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Zdravko Čolić (Serbian Cyrillic: Здравко Чолић, pronounced [zdrǎːʋko tʃǒːlitɕ]; born 30 May 1951) is a pop singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina, widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of former Yugoslavia. Dubbed the 'Tom Jones' of the Balkans He has garnered fame in Southeastern Europe for his emotionally expressive tenor voice, fluent stage presence and numerous critically and commercially acclaimed albums and singles.

Among his songs, "Ti si mi u krvi" (from same-named album) is widely considered one of the most popular ballads of ex-Yugoslav music.

Born in Sarajevo, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia to Bosnian Serb parents, police administrator Vladimir from the Vlahovići village near Ljubinje and homemaker Stana Čolić from Trebinje, young Čolić showed an early interest in sports. He was active as a football goalkeeper in FK Željezničar's youth system, before switching to track and field, where he also excelled. At one point he ran a 100 meter dash in 11.3 seconds, and continually placed high at various events he entered (at one of them he finished just behind future star Nenad Stekić). Čolić gave up on his sports career, feeling he lacked the discipline required to compete on a regular basis.

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