Amir Rešić (22 January 1964 – 18 October 2007), known by the stage name Nino, was a Bosnian singer, popular in the 1990s.

Biography

Amir Rešić was born into a Muslim family and raised in Bosanska Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. After his studies he moved to Kruševac, SR Serbia.

Career

With the stage name Nino, he became a leading pop folk singer in ex-Yugoslavia with several hit songs released in the 1990s. Off of his 1993. album, Zbogom Mala, all of his songs were hits even getting a VHS music video album release. His first album, Žena Je Žena, came out in 1991. with publisher PGP-RTB and his second album, Što Mi Noći Nemaju Svanuća, was released in 1993. with his third album Zbogom Mala. His second album had 10 songs: "Što Mi Noći Nemaju Svanuća", "Moja Draga Prevari Me", "Samo Reci Da", "Oči Su Moje Mutne Od Dima", "Sudbina Zla", "Mangup", "Noć Ne Noćim", "Obriši Se Suzo Sama", "Pevaj Pevaj Srce Moje", "Dodelio Mi Život Tugu". Fourth album Šta Ću Mala S' tobom (1994. PGP-RTS) had 7 music videos: "Šta Ću Mala S' Tobom", "Udahni Duboko", "Sunce Nek Potamni", "Donesi Divlje Mirise", "Oči Bez Sjaja", "Bolje Da Te Nisam Ni Poljubio", "Zasviraće Sve Gitare"; all of them were smash hits and were circulating non-stop on Yugoslavian TV networks. This is when his musical career started to advance more. In 1995. he released 9 music videos: "Tvoje Oči", "Otrovana Grehom", "Nije Meni", "Idi Moram Da Ti Kažem", "Kasnije Il' Pre", "Pesma Prijatelju", "Ljubav Od Mastila", "Pesma Prijatelju", "Divlja Devojka" (the latter featuring Dragana Mirković as a duet).

Personal life

After moving to the Serbian city Kruševac in the 1980's, Rešić converted from Islam to Serbian Orthodoxy and changed his Muslim name Amir to the Christian Nikola, as his then-wife followed the Serbian Orthodox faith. But he converted back to Islam in 2004. Rešić was married and divorced 3 times, with the marriages resulting in daughters Amela, Sandra and Tamara. Sandra Rešić competed in the 2014–2015, 2015}}–2016 and 2016–2017 seasons of the televised singing competition Zvezde Granda.

Discography

Studio albums: Compilations: