[1] He rose to prominence as a member of the popular eighties folk collective Južni Vetar, with fellow folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković.

Kitić was born on New Year's Day, 1952, in the village of Cerani near the town of Derventa, People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia.

He joined Južni Vetar in 1984 and gained almost instant success with the album and single "Čaša ljubavi" (Glass of Love).

While in the group he also collaborated with fellow Yugoslav folk singers Sinan Sakić, Dragana Mirković, Kemal Malovčić and Šemsa Suljaković.

He resides between Belgrade and Hanover with his second wife, also a well-known singer, Marta Savić.