Šemsa Suljaković

Šemsa Suljaković (born 29 September 1951) is a Bosnian folk singer.

Early life Šemsa Suljaković was born in Maglaj, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia. She is the eldest of six children in an ethnic Bosniak family.

Career Suljaković's singing career began after her mother moved the family into their grandparents' home in the Širokača neighborhood of Sarajevo. Their neighbor, Sena, was a folk singer married to an accordionist who performed at a local kafana frequently. One night, Sena persuaded Šemsa to come with her to the kafana. That night, Šemsa discovered her talent for singing. The next day, the owner of the kafana asked her to start singing there nightly. Her music career officially began in 1971. Throughout the 1980s, Šemsa and her band held countless concerts at venues, fairs, weddings and multiple other places.

Šemsa's biggest hits are "Pristajem na sve", "Zašto si se napio", "Sirotinja ljude svađa", "Zar za mene nema sreće", "Volele se oči crne i zelene" (in Ekavian), "Južni ritam", "Kako da ti pomognem", "Javi se, oteraj tugu" (in Ekavian), "Prođi sa mnom ispod duge", as well as "Što me pitaš", "Mi se volimo" (with Mile Kitić), "Ne, ne", "Razbio si čašu", "Sanjam", and "Lažu te" (with Sejo Kalač).

Discography Single & EPs Otišla je ljubav s našeg kućnog praga / Ja zbog ja zbog tebe sve (1978) Tri pupoljka / Priđi malo bliže (1980) Gledam sretne ljude / Šta je s tobom u posljednje vrijeme (1980) Albums Verna u ljubavi (1982) Uzmi me majko u krilo tvoje (1983) Prevareni ne veruju više (1984) Srce ću ti dati (1985) Pristajem na sve (1986) Baš me briga (1987) Razbio si čašu (1988) Prođi sa mnom ispod duge (1989) Izdali me prijatelji (1990) 7000 suza (1991) Vjerovala sam (1993) Moje vrijeme došlo je (1998) Ne vjerujem nikom više (2000) Južni ritam (2002) Tako to žene rade (2005) Kada odem (2007)