Hanka Paldum

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Hanka Paldum (born 28 April 1956) is a Bosnian folk singer. She is most known for her sevdalinka work and her record label Sarajevo Disk. Her music is still widely known in ex-Yugoslavia and modern day Bosnia.

Hanka Paldum
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Background information
Born (1956-04-28) April 28, 1956 (age 68)
Čajniče, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia
GenresSevdalinka, Folk
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1972-present
LabelsSarajevo Disk, RTVL, Diskos, Jugodisk, Croatia Records, Gold Music, Nimfa Sound

Early life

Hanka Paldum was born on 28 April 1956 in Čajnice, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). At 7 years old she moved to Sarajevo and began singing in her school's choir in first grade. At the age of twelve she would start

Career

Hanka Paldum released her debut album Voljela sam oči nevjerne (In English: I loved Unfaithful Eyes) On February 13th 1974, When she was only 17 years old. The cassette is still very common, and songs from it can be found on several CD re-releases of Hanka Paldum's albums.

During the breakup of Yugoslavia, and particularly the Bosnian war, she spent her time living in Sarajevo[1], where she produced a war tape called "Sarajevo Heroj Grad" with Embex, though she has never publicly acknowledged the existence of the album since the war. She was also seen on a video singing a song only known as "Patriotska Liga".

Discography

Albums

  • Hanka Paldum (1975)
  • Srebro i zlato (1979)
  • Sjajna zvijezdo (1980)
  • Čežnja (1980)
  • Sanjam (1982)
  • Dobro došli prijatelji (1983)
  • Tebi ljubav (1984)
  • Nema kajanja (1985)
  • Bolno srce (1986)
  • Gdje si dušo (1988)
  • Kani suzo izdajice (1989)
  • Vjetrovi tuge (1990)
  • Uzalud behari mirišu (1992)
  • Sarajevo heroj grad (1993)
  • Stežem srce (1995)
  • Nek' je od srca (1999)
  • Hanka Paldum (2001)
  • S' kim si - Takav si (2003)
  • Žena kao žena (2006)
  • Sevdah je ljubav (2008)
  • Što svaka žena sanja (2013)

Singles

  • Burmu ću tvoju nositi (1973)
  • Sve sam tebi dala (1974)
  • Vrbas (1974)
  • Još te volim / Živim za nas dvoje (1975)
  • Hanka Paldum (1975)
  • Ja te pjesmom zovem (1975)
  • Ljubav bih ti dala / Starim putem povratka nam nema (1976)
  • Rastasmo se bez pozdrava / Vojnik na straži (1976)
  • Hanka (1977)
  • Dosta je bilo ljubavi / Ti si mi sve (1978)
  • Voljela sam, voljela (1979)
  • Odreću se i srebra i zlata / Sreću, idi potraži (1979)
  • Kamo sreće da ga nisam srela (1981)
  • Ja te volim / Nikog nema, pomoć kad ti treba (1982)

Compilations

  • Najljepše pjesme
  • Hanka i Miroslav
  • Hitovi (1985)
  • Hanka (1991)
  • Najljepše pjesme iz umjetničke radionice (1992)
  • Hit pesme
  • Kraljica folka 1
  • Kraljica folka 2
  • Kraljica folka 3
  • Iz kulturne baštine 1 (2002)
  • 34 najljepše pjesme
  • Hanka, Goca, Zlata
  • Pesme koje smo voleli No 3 (2009)
  • Zlatna kolekcija (2012)

Video

  • Hanka Paldum i prijatelji (2006)

References