Rešad Bešlagić

Rešad Bešlagić (1912–1945) was a Bosnian folk singer and sevdalinka interpreter.

Rešad Bešlagić
Born1912
Tuzla, Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary
Died1945 (aged 32–33)
Sarajevo, Independent State of Croatia
Occupation
  • singer
Years active1928–45
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • vocals

Biography

Bešlagić was born in Tuzla,[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina shortly before World War I broke out in nearby Sarajevo in 1914.

He was killed during World War II by fascist Ustaše troops in Sarajevo, aged 33. Despite this well-known fact, during the time of communist Yugoslavia he was falsely put on the list of the Jasenovac concentration camp victims as a part of communist anti-Croatian propaganda.[2][3]

References
  1. "Sevdah mi je pomogao da izgradim sebe". E-novine. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  2. "Jasenovački popis: Manipulacije s poznatima i slavnima" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2016-04-30.
  3. "Holocaust Survivors and Victims Database -- REŠAD BEŠLAGIĆ". Retrieved 2017-12-31.
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