Šako Polumenta

Sakib "Šako" Polumenta (born 27 March 1968) is a Montenegrin pop-folk singer popular throughout the former Yugoslav republics.

Sakib Šako Polumenta
Šako Polumenta performing
Background information
Born (1968-03-27) 27 March 1968
Bijelo Polje, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia
GenresPop-folk, Folk
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active1993–present
LabelsGold Music (2002–present)
Associated actsStoja
Websitewww.sakopolumenta.net

Personal and early life

Polumenta was born into a Montenegrin Muslim family in Bijelo Polje, a municipality of northern Montenegro (then part of Yugoslavia).

He is married with Vesna, whom he has been in a relationship for 15 years (as of 2013).[1]

He has a daughter, Rijalda (b. 1989), who married in 2012.[2]

He is the paternal uncle of well-known singer Dado Polumenta, whose career he helped launch.

At early stage of his career he used to sing in Serbian ekavica dialect which was uncommon for his homeland Montenegro but that made him gain wide popularity.

Career

He began his career in 1993. He has several housings in Podgorica, Belgrade, Ulcinj. He is often singing in the Belgrade splav (river boat) "River".

Discography
Studio albums
As featured artist
  • Gde god pođem tebi idem (2006) with Stoja on her album, Metak

References
  1. Aleksandar Radić (2013-01-22). "POMIRENJE: Šako Polumenta se vratio ženi! - Kurir". Kurir-info.rs. Retrieved 2015-04-09.
  2. "Čestitamo: Šako Polumenta udao ćerku! | svet". Svet.rs. 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2015-04-09.


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