Šemsa Suljaković is a Bosnian

Bosnians

Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...

 folk singer. She was born in Maglaj

Maglaj

Maglaj is a town and municipality in Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is situated in the northern part of Bosnia-Herzegovina, in the Zenica-Doboj canton. The city lies south of the city of Doboj, the regional trade, education, culture, entertainment, and business centre. The municipality of Maglaj is one of...

, Bosnia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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Šemsa started singing in 1971 and released her first single in 1978, entitled "Otišla je ljubav s našeg kućnog praga". She has been singing since then.

When the Yugoslavian war started, Šemsa held concerts in Europe

Europe

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 and America

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 to raise money for the Bosnian

Bosnians

Bosnians are people who reside in, or come from, Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the modern state definition a Bosnian can be anyone who holds citizenship of the state. This includes, but is not limited to, members of the constituent ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Bosnian Serbs and...

people.

Šemsa's most well loved song (Što me pitaš) which has been performed at every international concert since its original recording in 1986 is considered to be one of her "golden oldies".

Discography

• Otišla je ljubav s našeg kućnog praga (1978)
• Tri pupoljka (1980)
• Verna u ljubavi (1982)
• Uzmi me majko u krilo tvoje (1983)
• Vjerna u ljubavi (1983)
• Prevareni ne vjeruju više (1984)
• Ne laži (1985)
• Što me pitaš (1986)
• Baš me briga (1987)
• Razbio si čašu (1988)
• Prođi sa mnom ispod duge (1989)
• Izdali me prijatelji (1990)
• 7,000 suza (1991)
• Vjerovala sam (1993)
• Moje vrijeme došlo je (1998)
• Ne vjerujem nikom više (2000)
• Srce sam mu svoje dala (2002)
• Teško meni bez mene (2005)
• Borim se (2007)