Ekrem Jevrić
Ekrem Jevrić (Cyrillic: Екрем Јеврић; born 25 October 1961 – 4 March 2016) was a Montenegrin American based in Yonkers, New York who became a singer and television personality. Recognized as an internet phenomenon by the BBC and The Independent, he rose to fame with his viral music video "Kuća poso" (House - Work) in 2010. The turbo-folk song, which has garnered over two million views during the first month and over 15 million overall, earned him instant popularity across former Yugoslavia.
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Ekrem Jevrić
- Name
- Ekrem Jevrić
- Born
- 25 October 1961
- Birthplace
- Plav, PR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
- Place of death
- New York City, New York, U.S.
- Died
- 4 March 2016
- Occupation
- Singer, reality show star, building porter, cab driver
- Known for
- Song "Kuća poso"
- Spouse
- Igbala Jevrić
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- folk music
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Ekrem Jevrić (Cyrillic: Екрем Јеврић; born 25 October 1961 – 4 March 2016) was a Montenegrin American based in Yonkers, New York who became a singer and television personality. Recognized as an internet phenomenon by the BBC and The Independent, he rose to fame with his viral music video "Kuća poso" (House - Work) in 2010. The turbo-folk song, which has garnered over two million views during the first month and over 15 million overall, earned him instant popularity across former Yugoslavia.
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• Name — Ekrem Jevrić • Born — 25 October 1961 • Birthplace — Plav, PR Montenegro, Yugoslavia • Place of death — New York City, New York, U.S. • Died — 4 March 2016 • Occupation — Singer, reality show star, building porter, cab driver • Years Active — 2010–2016 • Known for — Song "Kuća poso" • Spouse — Igbala Jevrić • Children — 4 sons
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Biography
Ekrem Jevrić was born in Plav, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia. He started smoking at age fourteen and his father refused to buy him cigarettes, so he went to Podgorica alone to earn money. After that he moved to Slovenia. In 1985, he married Igbala Jevrić. He then moved to Canada in 1988, but eventually settled in the United States, where he did low-paying jobs like working as cab driver. The couple has four sons: Enis, Verdin, Hajrudin and Berat. Jevrić most famous song is "Kuća poso" (Home, work or From home to work) that parodied the day-to-day lives of ex-Yugoslav immigrants in the western world (especially North America). The song achieved instant success on YouTube, reaching over 16.0 million views (2 million in first month). He recorded his first album, titled Kuća posô in March 2010 He did a photo shoot for Dolce & Gabbana Winter 2011 Collection, positing as an Italian tailor. At the end of 2010, he took part in the popular Serbian reality show Farma, and ended up third. On 4 March 2016, Jevrić died in New York City from a heart attack while driving to work, at the age of 54.
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• Farma 3 (2010) - 3rd place • Farma 4 (2013) - evicted • Farma 5 (2013) - evicted • Parovi 6 (2015/2016) - walked
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Ekrem Jevrić is recorded as a citizen of United States. Recorded with the occupation musician. Classed in the genre folk music.
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Ekrem Jevrić died at New York City.
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- 1.YouTube folk singer reunites ex-Yugoslavia. BBC News. 17 July 2010.
- 2.How the 'Borat of the Balkans' hit the big time. The Independent. 22 July 2010.
- 3.Vreme. Pas do pasa, beton do betona. 29 July 2010.
- 4.Marko Valenta, The Bosnian Diaspora: Integration in Transnational Communities, p. 240
- 5.New hit - Ekrem Jevrić (Serbian).
- 6.Bizarre Balkan musician (Slovenian)
- 7.Jadadin, Edin. Estrada, n. 18, p. 44
- 8.Zvijezda Kanade i Amerike Ekrem Jevrić: Moja pjesma je pjesma o istini (croatian).
- 9.Ovako je izgledala sahrana Ekrema Jevrića! (Serbian)
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