Sofka Nikolić
Sofka Nikolić (
Biography
She started to sing as a minor at local fairs and events and she later went on to sing in
Her major concerts were in the 1920s, after which she moved to Belgrade and married fellow musician Paja Nikolić.[4] His orchestra was a regular on Nikolić's concert tours, including a number of concerts abroad in Sofia, Berlin, Prague, Moscow, Vienna, Budapest, Madrid, London, Rome and Paris.[5] Sofka Nikolić's musical adaptations of folk poems and original compositions attracted a large number fans. Her songs was praised by Josephine Baker,[6] Aleksa Šantić, Branislav Nušić and other famous artists.
Nikolić had one daughter who died in an accident in 1936, after which Nikolić retired from public life.[7]
A street in Bijeljina is named after her.[8]
Selected singles
- Ali paša na Hercegovini
- Cojle, Manojle
- Kolika je Jahorina planina
- Kad bi znala, dilber Stano
- Moj dilbere
- Čuješ seko
- Igrali se vrani konji
- Ja nabacih udicu
- Lijepa li je u Alage ljuba
- Zapevala bulbul ptica
- Zone, mori Zone
- Zulfe, mori Zulfe
- Od kako je Banja Luka postala
- Oj Boga ti, siva ptico sokole
- Sagradiću šajku
- Svu noć mlada
- Uzmi sine Stanu
- Tri put ti čuknam
- Po mesečini, kraj šimšira
References
- ^ Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Uz njene pesme Šantić je plakao, a Nušić ostajao bez para". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ M.K. (2018-02-20). "Muzikolog iz Borče priprema biografiju Sofke Nikolić". www.lobi-info.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ M.K. (2018-02-20). "Muzikolog iz Borče priprema biografiju Sofke Nikolić". www.lobi-info.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "Buran život Sofke Nikolić". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ Несторивић, Тихомир (2008-07-04). "Софка почива у гробу без биљега". Glas Srpske (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "Vreme - Narodna muzika – Pet najvećih srpskih pevača: Koliko toga stane u jedan ljudski glas". www.vreme.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ "Sofka Nikolić". www.bijeljinaturizam.com. Retrieved 2019-07-27.
- ^ Srna (2019-04-23). "Srpska pjevačica Sofka Nikolić dobija mural u Bijeljini". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved 2019-07-27.