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Bebi Dol - Brazil

Pobednica zadnjeg SFRJ takmičenja izbora za Pesmu Evrovizije (Jugovizija) održanog maja 1991. u Sarajevu.

Bebi Dol (Serbian Cyrillic: Беби Дол, bêbi dôːl, born Dragana Šarić, Serbian Cyrillic: Драгана Шарић, drǎɡana ʃǎːritɕ or [ʃâritɕ]) is a Serbian female pop/rock singer and performer. Her name is a deliberate corruption of the English Baby Doll, which she also uses in some countries to credit her records.
In 1981, Šarić, under the name Bebi Dol, released her solo debut, Oriental music-inspired single "Mustafa", which she composed together with Saša Habić.[1] The song featured the recording of Slobodan Konjović's voice. Konjović was, at the time, Studio B musical editor, and participated in "Mustafa" production.
In 1983, she released her first solo album, Ruže i krv (Roses and Blood). She wrote all the songs on the album, except "Sinu Sunca i bratu Meseca" ("To the Son of the Sun and brother of the Moon"), a cover of 17th century traditional song, featuring recordings of Ingrid Bergman's and Humphrey Bogart's dialogues, and "Lapis Lazzuli", a cover of Angelo Branduardi song. The album featured Saša Habić (as the producer and on bass guitar and keyboards), Goran Vejvoda (on guitar), Dejan Kostić (on guitar and bass guitar), Zoran Zagorčić (on keyboards), Bebi Dol's father Milenko Šarić (on saxophone), Dejan Stanisavljević (on keyboards), Slobodan Marković (on keyboards), Zoran Konjović (on guitar), and the Radio Television Belgrade's String Quartet.[2] During the same year, she released the 12" single Rudi. Beside the title track (referring to Rudolph Valentino), which became a huge hit, the single also featured a cover of The Supremes song "Baby Love".[3] During her 1983 staying in England, she worked with Howard Devoto, but these recordings never saw the light of the day.
In 1984, she took the offer for a singing engagement at Cairo. She spent two years in Egypt, between 1984 and 1986. After returning to Yugoslavia, in 1986, she released the 12" single How Good Not to Love in cooperation with Saša Habić. During the same year, she won the first place at the MESAM Festival, with the song "Inšalah" (transliteration for "Insha'Allah"), again inspired by Middle-Eastern music. The song was released on a split 7" single, together with Zana Nimani's song "Ruža na dlanu" ("Rose on the Palm").[4] She also appeared on the 1988 MESAM Festival, performing the song "Slatke suze ljubavi" ("Sweet Tears of Love"), and on the 1989 MESAM, performing the song "Kad sreća odlazi" ("When Happiness is Leaving"), winning the Best Interpretation Award. In 1989, she also performed at the Gold Malaysian Festival in Kuala Lumpur. During the same year, she worked with Neil Rolnick.
In 1991, after several tries, Bebi Dol finally won the National Eurovision Contest with the song "Brazil", and went on to represent SFR Yugoslavia on the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest in Rome. She took only one point for the evening, also becoming the very last artist to represent SFR Yugoslavia at the contest, as the country de facto ceased to exist later that year.
After a four-year break in her work, in 1995, Bebi Dol released her second album, Ritam srca (Rhythm of the Heart). The album featured Mario Šerapović (of the band Psihopolis) on guitar, and Laza Ristovski on keyboards. Alongside the new versions of the previously released "Brazil", "Iznad duge" (a Serbian language cover of "Over the Rainbow") and "Rudi", the album featured new songs, written by Bebi Dol and Zoran Vračević. The album also featured a cover of Madonna song "Take a Bow" entitled "Pokloni se".[5] The album's main hits were the songs "Hajde da..." ("Let's...") and "...Da pričamo... (O ljubavi)" ("...Let's Talk... (About Love)"). After the album release, she semi-retired from the scene. In 1999, she performed at the Child of Tomorrow concert held in Helsinki. She was part of the choir featuring musicians from all over the world. On the same concert, she performed the song "Ruža" ("Rose"), originally composed by Zoran Zagorčić on the lyrics by Nina Živančević.