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Beba Selimović

Izeta Selimović (27 March 1936 – 10 March 2020), known by her stage name Beba Selimović, was a Bosnian sevdalinka andf Bosnian-folk singer Selimović was born on 27 March 1936 in Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina, into a Bosniak family, she was called beba (baby) by her older siblings and took that as her stage name when she became a professional singer. Aged 17, she was one of six people chosen out of 300 candidates to sing for Radio Sarajevo, which kicked off her professional career in 1954 as a soloist for the station. Her first single, "Po mojoj bašti zumbuli cvjetaju" ("In My Garden Hyacinths Bloom"), was released in 1958. She was well knwon through the former Yugoslavia. Selimović retired in 1988 following the release of her final studio album.