Merlin (Yugoslav band)

Merlin
Background information
Origin	Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop rock folk rock
Years active	1985–1992
Labels	Diskoton, Nimfa Sound
Past members	Edin Dervišhalidović Amir Bjelanović Mili Milišić Džafer Saračević Mensur Lutkica

Merlin was a Yugoslav pop rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1985.

Formed by vocalist and songwriter Edin "Dino" Dervišhalidović, Merlin achieved popularity with their 1985 debut album Kokuzna vremena and their Bijelo Dugme-influenced sound. With their second studio album Teško meni sa tobom (a još teže bez tebe), released in 1986, the band established themselves as a representative of the Sarajevo-based New Partisans movement. The band released three more studio album featuring folk-influenced pop rock sound, scoring several hit songs. The group disbanded with the outbreak of Bosnian War, Dervišhalidović continuing his career as a highly successful solo artist under the stage name Dino Merlin.