Ispočetka

Ispočetka (trans. From the beginning) is the 10th studio album by Dino Merlin, and was released on 9 June 2008. The first single promoting the album, "Otrkit ću ti tajnu", was released in August 2007 as a free download in partnership with BH Telecom. He signed a contract with Croatia Records, MPBHRT and City Records. One of the songs, named "Dabogda", from the album is done with Hari Mata Hari, the famous Bosnian singer. The complete song is written by Dino Merlin.[1] Ispočetka is in the top 10 best selling albums 2008 in Serbia[2]

Ispočetka
Studio album by
Dino Merlin
Released9 June 2008 (2008-06-09)
Recorded2004–2008
GenrePop rock
Folk pop
LabelMPBHRT
Croatia Records
City Records
ShopNovella
ProducerDino Merlin (executive)
Dino Merlin chronology
Burek
(2004)		 Ispočetka
(2008)		 Hotel Nacional
(2014)
Singles from Ispočetka
  1. "Otkrit ću ti tajnu"
    Released: 13 August 2007
  2. "Dabogda (feat. Hari Mata Hari)"
    Released: May 2008
  3. "Da šutiš (Indigo) (feat. Eldin Huseinbegović)"
    Released: July 2008
  4. "Deset Mlađa"
    Released: December 2008
  5. "Nedostaješ"
    Released: July 2009
  6. "Individualizam"
    Released: 2011

History

The album itself was announced through a promotional single titled "Otkrit ċu ti tajnu" in August 2007. As with his previous works such as Sredinom and Burek the album includes several collaborations with local and regional artists.

In an interview with Maxi Magazin Dino stated that the decision to release the promotional single was made to ease the burden of dealing with over twenty songs he is currently working on and knowing that some of them will never be released. In the same interview he stated that he has enough material for a double CD but that "life is too short for double CD's."

The song "Otkrit ċu ti tajnu" can be downloaded by visiting the BH Telecom Web site. The second single, titled "Dabogda" was released 29 May 2008 to all regional radio and TV stations.

Dino's official site also announced a concert date to coincide with the promotion of Ispočetka.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ispočetka"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse, Vlado Džihan 
2."Dabogda"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, David Vurdelja (Baby Dooks) 
3."Deset mlađa"Dino Merlin, Mahir SarihodžićDino Merlin, Enes Tvrtković, Nebojša Arežina, Marko Peruničić 
4."Individualizam"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse 
5."Nedostaješ"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Srđan Kurpjel 
6."Da šutiš"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse 
7."Klupko"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Srđan Kurpjel, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse 
8."Ptica bijela"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Đani Pervan, Dino Šukalo 
9."Hadžija"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Mahir Sarihodžić, Mahir Beathouse 
10."Drama"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Nikša Bratoš 
11."Da šutiš (Indigo)"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Enes Tvrtković, Eldin Huseinbegović 
12."Otkrit ću ti tajnu"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Dino Šukalo 
13."Grudobolja"Dino MerlinDino Merlin, Dino Šukalo 

Singles
  • "Otkrit Ću Ti Tajnu" was the first promo single, and was released in August 2007.
  • "Dabogda"(feat. Hari Varešanović) was released a few days before the album release. The video has been shot on Baščaršija in Sarajevo. The director was Pjer Žalica.
  • "Da Šutiš" was released in July 2008. The video was directed by Radislav Jovanov Gonzo and produced by DIM BiH/Hr.
  • "Deset Mlađa" was released in December 2008. The video was premiered at a concert in Switzerland. The main role in the video is played by Giusy lo Brutto, an Italian actress. The video is shot in Switzerland and filmed in black and white. It was directed by Haris Dubica.
  • "Ispočetka" was the fifth single. The video premiere was 15 May 2009.[3]
  • "Nedostaješ" is the sixth video from the album. It was shot in Sarajevo in June 2009, after Dino returned from Montenegro, where he held a concert in Podgorica and shot a video in Budva for his duet with Emina Jahović for the song "Med" from her album Vila.[4]
  • "Individualizam" was the seventh video from the album. The video was shot over a period of two years, in New York, Tokyo, Luzern, Paris, Lyon, Madrid, Lisbon and Sanski Most. The video included five hundred people. The video was directed by Haris Dubica.[5]

