Blagica Beti Đorđević, a singer whose voice marked an era of domestic pop music, has passed away at the age of 80. The news of her death was confirmed by domestic media, and the audience remembers her as an interpreter of warm, confident vocals and a series of songs that have remained present in the collective memory for decades, among which "Počnimo ljubav ispočetka" holds a special place.
She was born in Kumanovo in 1946. She entered the music scene of the then Yugoslavia in the late 60s.
With her husband Slobodan Bobo Đorđević and his band, she performed in American clubs in West Germany, and after that she was introduced to guests and visitors of Belgrade's Hotel Jugoslavija, where she delighted them with her voice and talent night after night, writes Nova.rs.
She released her first single, "Kraj moje tuge", in 1974. From then until the early 80s, she released a dozen singles and performed at festivals: Belgrade Spring, Hit Parade, Opatija, Split...
The song "Let's Start with Love" by Aleksandar Korać, which she first performed at the Belgrade Spring in 1976, brought her great popularity.
With the advent of new trends, Beti somewhat withdrew from the scene. She occasionally continued to sing in Belgrade clubs for select audiences. In 2012, the record company City Records released a CD with 23 of her most famous songs entitled "The best of Beti Đorđević".
In 2016, Beti recorded Žarko Danču's single "Nisam znala".
At Beovizija 2018, she performed with Rambo Amadeus, together they performed the song "Nema te".
With the Jovan Maljoković band, she released the single "Jedan pogled" in 2020.
Last year, at the renewed "Belgrade Spring" festival, Beti received a special "mts award" made from a copper part of the roof of the former Dom Sindikata hall.
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