Belmin Okanović je završio master studije na Visokoj školi Robert Šuman (Robert Schumann Hochschule) u Diseldorfu u klasi prof. Hoakina Klerča (Joaquín Clerch), gde je prethodno 2022. godine stekao i diplomu osnovnih studija sa najvišim ocenama i posebnim priznanjem. Nastupao je širom Evrope, uključujući koncerte u Nemačkoj, Španiji, Austriji, Belgiji, Poljskoj i na Balkanu.
Belmin je osvojio više od 30 nagrada na međunarodnim takmičenjima, od kojih se posebno izdvaja prva nagrada na 28. Međunarodnom festivalu gitare u Motoli (Italija), zahvaljujući kojoj je početkom 2023. godine snimio svoj debi album. U novembru 2023. godine osvojio je prvu nagradu na prestižnom takmičenju „Miguel Llobet“ u Barseloni.
Tokom studija bio je dobitnik stipendije Deutschlandstipendium, koja je podržavala njegovo obrazovanje tri godine.
Fondacija Yehudi Menuhin: 2019. godine izabran je za solistu ove fondacije, nastupajući u oblasti Severna Rajna-Vestfalija (NRW).
U rodnoj Bosni i Hercegovini dobitnik je brojnih nagrada, uključujući priznanje Federalnog ministarstva obrazovanja i nauke za najuspešnijeg učenika muzičkih škola u Federaciji BiH za školsku 2011/2012. godinu.
Belmin je rodom iz Tuzle, a gitaru je počeo da svira u osmoj godini. Svira na gitari španskog graditelja Paka Santijaga Marina (Paco Santiago Marín).

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Belmin Okanović completed his Master’s degree at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf under Prof. Joaquín Clerch, where he also earned his Bachelor’s degree in 2022 with top marks and special distinction. He has given numerous performances across Europe, including concerts in Germany, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Poland, and the Balkans.

Belmin has won over 30 prizes at international competitions, most notably first prize at the 28th International Guitar Festival in Mottola (Italy), which led to the recording of his debut CD in early 2023. In November 2023, he was awarded first prize at the prestigious Miguel Llobet Competition in Barcelona.

During his studies, he received a Deutschlandstipendium scholarship, which supported his education for three years. In 2019, he was selected as a soloist by the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, performing in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).

In his home country, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belmin received multiple awards, including recognition from the Federal Ministry of Science and Culture as the most successful music school student in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 2011/2012 school year.

Originally from Tuzla, Belmin began studying guitar at the age of eight. He plays a guitar made by Paco Santiago Marín (Spain).