Koševo 2008

A concert at Koševo Stadium was held on 19 July 2008. It was a big event, one of the biggest in Bosnia in the past few years. Special guest of the concert were Hari Varešanović for the song "Dabogda", Tony Cetinski for the song "Drama", Eldin Huseinbegović for the song "Da šutiš (Indigo)" and Vesna Zmijanac for "Klupko" and one of his biggest hits "Kad zamirišu jorgovani". 65,000 people came to the concert. Dino sang for 3 hours. The concert begun with "Otkrit ću ti tajnu", and ended with the duet "Kad zamirišu jorgovani".[6] DVD Dino Merlin Koševo 19. Juli was released in January 2009.

Tour

The tour for promoting the album started on Koševo. A few concerts were held after that. Then Dino has been on vacation. The tour was continued in autumn. Merlin said that he will make a concert in Belgrade.[7] The Europe tour was continued in March. He toured in USA in April and in Australia in May 2009.[8] Dino was invited to opet the new arena in Zenica with a concert. But all 9000[9] tickets were sold out,[10] so he decided to make another concert on Saturday, 21 March. So over 15,000 people were on the concerts.[11] It was the first time in Bosnia and Herzegovina that an artist played two concerts in two days in the same arena. The tickets were available for 10 KM($7), but they were sold illegally for 35 KM($24). That was also unusual in Bosnia.[12] After more than 20 years Dino decided to visit Serbia and to make a concert in Belgrade. On Monday, 10 October, the first day of the tickets sale for the concert in the Belgrade Arena a record has been broken: 2500 tickets were sold in the first four hours.[13] The concert was sold out in four days.[14] Another show has been added on 26 November.[15] After the second show was sold out another one was added. All three shows were sold out, 60,000 people attended.

Tour dates

[16]

