# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/zarko-jovanovic
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:23:51.007Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/zarko-jovanovic"
name: "Žarko Jovanović"
slug: "zarko-jovanovic"
description: "Žarko Jovanović was a Serbian Romani musician who is known for composing the Romani anthem Gelem, Gelem."
tagline: "Serbian Romani musician, songwriter, activist"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1925-12-26"
deathDate: "1985-03-25"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             5.40983606557377
  historical:           14.94366533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/4AYM6ttmTy2dDgNQVqU2Yf"
    handle:    "Zarko Jovanovic"
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    title: "Discogs"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Žarko Jovanović"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump