I have decided that every so often we need to take a musical tour of various countries around the world to appreciate the natural beauty or understand the challenges people around the world confront day to day.
Zeljko Joksimovic was born in Belgrade in 1972. He became infatuated with music at an early age, and bounced back and forth between folk and pop. As he perched frequently on top of the Serbian music charts, and then had a huge hit in 2004. Serbia and Montenegro (before the latter broke off and became its own country) selected Joksimovic as its entrant in the annual Eurovision Song Contest. His song, “Lane Moje,” came in second to the Ukrainian entrant—but this song sold well throughout much of Europe, and set the tone for his following hits. You can watch the official video or the song as it was performed on Eurovision’s 2004 finale.
In 2005, Joksimovic paired with the Bosnian singer Dino Merlin for a duet, Supermen. Joksimovic composed the song, his words as expressed in the video present a tour of the spectacular countryside.
Serbia has had a tough run since the early 1990s. But the country has been recovering: economic growth has averaged between 6 and 7 percent the past few years, the service sector is growing, and its agricultural sector supplies one-fifth of the world’s raspberries. Meanwhile, tourism is booming. It is easy to see why when you watch Joksimovic’s and Merlin’s video:
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He writes for San Francisco-based Triple Pundit, Inhabitat and now The Guardian, for which he writes about waste, water, and green building. He has also written for AIA's Architect Magazine.
Leon lives in Los Angeles, and when he has free time, he enjoys hiking, gardening, cooking, weightlifting, and planning his next trip to one of the 50+ countries he has visited. He has an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is also a proud graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC) and Cal State-Fresno.
I enjoyed so much this article and I was glad you chose this video of my favorite artist, who realy is “the voice of Serbia” in his own way. I also love that video a lot!
I enjoyed so much this article and I was glad you chose this video of my favorite artist, who realy is “the voice of Serbia” in his own way. I also love that video a lot!