Mugdim Avdić-Henda

Mugdim Avdić, known as Henda, is a Bosnian pop singer-songwriter, born on 3 January 1953 in Sarajevo. He belongs to the Sarajevo pop-rock scene of the 1980s, writes the music and lyrics of his songs himself, and often designed his own record sleeves.

His first single, "I dok predajem se tebi" / "Još ne sviće rujna zora", came out in 1980. The album Henda followed on Diskoton in 1982, recorded at the Tivoli studio in Ljubljana with songs such as "Siromah", "Pet hiljada fita" and "Zvona". Henda II (1983) was again recorded at Tivoli and mixed at Media Sound in New York; it has "Lidana", "New York City" and "Sarajevska noć".

Henda 3, with the subtitle Gdje si dušo gdje si rano, was made in 1985 at the studio of RTV Sarajevo, with Milić Vukašinović on drums and a tamburica group in the band. Its title song, "Fale mi noćas moja raja" and "Umire ljubav Svjetlana" are among his best-known songs. Henda 4 (1988) brought "Vanja", "Dona", "Jano" and "Moja medena".

Henda 5 (Sjećanja), the album in the playlist here, was recorded at the end of 1989 and released in 1990, with Dino Merlin and Saša Lošić among the backing singers. It holds "Crni labude", "Malena", "Olja" and "Pusti ploču Brusa Springstina". Henda 6 (Moja prva ljubavi), recorded in 1991, came out in 1992 with "Svjetla moga grada", "Sarajevska noć" and "Nemoj plakati". In 1993 he released Zaboravljeni grad, a cassette recorded in Sarajevo and dedicated to the children among the refugees.

Umoran od snova followed in 2001 on In Takt Records, with "Ona ne zna", "Ostariću" and "Tako mi fale dobra stara vremena". In 2005 Hayat Production released the anthology Rođen na Bistriku - The Best Of 1980-2005, and he sang "Umrijet ću zbog tebe" with Halid Bešlić. Beyond his own records he designed and promoted the Sarajevo band Regina in 1990 and 1991, and since 2000 he has also directed music videos.