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 the most beloved figures in Balkan folk music, has died at the age of 71. According to reports from local media and the University of Sarajevo Clinical Center, Beslic passed away ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of ...