Folk music lovers across the former Yugoslavia are mourning the passing of legendary folk singer Halid Beslic, who died at age 72 on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. He has been hospitalized since August.

Known for his deep, soulful voice and songs that captured the heart of a nation, Beslic died after battling serious liver problems at the University of Sarajevo Clinical Center. Doctors had initially ...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of people from across the Balkans poured into the streets of Sarajevo on Monday to bid farewell to Halid Beslic, a Bosnian folk singer whose music ...

Folk music lovers throughout the former Yugoslavia are mourning the death of Bosnian singer Halid Beslic, whose songs became standards at parties, weddings and taverns across the region. Halid Beslic.

Large crowds gathered in silence on Monday for the funeral of Halid Beslic, a Bosnian folk singer whose music touched hearts all over the former Yugoslavia. People follow the funeral motorcade towards ...

Halid Beslic, one of the most beloved figures in Balkan folk music, has died at the age of 71. According to reports from local media and the University of Sarajevo Clinical Center, Beslic passed away ...