Toma Zdravković
Tomislav "Toma" Zdravković ( sk. Kyr. : Томислав "Тома" Здравковић, * 20th November 1938 in Pecenjevce in Leskovac ; † 30th September 1991 in Belgrade ) was a Yugoslav folk singer.
Life
Toma Zdravković was a well-known figure in the Serbian folk scene; he was a poet and known for his sad songs. His songs were in the form of Serbian folk music and chansons . He had a characteristic voice, not very powerful, but warm, resembling Charles Aznavour's singing . The violin underlined the melancholy atmosphere in most of the songs. He often wrote the lyrics himself, devoted to an unhappy love or lovesickness , while he often sang in kafanen (Serbian pubs). He married four times, but only moved in with Gordana, his fourth wife, in the last few years of his life.
Known songs
- Smeker ( charmer )
- Prokleta je ova nedelja ( Curse this Sunday )
- Dotak'o sam dno života ( I touched the bottom of life )
- Pesme moje ( My songs )
- Ostala je samo uspomena ( only the memory remains )
- Pustite me da živim svoj život ( Let me live my life )
- Tužno leto ( Sad Summer )
- Yes nemam prava ( I have no rights )
- Žena je plakala ( A woman cried )
- Ostao sam sam ( I was left alone )
- Plakala ever ( she cried )
- Pusti me da živim ( let me live )
- Dal 'je moguće ( Is it possible? )
- Žena prijatelja mog ( My friend's wife )
- Rastajemo se mi ( We part )
- Kafana je moja sudbina ( The pub is my destiny )
- Sliku tvoju ljubim ( I kiss your picture )
- "Kaze meni Kaze meni" ("she tells me she tells me")
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zdravković, Toma |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Здравковић, Тома (in Cyrillic characters) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Yugoslav folk singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pecenjevce near Leskovac |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 30, 1991 |
| Place of death | Belgrade |