Dušan Jakšić

Dušan Jakšić (, 5 June 1927 – 17 December 2009) was a Serbian and Yugoslav singer and actor. He gained popularity in Yugoslavia with his mid-century covers of old town songs, schlagers, chansons and jazz songs. He recorded around 80 records and cassettes and performed at numerous concerts within Yugoslavia and abroad. He has been likened to Yves Montand.

Biography Jakšić was born in 1927 in Karlovac, then Kingdom of Yugoslavia. At the age of 17, during the Second World War, he was drafted to the Syrmian Front. After the war, at the age of 18, he moved to Belgrade to pursue acting, where he first studied singing at the Music Academy of the University of Belgrade, and then transferred to the Theatre Academy (today's Faculty of Dramatic Arts), where he was taught by Bojan Stupica.

Jakšić started his acting career in 1950 at the Yugoslav Drama Theatre.

Selected discography

Karolina, daj (SANREMO '61) EPY3098 Ja sam simpatičan / Napunite mi času / Zemlja srca mog / Svet / EP50243 Jednom se živi / Žaklin / Dečak iz predgradja / Sneg / EPY3743 Kad dođe noć / Za dva poljupca / Zbogom drugovi / Niko na svetu / EP50241 Kristinka / Ja sam vjetar / SY1048 Luna nad morem / Manuela/ SY1137 Mali Gonzales / Suze ljubavi / SY1211 Maliziusella / Torero / Chitarra romana / Ti-pi-tipso / EPY3033 Marina / Biću opet tu / Julija / Kad prođe sve / EPY3063 Noćas nisu sjale (zvezdice na nebu) / Moja mala nema mane / Jesen stiže dunjo moja / Al' je lep ovaj svet / P17116 Raskršće / Dosvidanja / Sevastopoljski vals / Oproštaj sa gitarom/ EPY3244 Sad znanci smo samo / Trojka / SY1032 Tamo daleko / Teci, Dunave / Nebo je tako vedro / Jesenje lišće/ Izdavač/ EPY3453 Tri godine sam te sanjao / Tuga rastanka / Podmoskovske večeri / Kad bi moja bila/ EPY3058 Usamljena harmonika / Marinika / Reka bez povratka / Zračak nade / EPY3010 Vrati se / Priča o crnim očima / Melodie d'amour / Pesma mladosti / EPY3060

Selected filmography

The Swarm (1966) Citizens of the Village Lug (1972) The Red Garden (1973) Old Belgrade (1981) The Honorary Duty (1986) Love Stars (2005)

Awards Zlatni Beočug, the highest annual recognition of the Cultural and Educational Association of Belgrade (1976) Annual Award of the National Theater (1976) 3 plaques of the Meritorious Citizen of Belgrade Medal of Merit for the People Order of Labor with a Golden Wreath Order of Merit for the People with Silver Wreath Golden badge of the Tourist Association of Belgrade.