Halid Bešlić

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Halid Bešlić
Bešlić performing in Toronto, Canada in May 2007.
Background information
Born	November 20, 1953 (1953-11-20) (age 54)
Origin	Sokolac, Bosnia-Herzegovina (formerly Yugoslavia)
Genre(s)	Pop folk
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer
Years active	1979–present
Website	www.halid-beslic.com

Halid Bešlić (born November 20, 1953) is a folk musician and singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina who has been performing since 1979. Bešlić is enormously popular in Bosnia, the Bosnian diaspora and equally as popular in neighboring countries which made up Yugoslavia. Halid Bešlić is at the moment probably the one of the best singers in the Balkans. He is also traveling around the world entertaining thousands of people.

Bešlić was always active in music and performed at school and at his hometown cultural manifestations. After serving a mandatory stint in the Yugoslav National Army, Bešlić moved to Sarajevo and began to perform in restaurants and after several years of rising popularity he recorded his first album in 1979.

Since then Bešlić has recorded almost 20 albums and staged hundreds of concerts. During the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bešlić staged more than 500 humanitarian concerts across Europe. Even though he is getting older his music never changes. His unique sound is affected by his chain smoking.

Bešlić has earned many awards and much financial success from his singing. Among his business interests is a gas station in the outskirts of Sarajevo.