Bora Drljača
Bora DrljaÄa was a Serbian KrajiÅ¡nik singer, born on August 29th 1941 in the Independent State of Croatia. He was one of the most prominent folk singers in Ex-Yugoslavia.
Bora DrljaÄa | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Borislav DrljaÄa |
| Born | August 29, 1941 Donja Suvaja, Krbava-Psat County, IS Croatia |
| Genres | Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1967-2020 |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, Jugoton, Diskoton, Jugodisk, Master, Nina Trade, ZaM, Grand |
His mother was shot and killed at the age of 19 by UstaÅ¡e in 1943, when Boro was only 3 years old. His father was a partisan and hid him in GrmeÄ. He was orphaned by the war, however still excelled in school in BaÄka 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 Å to 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 LazareviÄ, and Stanojka "Äana" MitroviÄ.
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.
Discography
Many albums are self-titles. They are generally distinguished by the name of the first track.
References
| Name | Label | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Borislav DrljaÄa (Verenica) | PGP-RTB | 1973 |
| Borislav DrljaÄa (Za Ljubav Tvoju) | PGP-RTB | 1974 |
| KrajiÅ¡nici, gde Äemo na prelo | PGP-RTB | 1975 |
| Borislav DrljaÄa i Ansambl ToÅ¡e ElezoviÄa | RTV Ljubljana | 1975 |
| Ti si sve što želim | Studio B | 1976 |
| Borislav DrljaÄa (Pjevaj Mi, Pjevaj Sokole) | Diskoton | 1978 |
| Bora DrljaÄa (JoÅ¡ uvek te volim) | PGP-RTB | 1981 |
| Jugosloven | PGP-RTB | 1982 |
| Nas dvoje veže ljubav | PGP-RTB | 1984 |
| Äovjek sam iz naroda | PGP-RTB | 1985 |
| Pjevaj, srce | PGP-RTB | 1986 |
| Tjeraj mala ovce preko brega | Vojvodinakoncert | 1987 |
| Alal vera, majstore | Jugodisk | 1988 |
| Ko Äe da te Äuva | Diskoton | 1989 |
| Ko te uze, zlato moje | Jugodisk | 1990 |
| Ja sam Äovek za tebe | PGP-RTB | 1991 |
| Nedam Krajine | Master | 1993 |
| Krajino Krajino | Master | 1994 |
| Nema raja bez svog zaviÄaja | PGP-RTS | 1995 |
| Krajišnik sam ja | Nina Trade | 1996 |
| Bora DrljaÄa (Sine, sine) | ZaM | 1998 |
| RaÄa 2 | ZaM | 1999 |
| Car ostaje car | Grand | 2002 |
| Stari vuk | Grand | 2004 |
| Bora DrljaÄa (Brbljivica) | Grand | 2007 |
| Idem dalje, ne odustajem | Renome | 2010 |
