Aco Pejović
{{short description|Serbian singer (born 1972)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Aco Pejović
| native_name = Ацо Пејовић
| native_name_lang = sh-Cyrl
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Aleksandar Pejović
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|4|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = Prijepolje, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
| origin =
| genre = Pop-folk
| occupation = Singer
| instrument = {{hlist|Vocals|piano}}
| years_active = 1991–present
| label = {{hlist|Best Records|Music Star|Grand Production}}
| associated_acts =
| website = {{Official URL}}
}}
Aleksandar Pejović ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Александар Пејовић}}; born 18 April 1972), better known as Aco Pejović, is a Serbian singer from Prijepolje. Debuted in 2000, he came to more significant prominence upon the release of his second album, Prevara (2002). Pejović has released eight studio albums and has collaborated with fellow-singers like Dženan Lončarević, Zorica Brunclik, Edita Aradinović, Aleksandra Prijović, Dejan Matić and Emina Jahović.
Pejović has maintained popularity throughout the western Balkans and has held solo concerts in some of the largest regional venues, such as the Pionir Hall and Belgrade Arena in Serbia,{{cite web |url=https://www.blic.rs/zabava/ponovio-spektakl-aco-pejovic-odrzao-drugi-koncert-u-areni-i-odusevio-20000-ljudi/scdpswe |title=Ponovio spektakl: Aco Pejović održao drugi koncert u Areni i oduševio 20.000 ljudi |work=Blic.rs |date=10 December 2018 |access-date=8 June 2023 |language=sr}} Skenderija and Zetra Olympic Hall in Bosnia and Herzegovina,{{cite web |url=https://www.kurir.rs/stars/785181/spektakl-aco-pejovic-prodrmao-sarajevo |title=Spektakl: Aco Pejović prodrmao Sarajevo! |work=Kurir.rs |date=12 May 2013 |access-date=8 June 2023 |language=sr}} Boris Trajkovski Sports Center in North Macedonia,{{cite web |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/trijumf-srpskog-pevaca-aco-pejovic-oborio-rekord-u-skoplju-video/ |title=Trijumf srpskog pevača: Aco Pejović oborio rekord u Skoplju |work=Nova.rs |author=Savić, M. |date=10 April 2022 |access-date=8 June 2023 |language=sr}} and Zagreb Arena in Croatia.{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/vesti-jetset/3629741-pejovic-oborio-rekord-u-zagrebu |title=Spektakl! Pejović oborio rekord u Zagrebu: U Areni preko 20.000 ljudi |work=Telegraf.rs |author=Stuparušić Papaz, J. |date=12 February 2021 |access-date=8 June 2023 |language=sr}}
He performed the song "Ponoć" from the 2021 biographical film directed by Dragan Bjelogrlić, based on the life and work of singer Toma Zdravković.{{cite web |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/intervju-aco-pejovic-pustio-sam-suzu-slusajuci-pesmu-ponoc-u-tomi/ |title=INTERVJU Aco Pejović: Pustio sam suzu slušajući pesmu „Ponoć“ u „Tomi“ |work=Nova.rs |author=Lisinac, N. |date=9 December 2021 |access-date=8 June 2023 |language=sr}}
Pejović has three daughters with wife Biljana, whom he has been married to since March 1994.{{cite web |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/aco-pejovic-plakao-u-emisiji-supruga-mi-je-jedva-prezivela/ |title=Aco Pejović plakao u emisiji: Supruga mi je jedva preživela |work=Nova.rs |date=23 November 2020 |access-date=8 June 2023 |language=sr}}
Discography
;Studio albums
- Viđaš li je, druže moj (2000)
- Prevara (2002)
- Opušteno (2004)
- Neverna (2006)
- U mojim venama (2007)
- Aco Pejović (2010)
- Sve ti dugujem (2013)
- Parče neba (2015)
Awards and nominations
References
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External links
- {{Discogs artist}}
- {{IMDb name|11931763}}
{{Music of Southeastern Europe (the Balkans)}}
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Category:People from Prijepolje
Category:Serbian folk-pop singers
Category:Grand Production artists
Category:21st-century Serbian male singers
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