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Zumreta Midžić , known by her stage name Zuzi Zu , is a popular singer from Sarajevo born in Velika Kladuša, Bosnia and Herzegovina. ==Biography== Zuzi Zu developed two parallel and separated careers. She graduated with Bachelor of Economics, from University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Economics. After the graduation she found employment in Government of Socialistic Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina – Department for planning of economic development as an adviser for tourism and trade. She is continued her academic career and she granted at The Institute of Social Studies〔http://www.iss.nl〕 in The Hague,〔http://www.denhaag.nl〕 Netherlands. At the same time she was studying economics, she also attended Sarajevo's Secondary Music School – Department of solo singing and after a while she became a member of the prestigious Choir of Radio Television of Sarajevo. It was a time of so-called "Golden Age of Sarajevo's pop music". The Yugoslav musical scene was dominated by rock bands "Indexi" (Indexes), "Bijelo dugme" (White button), singer Zdravko Čolić, and famous Sarajevo's musical Festival "Vaš šlager sezone" (Your Hit of The Season). Julio Marić, conductor of the Choir noticed her unique voice end selected her to sing backing vocals for the aforementioned Festival. After that she participated as a backing vocalist, alongside young singer Gordana Ivandić in the Great Yugoslav Tour of "Indexi" and Zdravko Čolić. Later these two ladies formed disco duo "Rok Hotel" (Rock Hotel) and released single "Disco/Blue jeans".〔http://www.discogs.com/Rok-Hotel-Disko-Blue-Jeans/release/2624288〕 After disintegration of “Rok Hotel” this duo joined male singer Mirza Alijagić and formed disco group "Mirzino jato" (Mirza's Flock).〔http://www.discogs.com/artist/502655-Mirzino-Jato〕 The period from 1979 to 1982, while she was a member of the group, was marked with some of the greatest Yugoslav disco hits such as “Apsolutno tvoj” (Absolutely Yours),〔http://www.discogs.com/Mirzino-Jato-Apsolutno-Tvoj-Pada-Sneg/master/471037〕 “Normalna stvar” (Normal Thing),〔http://www.discogs.com/Mirzino-Jato-Normalna-Stvar/release/665244〕 “Charter Flight” etc. In the midst of eighties she’s began cooperation with “Bijelo dugme", the greatest rock group of former Yugoslavia. She sang backing vocals on the album "Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo" (Spit and Sing My Yugoslavia)〔http://www.discogs.com/Bijelo-Dugme-Pljuni-I-Zapjevaj-Moja-Jugoslavijo/master/44498〕 and participated on subsequently eponymous Yugoslav Tour of the group.〔http://www.discogs.com/Bijelo-Dugme-Mramor-Kamen-I-%C5%BDeljezo/master/44504〕 During all these years Zuzi Zu also performed old folk songs called ''sevdalinke'' , and recorded twenty of them for Musical Production of Sarajevo's Radio and Television. Her interpretations of sevdalinke were highly appraised by most famous performers of these songs such as late Himzo Polovina, late Safet Isović and late Omer Pobrić. With last two she went on couple of tours all-round West Germany and Austria. In the year 1991 she recorded her first solo album "Noćas ja ludujem" (Tonight I'm fooling around).〔http://www.discogs.com/artist/Zumreta+Mid%C5%BEi%C4%87〕 The author of all songs was Milić Vukašinović Mića famous composer of rock and folk songs. The winds of Yugoslav war broke her two careers and brought her, first, to Italy and then to Netherlands. In Italy she sang sevdalinke in the prestigious Turin's Folk Club and in the year 1993 she participated at famous Genoa's Mediterranean Festival. In Netherlands she has cooperated with Amsterdam's gipsy orchestra Ogto Gadje and in the year 2002 they recorded joint CD "Ogto Gadje II". There she sang four famous gipsy songs. 2005 she returned to Sarajevo. There she joined the band formed by Željko Bebek, Mladen Vojičić Tifa and Alen Islamović, the three former singers of "Bijelo dugme". Next four years under the name "Kad sam bio bijelo dugme" (When I was white button) band was touring all-around Europe and countries of Balkan region. Zuzi Zu was preparing nearly 5 years her second solo album. So far she recorded 18 songs: “Vatra”, "Trepavica", "Čičak", "Plava banana", "San o ljubavi", "Ederlezi”, “Ružica si bila”, “Žena istoka”, “Reanimacija”, "Morska pjena", “Where Love Has Gone”, “Dove l’amore”, “Trag ljubavi”, “Waar ben je gebleven”, “Delija”, "Lutka od gume", "Imal jada k'o kad akšam pada" and "Uspavanka". The standalone CD named "Vatra" consisted of 10 tracks, of which six singles already has videos and they are: "Vatra", "San o ljubavi", "Morska pjena", "Ederlezi", "Trag ljubavi" and "Delija". Collaborators on CD audio tracs and videos are Studio Kobac, Studio Futa Radulović and Dejan Miličević from Belgrade. Than Studio Al, Studio Tempo from Sarajevo and Invenio Films from Bijeljina. Zuzi Zu appears as an author, singer, producer and stylist. She participated in the Tv Pink reality of Farma 5 in 2013. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Zuzi Zu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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