Zdravko Čolić

Zdravko Čolić
Čolić performing in 2007
Born (1951-05-30) 30 May 1951
Other namesČola, Zdravko, Dravco
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active1967–present
Spouse
Aleksandra Aleksić
(m. 2001)
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Labels

Zdravko Čolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Здравко Чолић, pronounced [zdrǎːv̞.kɔ̝ t͡ʃɔ̝̌ː.lit͡ɕ]; born 30 May 1951) is a Bosnian-Serbian[a] pop singer and widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. Favourably compared to Paul McCartney and Tom Jones by music critics and the general public, he has garnered fame in Southeastern Europe for his emotionally expressive tenor voice, fluent stage presence and numerous critically and commercially acclaimed albums and singles.

Among his songs, "Ti si mi u krvi" (from the eponymous album) is widely considered one of the most popular ballads of ex-Yugoslav music.