|ZaM
|1999
|-
|Car ostaje car
|Grand
|2002
|-
|Stari vuk
|Grand
|2004
|-
|Bora Drljača (Brbljivica)
|Grand
|2007
|-
|Idem dalje, ne odustajem
|Renome
|2010
|-
 
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[[Category:Artists]]

Revision as of 05:25, 28 April 2024

Bora Drljača
Birth nameBorislav Drljača
Born (1941-08-29) August 29, 1941 (age 83)
Donja Suvaja, Krbava-Psat County, IS Croatia
DiedError: Need valid birth date (second date): year, month, day
Belgrade, Serbia
GenresNovokompovana
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1967-2020
LabelsPGP-RTB, Jugoton, Diskoton, Jugodisk, Master, Nina Trade, ZaM, Grand

Borislav "Bora" Drljača (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав "Бора" Дрљача; 29th August 1941-11th October 2020), was one of the most prominent folk singers in Yugoslavia.

Early Life

His mother was shot and killed at the age of 19 by Ustaše in 1943, when Bora was only 3 years old. His father was a partisan and hid him in Grmeč. He was orphaned by the war, however still excelled in school in Bačka Topola and in Zemun.

Career

Bora started his career with EP records for PGP-RTB. His career took off following the releases of Za ljubav tvoju and Ti si sve što želim which went gold and silver respectively. He would have a prolific career producing 26 albums and performing in parts of Western Europe, Australia, America, and to the Serbian diaspora around the world. In 1997, he would receive an award from Nina Trejd CEO Željko Grujić for the album Krajišnik sam ja at Hala Borik Banja Luka. Over the course of his 53-year career, Bora's releases would cumulatively sell about 5 million copies before his passing in 2020. While some of his songs focus on being from Krajina, a majority of his work are love songs.

War time career

During the war, Bora only made two patriotic albums of which only 13 songs are patriotic. The album Nedam Krajine features a cover of the Baja Mali Knindža song, "Ne dam Krajine" and the album Krajino Krajino features a cover of "Krajino, krvava haljino".

Death

On 11 October 2020, Bora Drljača would pass away from colon cancer at the age of 79. The funeral was attended by prominent folk figures like Baja Mali Knindža, Goca Lazarević, and Stanojka "Ćana" Mitrović.

Discography

Many albums are self-titled. They are generally distinguished by the name of the first track.

  • Borislav Drljača (Verenica) (1973)
  • Borislav Drljača (Za ljubav tvoju) (1974)
  • Krajišnici, gde ćemo na prelo(1975)
  • Borislav Drljača i ansambl Toše Elezovića (1975)
  • Ti si sve što želim (1976)
  • Borislav Drljača (Pjevaj mi, pjevaj sokole) (1978)
  • Bora Drljača (Još uvek te volim) (1981)
  • Jugosloven (1982)
  • Nas dvoje veže ljubav (1984)
  • Čovjek sam iz naroda (1985)
  • Pjevaj, srce (1986)
  • Teraj mala ovce preko brega (1987)
  • Alal vera, majstore (1988)
  • Ko će da te čuva (1989)
  • Ko te uze, zlato moje (1990)
  • Ja sam čovek za tebe (1991)
  • Nedam Krajine (1993)
  • Krajino Krajino (1994)
  • Nema raja bez svog zavičaja (1995)
  • Krajišnik sam ja (1996)
  • Bora Drljača (Sine, sine) (1998)
  • Rača 2 (1999)
  • Car ostaje car (2002)
  • Stari vuk (2004)
  • Bora Drljača (Brbljivica) (2007)
  • Idem dalje, ne odustajem (2010)

References

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