The beginning of Koke's music career dates from 1988, when he published his debut album – Sanja (for Diskos label).[6] The title song is also notably performed by Serbian folk singer Toma Zdravković, in ekavian form ("Sećaš Li Se Sanja" – 1990).[7][8]
After cooperation with Diskos, Koke published albums Život Me Je Prevario (1994) and Jednom Se Živi (2001) for In Takt Records. The album Blago Tebi (1999) was released by Sarajevo Disk.[9] The fifth studio album, Koke (2003), was published in Grand Production.[6]Re-release albums Koke (2017) and Blago Tebi (2018) were published for original productions.[10][11] Koke's sixth studio album, Idemo Dalje (2009), was released by Hayat Production.[12]
Koke has recently recorded three singles with music videos: "Kafanica Laganica" for BN Music in 2017,[13] "Sve I Sad" for Hayat Production in 2019[14] and "Jednom Se Mora Krenuti Dalje" (self-release) in 2020.[15] Three recent singles without music videos are: "Častit Ću Pola Grada" (2013),[16][17] "Carski Karavan" (2017)[18] and "Ne, Ne Diraj" (2018).[19][20]
Koke's evergreen hits are: "Nek' Ti Bude Kao Meni", "Emina" (cover), "Aida", "Sanja", "Glumica", "Zavodnica", "Nevjernica", "Treba Vremena", "Robinja Ili Kraljica", "Vjerovala, Bolovala", "Kad Te Neko Spomene", "Život Me Je Prevario", "Kraj Priče", "Moja Dobra Vilo", "Otkako Je Banjaluka Postala" (interpretation), etc.
Koke gives concerts in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in addition to those in the Western Balkans, as well as USA states (tours)[21] and Australia (tours), – because a large number of Bosnian migrants is present in these countries and they want to hear his songs and remember their past.[21][22] Koke also usually performs in Eid TV program on Hayat TV during this Muslim holiday.[23][24][25]
Koke is married to Ivana as of 2019 and has two daughters with his wife (one's name is Emma); he also has one son (Almein).[31][32][33][21] The singer has previously been in a passionate relationship with Željka for over 18 years but had no born children with her nor they ever got married.[34]
Semir Cerić has testified against Zijad Turković (Bosnian criminal boss, sentenced to 40 years)[35] during his trial on 21 December 2011 because Cerić and Turković own Sarajevo-based restaurant "Toskana" – place from which killed people Tolić and Ajdari called their families for the last time; also, Turković admitted attempted murder of Naser Keljmendi and according to one witness' (Kalender) words information on Keljmendi's location Turković got from his wife Šejla Jugo-Turković and singer Semir Cerić Koke who had engagement to sing on Naser's son Elvis Keljmendi's wedding party where assassination attempt achieved by bomb has taken place.[36][37][38][39][40] It is interesting that Turković wrote lyrics for one Koke's song, "Malo Vina, Malo Pjesme" (A3 on cassette Život Me Je Prevario).[41][42]
^"Drugi brak košarkaške zvijezde". gloria.hr (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019. a potom se zabava nastavila uz narodnu glazbu, koju je izvodio poznati bosanski pjevač Semir Cerić Koke sa svojim orkestrom [and then the party continued with folk music, performed by famous Bosnian singer Semir Cerić Koke and his orchestra]
