Hari Mata Hari
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 Hari Mata Hari's lead singer Hari Varešanović (right) in September 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Genres | Pop, pop rock, adult contemporary |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | Jugoton records, Croatia records, HRT2, BHRT, HAYAT TV, RTS, HI-FI Centar records, Intakt records, Diskoton records |
| Members | Hari Varešanović - vocal Izudin Kolečić - drums Adis Vuga - keyboards Dženan Selmanagić - el. guitar Lordan Muzaferija - bass guitar |
| Past members | Karlo Martinović, Nihad Voloder, Neno Jeleč, Adi Mulahalilović, Edo Mulahalilović, Miki Bodlović, Pjer Žalica, Zoran Kesić, Željko Zuber |
| Website | Official website |
Hari Mata Hari is a Bosnian
History
The band, Hari Mata Hari, has constantly changed its members. Today, the group is composed of Hari Varešanović (vocal), Izudin Izo Kolečić (drums), Lordan Muzaferija (bass guitar), Dzenan Selmanagic (electric guitar), and Adis Vuga (keyboards). Most of the Hari Mata Hari's songs are arranged by Hajrudin Varešanović. The lyrics are primarily written by Fahrudin Pecikoza - also known as Peco.
Hari grew up in the Vratnik neighborhood of Sarajevo's old town. His grandfather was one of the more well-known singers of traditional Bosnian music called sevdalinka. At the age of six, Hajrudin began to sing and learned to play the guitar. At the local cultural center, he was asked to sing, then at the age of ten he sang with the group "Omi", and later for the group "Sedam šuma". In Vratnik, Hari recorded his first song "Zašto da ne uzmem nju". (Why don't I take her) After finishing electrical school, Varešanović began to study Philosophy and attended classes of natural politics, but he never completed the courses. Music took up much of his time, as did his love of photography.
In 1979, Hari joined the group Zov with whom he recorded the hit song "Poletjela golubica sa Baščaršije." Next, Varešanović sang with the group "Ambasadori", with whom, it is said, that he matured into a professional artist. After serving his mandatory military service in the town of
1988 brought much prosperity to the group. Hari began to record for the recording company Jugoton, based in Zagreb. The album "Ja te volim najviše na svijetu" (I love you the most in the world) from 1988 sold over 300,000 copies, and carried 10 songs that are still popular (2006) - ("Igrale se delije", "Javi se", "Sedamnaest ti je godina" (You're 17) with Tatjana Matejaš-Tajči, "Naše malo misto", "Ja te volim najviše na svijetu" (I love you the most in the world), "Hej, kako si" (Hey, how are you?), "Zapleši" (Dance), "Kad dođe oktobar" (When October comes), "Ruža bez trna", "Poslednji valcer sa Dunava").
This prosperity was followed by another album called
The collapse of Yugoslavia and the wars that ensued, left a mark in Hari Mata Hari's career. In 1991, Edo Mulahalilović left the group to start his own career. In late 1991, the group releases the album Rođena si samo za mene (You were born only for me) through the recording company
In 1999, Varešanović was chosen to represent
In 2007 the group released the single: "Zar je to još od nas ostalo".
In 2009 the group released the album
Nihat Voloder left the group and he was replaced by Željko Zuber.
In 1999, the group played for seven days in Belgrade at the "Sava center".
Eurovision 2006
The lyrics of the song were written by Fahrudin Pecikoza and Dejan Ivanović with the music by Željko Joksimović. Joksimović, represented Serbia and Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 in Istanbul ("Lane moje", second place), the song was written for non-profit and was solely voluntary. The music video of "Lejla" was directed by Pjer Žalica, along with Hari and the band. It shows many old Bosnian traditions. It was recorded in several areas of Herzegovina: on the mountains of Blidinja and on the national park/lake Hutovo Blato, on Ruištu, and in the city of Mostar. The video ends with the Stari Most, the older part of the city, in the background. The song received its name through on-line voting (with 3501 votes, other name ideas were "Zar bi mogla ti drugog voljeti?" (Could you not love another?) with 660, and "Sakrivena" with 462 votes). Hari Mata Hari took 3rd place at Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with 229 points.[2]
Group Members
Current members
- Hari Varešanović - vocal
- Adis Vuga - keyboards
- Dzenan Selmanagic - guitar
- Lordan Muzaferija - bass guitar
- Izudin - Izo Kolečić - drums
Cooperation
- Dino Merlin
- Jelena Tomašević
- Elena Risteska
- Haris Džinović
- Hanka Paldum
- Sanja Ilić
- Igor Cukrov
- Zdravko Čolić
- Dragana Mirković
- Nina Badrić
- Ivana Banfić
- Tajči
- Crvena jabuka
- Kemal Monteno
Festivals
- 2002 – Croatian Radio Festival 2002
- 2003 – Croatian Radio Festival 2003
- 2003 – Split 2003
- 2004 – Croatian Radio Festival 2004
- 2009 – Croatian Radio Festival 2009 /Grand Prix Winner/
Discography
- 1984 – Zlatne kočije - Hari Varešanović's solo album
- 1985 – Skini haljinu
- 1985 – U tvojoj kosi
- 1986 – Ne bi te odbranila ni cijela Jugoslavija
- 1988 – Ja te volim najviše na svijetu
- 1989 – Volio bi' da te ne volim
- 1990 – Strah me da te volim
- 1991 – Rođena si samo za mene
- 1994 – Ostaj mi zbogom ljubavi
- 1998 – Ja nemam snage da te ne volim
- 2001 – Baš ti lijepo stoje suze
- 2002 – Ružmarin
- 2004 – Zakon jačega
- 2009 – Sreća
- 2016 – Ćilim
References
- ^ "bh final 06".
- ^ "Grand Final of Athens 2006". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
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