Bora Dugić

Bora Dugić Бора Дугић
Dugić in 2012
Background information
Birth name	Borislav Dugić
Also known as	Bora
Born	(1949-06-10) 10 June 1949 (age 74) Đurđevo, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Origin	Đurđevo, Serbia
Genres	Traditional music
Occupation(s)	Composer
Instrument(s)	Flute
Years active	1972 - present
Labels	PGP-RTS
Website	www.boradugic.com

Borislav "Bora" Dugić (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Бора Дугић, pronounced [bǒːrislaʋ bǒːra dǔːɡitɕ]; born 10 June 1949) is a Serbian musician and flautist having released a number of CDs and records as well as having performed at countless concerts.

Early and professional life

Bora Dugić finished high school and college in the field of mathematics. Since a young age he played the flute and upon the completion of his high school education he moved to the city of Kragujevac in Central Serbia. There, he became the secretary of the cultural group “Abrašević”. As he continued to become more popular due to his abilities playing the flute, Bora moved to Serbia's capital Belgrade where he joined the grand Folk Orchestra of RTV Belgrade. He is the winner of the October Award, Gold Thimble Award for constant contribution to the culture of Belgrade, and numerous other domestic and international awards.

In 2004 he celebrated 35 years of artistic work, by a grand solo concert name The Play of Spirit at the Sava Centar in Belgrade. In 2008 he appeared at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest alongside Jelena Tomašević.

Personal life

Dugić is married to Milanka, who is also involved in music. They have a daughter Jasmina, who is a costume designer and a son Bojan, who graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

External links

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• Official page of Bora Dugić
• Bora Dugić RTS page^{[permanent dead link]}