Edin Dervishalidovic (born 12 September 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFRY), stage name Dino Merlin, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is one of the most famous singer/songwriters in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also popular in other countries of former Yugoslavia.sic career

Merlin Band
Edin Dervishalidovic founded the band Merlin in 1983 and has been its singer and songwriter since. With the band, he has recorded 5 studio albums: Kokuzna vremena in 1985, Tesko meni sa tobom (a jos teze bez tebe) in 1986, Merlin in 1987, Nesto lijepo treba da se desi in 1989, and Peta strana svijeta in 1990.

Solo career
Dervishalidovic began his solo career under the name 'Dino Merlin' in 1991, and recorded five studio albums: Moja bogda sna in 1993, Fotografija in 1995, Sredinom in 2000, Burek in 2004 and 2 live albums, Vjecna vatra in 1999 and Live Kosevo 2004 in 2005. His album Ispocetka was released in 2008.

Dino Merlin wrote the first national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina called Jedna si, jedina. He has also taken part in Eurovision Song Contests, in Dublin in 1993 (Dino is the author of Sva bol svijeta) and in Jerusalem in 1999 (singing Putnici with Beatrice, a French singer). Dino Merlin has also taken part in other big European festivals, such as Copenhagen in 1996 and Turkovision in 1997. His tour promoting his Sredinom album, which was released in 2000, included over 200 concerts, with a spectacular performance at the Kosevo Olympic Stadium in Sarajevo, in front of an audience of about 80,000. The 'Sredinom' album was the top-selling album in Bosnia and Herzegovina and sold in all of the countries that were once part of former Yugoslavia.

Dino Merlin's next album, Burek, was released in 2004. Three songs were featured as singles: "Burek", "Supermen" and "Ako Nastavis Ovako". The album includes 15 tracks, many of which are new. The song "Supermen" is sung by Dino Merlin with a guest appearance by Zeljko Joksimovic. Many of the songs on this album have also appeared on his Live Kosevo 2004 album released in 2005. The other guest appearances on the Burek album include Nina Badric on "Ti si mene", and Edo Zanki on "Verletzt".

Dino Merlin's tenth album titled Ispocetka was released in 2008.


DISCOGRAPHY
with Merlin band

Kokuzna vremena (1985)
Tesko meni sa tobom (a jos teze bez tebe) (1986)
Merlin (1987)
Nesto lijepo treba da se desi (1989)
Peta strana svijeta (1990)

Solo career
Moja bogda sna (1993)
Fotografija (1995)
Live: Vjecna vatra (1999) - live album
Sredinom (2000)
Burek (2004)
Live Kosevo 2004 (2005) - live album
Ispocetka (2008)

Compilations
Balade (1995) - with the Merlin band
Najljepse pjesme (1995) - with the Merlin band
Rest of the Best (1995) - with the Merlin band
The Best of Dino Merlin (2001)

DVDs
Live Kosevo (2005)
Kosevo 19. Juil (2009)