Renowned for his refined baritone vocals and performances characterised by emotional intensity and crowd interaction, his career spanning over five decades has enjoyed both critical and commercial success.

In the mid-1960s, Alija asked his nephew to sing at their local kafana, which marked the start of Šaulić's five decade long musical career.

The song became an instant hit and led Šaulić to relocate to Belgrade, Serbia so that he could continue working on what was promising to be a successful career.

[18] In the early morning hours of 17 February 2019, following a concert the night before in Bielefeld, Germany, Šaulić was on his way home, being driven to the Düsseldorf Airport for a flight back to Belgrade.

Boban Stojadinović—Šaulić's close friend and best man at his wedding—was a fellow passenger in the back seat of the car driven by the singer's keyboardist, Mirsad Kerić, who had accompanied him to the concert.

[22] Due to Šaulić's public profile and popularity, the circumstances of his death in Germany became a big story in his home country Serbia, as well as the rest of the countries formerly a part of Yugoslavia, with the driver that caused the deadly accident quickly identified in the Serbian media as a German national of Turkish origin and no fixed address, along with his identifying information published—including his name, age, and social media photos.

[23] The German authorities placed the perpetrator in an 11-week detention awaiting trial on four separate charges: two counts of involuntary negligent manslaughter, one count of negligently causing severe bodily harm, drunk driving with traces of cannabis in his system, and driving without a license.

The trial that kept getting postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic was finally held in January 2022, almost three years after the deadly incident.