The Gypsy singer Ljiljana Buttler, née Petrovic, who has died of cancer aged 65, was one of the most celebrated singers in Tito's Yugoslavia. Her deep, resonant voice and soulful phrasing drew ...

Ljiljana Buttler has been termed "the Billie Holiday of Gypsy music" and "the true mother of Gypsy soul". She is one of the great survivors of the Balkan music scene. Formerly known as Ljiljana ...

Uncommonly deep-voiced Balkan singer Ljiljana Buttler continues her triumphant and influential return to public performance on her latest, jazz-inflected CD, Frozen Roses. She was born in Belgrade as ...

Ljiljana Buttler, who died on April 26 aged 65, was a singer and songwriter whose early career in the former Yugoslavia earned her cult status, and the honorary title "The Mother of Gypsy soul". 07 ...