Silvana Armenulić, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Silvana Armenulić

Bosnia and Herzegovina singer

Date of Birth: 18-May-1939

Place of Birth: Doboj, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1976

Profession: actor, singer

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Zilha Bajraktarevic (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: ????? ?????????????; 10 February 1939 – 10 October 1976), known professionally as Silvana Armenulic (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: ??????? ?????????, pronounced [silva?na arm??nulit??]), was a Yugoslav singer-songwriter and actress from Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.
Armenulic's song "Šta ce mi život", written by her friend and contemporary Toma Zdravkovic, is one of the best-selling singles from the former Yugoslavia. Two of her sisters were also professional singers: Mirsada Mirjana Bajraktarevic and Dina Bajraktarevic.