Folk music lovers across the former Yugoslavia are mourning the passing of legendary folk singer Halid Beslic, who died at age 72 on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. He has been hospitalized since August.

Halid Beslic, one of Bosnia’s most beloved folk singers and a cultural icon for generations, has passed away at the age of 72. The news of his death has left fans heartbroken, as the region mourns the ...

A Voice That Broke Down Barriers: Crowds Fill Sarajevo to Mourn Beloved Folk Singer Halid Beslic SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of people from across the Balkans poured into the ...

Known for his deep, soulful voice and songs that captured the heart of a nation, Beslic died after battling serious liver problems at the University of Sarajevo Clinical Center. Doctors had initially ...