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Silvana Armenulić

1939 - 1976

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Zilha Armenulić (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Силвана Барјактаревић; born Zilha Bajraktarević; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Зилха Барјактаревић; 18 February 1939 – 10 October 1976), known professionally as Silvana Armenulić (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Силвана Арменулић; pronounced [silvǎːna armɛ̌nulit͡ɕ]), was a Yugoslavian singer-songwriter and actress and one of the most prominent commercial folk music and traditional sevdalinka singers in Yugoslavia. She is called the "Queen of Sevdalinka". Her life was cut short when she died in a car crash at the age of 37, but she continues to be well regarded in the region and she is recognized for her unique singing style and voice. Armenulić's song "Šta će mi život" (What Do I Need a Life for), written by her friend and contemporary Toma Zdravković, is one of the best-selling singles from the former Yugoslavia. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Silvana Armenulić is the 2,077th most popular actor (down from 869th in 2019), the 88th most popular biography from Bosnia and Herzegovina (down from 42nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bosnian, Herzegovinian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Silvana Armenulić ranks 2,077 out of 13,578. Before her are Vasily Livanov, Burak Özçivit, Blake Lively, Kim Hae-sook, David Ogden Stiers, and Andréa Ferréol. After her are Teresa Wright, Charles Coburn, Margaux Hemingway, Eddie Albert, Lorenzo Lamas, and Andrzej Seweryn.

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Among people born in 1939, Silvana Armenulić ranks 183. Before her are Heinz Holliger, Sal Mineo, Peppino di Capri, John Howard, Donald Adamson, and Ignacio Zoco. After her are Wendy Carlos, Giulio Angioni, Brenda Vaccaro, Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Vladimir Durković, and Takako Shimazu. Among people deceased in 1976, Silvana Armenulić ranks 98. Before her are Alexander Novikov, Paul Robeson, Sal Mineo, Freddie King, Howlin' Wolf, and Mikhail Katukov. After her are Paul Douglas, Grégoire Kayibanda, Paul Strand, Josef Sudek, Bobby Pearce, and Marguerite Laugier.

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In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Among people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Silvana Armenulić ranks 88 out of 375. Before her are Branko Mikulić (1928), Abdulah Sidran (1944), Raif Dizdarević (1926), Predrag Matvejević (1932), Isak Samokovlija (1889), and Rasim Delić (1949). After her are Zdravko Tolimir (1948), Rajko Kuzmanović (1931), Dragan Čović (1956), Jadranka Stojaković (1950), Mustafa Nadarević (1943), and Vladimir Petković (1963).

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Among ACTORS In Bosnia and Herzegovina

Among actors born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Silvana Armenulić ranks 2. Before her are Bekim Fehmiu (1936). After her are Mustafa Nadarević (1943), Semka Sokolović-Bertok (1935), Branko Đurić (1962), Ivana Miličević (1974), Jasna Diklić (1946), Davor Dujmović (1969), Srđan Aleksić (1966), Nataša Ninković (1972), Zana Marjanović (1983), and Jelena Jovanova (1984).

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