Milojko "Mile" Kitić (Милојко "Миле" Китић; born 1 January 1952, is a Bosnian-born Serbian folk singer. He rose to prominence as a member of the popular eighties folk collective Južni Vetar, with fellow folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković. One of his first hits was song "Mala, Mala iz Novog Pazara" (Baby Girl, Baby Girl from Novi Pazar).

Life and career

Kitić was born on New Year's Day, 1952, in the village of Cerani near the town of Derventa, People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. He graduated from high school in Vogošća. He is Serbian Orthodox. His first release was "Čija si ljubav" (Whose Love Are You) in 1975, while his debut album was released in 1982. He joined Južni Vetar in 1984 and gained almost instant success with the album and single "Čaša ljubavi" (Glass of Love). While in the group he also collaborated with fellow Yugoslav folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković. During the Bosnian War of the 1990s, he and his family fled to Belgrade. Kitić has two daughters from two marriages and two granddaughters from his firstborn. He resides between Belgrade and Hanover with his second wife, also a well-known singer, Marta Savić. His younger daughter Elena Kitić is an R&B singer.

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