Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Balkans. Having mainstream popularity in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, although closely associated with Serbian performers, its sound is as popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina,Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro. Its style is a sub-genre of folk music with dance and/or pop elements (pop-folk, dance-pop etc), with similar styles in Greece (Laïka and Skyladiko), Romania (Manele), Bulgaria (chalga, pop-folk) and Republic of Macedonia (turbo-folk).