title: Saša Lošić
text: # Saša Lošić
  
  Saša Lošić "Loša" (Serbian Cyrillic: Саша Лошић „Лоша”; born 19 July 1964) is a Bosnian recording artist. He initially rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the Bosnian-based music act Plavi orkestar, which is one of the most popular music bands of the former Yugoslav Pop and Rock scene.
  
  He remains one of the most recognizable composers of the Balkans, and one of the most prominent musicians of the Balkan music scene. He lives in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  
  ## Work
  
  Lošić is a composer of often folk-inspired pop, as well as theatre scores (Romeo and Juliet, Elvise de luxe, Lemonade, Mother Courage), The Bacchae, documentary and feature film scores. His recent work includes movies like Gori vatra, Kajmak i marmelada, Days and Hours, Borderline Lovers and establishing his new Saša Lošić Film Orchestra which had its world premiere at the 10th jubilee Sarajevo film festival with gala concerts at the National Theatre in Sarajevo.
  
  He is the composer, singer, and arranger of the band Plavi orkestar (Blue Orchestra), one of the most popular bands on the territory of former Yugoslavia. Plavi orkestar is described by music encyclopedias as one of the "cultural phenomenons of the 1980s and 1990s" (5 million copies sold). The band has remained popular to date, with 10 albums and more than 1500 concerts worldwide.
  
  In his feature film scores, Lošić has cooperated with numerous talented musicians and singers from across Europe, including:
  
  * Candan Ercetin - one of the greatest stars of Turkish music
  * Vlatko Stefanovski - renowned Macedonian guitarist
  * Momčilo Bajagić Bajaga - famous Serbian rock musician
  * Jovan Kolundžija - internationally acclaimed violinist from Belgrade
  * Usnija Redžepova, Tanja Ribič, Severina, Rade Šerbedžija, Halid Bešlić, Šerif Konjević, Dado Topić, Zdravko Čolić, Branko Đurić, Helena Blagne - singers
  
  ## Selected filmography
  
  * Welcome to Sarajevo / 1996 (songwriter)
  * Outsider / 1997
  * Zvenenje v glavi / 2002 (awarded for Best film score, Portoroz film festival, Slovenia, 2002)
  * Gori vatra / 2003 (awarded for best film score, "Davorin", Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2004)
  * Kajmak i marmelada / 2003
  * Sve džaba / 2006 (songwriter)
  * Petelinji Zajtrk / 2007
  * Teško je biti fin / 2007
  * Agape / 2007
  * Vratiće se rode / 2007
  * Rode u magli / 2009
  * Orkestar aka Orchestra / 2011
  * Šanghaj / 2012
  * Adria Blues / 2013
  * Žigosani u reketu / 2019
  