Date City Country Venue Notes
Europe
19 July 2008 Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadion Koševo 65,000 people attended the concert. Guests Vesna Zmijanac, Tony Cetinski, Eldin Huseinbegović, Hari Varešanović
6 August 2008 Budva  Montenegro Jaz Beach 10,000 people attended. Guest Vesna Zmijanac
8 August 2008 Bihać  Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadion Jedinstva 15,000 people attended. Guests Vesna Zmijanac, Eldin Huseinbegović, Hari Verašanović
16 August 2008 Tuzla  Bosnia and Herzegovina Stadion Tušanj 20,000 people attended. Guests Vesna Zmijanac, Eldin Huseinbegović, Hari Verašanović
3 October 2008 Bielefeld  Germany Event Center
4 October 2008 Munich  Germany Kulturhalle
24 October 2008 Hamburg  Germany Studenten Halle
25 October 2008 Frankfurt  Germany Union Halle
1 November 2008 Erkrath  Germany Stadthalle
15 November 2008 Ljubljana  Slovenia Gospodarsko Razstavisce
20 November 2008 Skopje  Macedonia Dvorana Boris Trajkovski
22 November 2008 Vienna  Austria Planet Discothèque
5 December 2008 Paris  France Espace Venise
12 December 2008 Burghausen  Germany Gastro und Musik
13 December 2008 Zürich   Switzerland Stadthalle Dietikon Video premiere of Deset Mlađa
24 December 2008 Düsseldorf  Germany Consum-Club
25 December 2008 Berlin  Germany Universal Hall
28 December 2008 Montagny   Switzerland Zed Club
28 February 2009 Dommeldange  Luxembourg Salle des sports
7 March 2009[17] Vienna  Austria Bank Austria Halle
20 March 2009 Zenica  Bosnia and Herzegovina Arena 15,000 people attended.
21 March 2009
4 April 2009 Norrköping  Sweden Folkets Park Borgen
10 April 2009 Gothenburg  Sweden Hogsbohallen Angasvallen-Frolunda
11 April 2009 Malmö  Sweden Baltiska Hallen
12 April 2009 Horsens  Denmark Torsted Hallen
North America
17 April 2009 Detroit  USA Royalty House
19 April 2009 Toronto  Canada Kool House
19 April 2009 New York City  USA East Manor
24 April 2009 Chicago  USA Hanging Gardens
25 April 2009 Waterloo  USA Millenium Hall
26 April 2009 St. Louis, Missouri  USA Orlando Gardens South
Europe
9 May 2009 Stuttgart  Germany Club Hot Spot
Australia
22 May 2009 Sydney  Australia Whitlam Centre
23 May 2009 Melbourne  Australia Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre
25 May 2009 Perth  Australia Herb Graham Recreation Centre
Europe
6 June 2009 Wels  Austria Messeggelande Halle 6 3,000 people attended.
13 June 2009 Podgorica  Montenegro Stadion malih sportova 12,000 people attended. Guests Vesna Zmijanac, Eldin Huseinbegović
21 July 2009 Bugojno  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradska sala
23 July 2009 Bosanska Krupa  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradski stadion
25 July 2009 Tešanj  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradski stadion 10,000 people attended[18]
27 July 2009 Sanski Most  Bosnia and Herzegovina Gradski stadion 10,000 people attended[19]
1 August 2009 Ohrid  Macedonia Biljanini stadion
19 August 2009 Dubrovnik  Croatia Gospino Polje
21 August 2009 Pula  Croatia Pula Arena
3 October 2009 Munich  Germany Tonhalle
10 October 2009 Erkrath  Germany Stadthalle Erkrath
17 October 2009 Frankfurt  Germany Union Hall
25 October 2009 Osijek  Croatia Dvorana 'Gradsko polje' 6000 people attended[20]
14 November 2009 Ljubuški  Bosnia and Herzegovina Sportska Dvorana Canceled due death threat to Dino Merlin. Official because of a soccer game between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Portugal[21]
21 November 2009 Wien  Austria Bank Austria Halle
4 December 2009 Celje  Slovenia Dvorana Golovec
5 December 2009 Kranj  Slovenia Ledena Dvorana
12 December 2009 Zürich   Switzerland Stadthalle Dietikon
19 December 2009 Pforzheim  Germany Club Flash
6 February 2010 Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina Zetra
13 February 2010 Varaždin  Croatia Arena Varaždin
18 February 2010 Split  Croatia Spaladium Arena 9000 people attended. Guests Edo Zanki and Ivana Banfić[22]
30 April 2010 Bielefeld  Germany Diskoteka Prime
1 May 2010 Hamburg  Germany Balkan Night
7 May 2010 Oslo  Norway Furuset Forum
8 May 2010 Stockholm  Sweden Gamla Tryckeriet-Bromma
12 June 2010 Wels  Austria Messegelende Hall 6
18 September 2010 Skopje  Macedonia Metropolis Arena 12,000 people attended[23]
6 November 2010 Frankfurt  Germany Unionhalle 2000 people attended[24]
27 November 2010 Düsseldorf  Germany
11 December 2010 Zürich   Switzerland Stadhalle
18 December 2010 Dommeldange  Luxembourg Hall Omnisports
5 March 2011 Stuttgart  Germany Messe Sindelfingen
12 March 2011 Montlingen   Switzerland Disco Flash
21 April 2011 Horsens  Denmark Torsted Hallen
22 April 2011 Gothenburg  Sweden Hosbo Hallen
23 April 2011 Norrköping  Sweden Borgen
24 April 2011 Helsingborg  Sweden Sundsparlan
11 June 2011 Ljubljana  Slovenia Križanke
18 June 2011 Vienna  Austria Bank Austria Halle Gasometer 5000 people attended.
9 July 2011 Opatija  Croatia Ljetna Pozornica
25 November 2011 Belgrade  Serbia Belgrade Arena Sold out in four days. 20,000 people attended.
26 November 2011 20,000 people attended.
27 November 2011 20,000 people attended.
22 December 2011 Zagreb  Croatia Arena

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