hiatus from Radio Sarajevo, due to disagreements with the heads of that company. The matter was resolved and he continued performing. During his three-decade long career, he performed in virtually every city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Emina His cover of the Bosnian sevdalinka, Emina, is considered by many to be the best version of the song. His 1960s version featured added verses, which were written after the subject of the song, Emina Sefić, died in 1967. Upon hearing Emina's death, Polovina went to poet Sevda Katica's home in the Mostar neighborhood of Donja Mahala. He found her in the yard of the family home, informed her of Emina's death and she shuddered with grief and spoke the verses: Personal life and death Polovina was married to a woman named Fikreta Medošević. They had a daughter Rubina and a son Edmir. He died at the age of 59 from a heart attack while on vacation with his family in Montenegro. According to his brother Mirza, the final song Himzo sang was Emina, shortly before his sudden death. Himzo Polovina was buried in the Bare Cemetery in Sarajevo. Discography The following is the complete list of albums, singles and extended plays (EPs) released by Himzo Polovina: References 1927 births 1986 deaths Musicians from Mostar Yugoslav Muslims Yugoslav male singers Sevdalinka Bosnia and Herzegovina people of Slovenian descent