Djamila
Bosnjakinja
Many people in the Balkans are not even aware of this, so certainly most on this forum are not.
Plagiarism in the music industry in the Balkans is so common you could almost say it is the norm. For example, a Turkish artist releases a song. Within two years, you can rest assured there is a Greek, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Albanian, and even Lebanese version. The music remains the same, the lyrics are changed, and each artist presents the new song with no reference to its original writer.
That's how things are done in the Balkans.
So, as an example I've chosen two women who sing the same song.
The first a Bosnian Muslim woman named Erna Dzeba:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYMt0Pcn71U
The second is a Lebanese Muslim woman named Haifa Wehbe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaIM7QpK464
Erna's version of the song is copied from Bulgaria's Gergana, which was in turn copied from Haifa's version, which was in turn copied from the original artist: Turkey's Ajda Pekaan.
The most copies I've ever found of a single song was 13 different versions, from 13 different countries in southeast Europe and north Africa, of Cajorije Sukadije.
Anyhow, check out the two above and vote for your favorite plagiarized song!
Plagiarism in the music industry in the Balkans is so common you could almost say it is the norm. For example, a Turkish artist releases a song. Within two years, you can rest assured there is a Greek, Serbian, Bosnian, Macedonian, Albanian, and even Lebanese version. The music remains the same, the lyrics are changed, and each artist presents the new song with no reference to its original writer.
That's how things are done in the Balkans.
So, as an example I've chosen two women who sing the same song.
The first a Bosnian Muslim woman named Erna Dzeba:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYMt0Pcn71U
The second is a Lebanese Muslim woman named Haifa Wehbe:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaIM7QpK464
Erna's version of the song is copied from Bulgaria's Gergana, which was in turn copied from Haifa's version, which was in turn copied from the original artist: Turkey's Ajda Pekaan.
The most copies I've ever found of a single song was 13 different versions, from 13 different countries in southeast Europe and north Africa, of Cajorije Sukadije.
Anyhow, check out the two above and vote for your favorite plagiarized song!