Sandra Prodanović ( sr-Cyrl, Сандра Продановић; born 1 April 1988), better known as Sandra Afrika ( sr-Cyrl, Сандра Африка), is a Serbian

pop-folk Folk-pop is a broad musical fusion genre that includes contemporary folk songs with pop arrangements, and pop songs with intimate, acoustic-based folk arrangements. Folk-pop has been popularized by mainstream media in recent years. Music ...

singer. Born in

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, she initially performed as a

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to singer

Mile Kitić Milojko "Mile" Kitić ( sr-Cyrl, Милојко "Миле" Китић; born 1 January 1952, is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-born Serbian folk singer. He rose to prominence as a member of the popular eighties Folk music, folk colle ...

, before pursuing a music career with the song "Afrika" (2007), from which she also got her stage name. In 2011, she released her self-titled debut CD through DM SAT, featuring previously released songs. Afrika gained more significant popularity following the release of "Neko će mi noćas" (2012). Over the years she has had several collaborations with

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n recording artist

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, including "Devojka tvog druga" (2013) and "Bye Bye" (2014).

Personal

During mid 2000s, Prodanović started dating the

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owner Aleksandar "Mikiša" Moskovljević, having met him while performing at his Oziris discotheque in

Šabac Šabac ( sr-Cyrl, Шабац, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river ...

as a backup dancer in

's stage act. Soon upon commencing the relationship with 31-year-old Moskovljević, 17-year-old Prodanović moved out of her mother's home to join Moskovljević in his hometown Šabac where the couple began living together. Simultaneously, Moskovljević took the reins of Prodanović's performing career, initiating and overseeing her transition from dancing to singing, and becoming her business

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in the process. Once Prodanović's singing career began taking off, the couple began investing in real estate in Serbia. The couple broke up in 2017 after a decade together though they reportedly continued their business relationship with Moskovljević remaining as Prodanović's manager. According to media reports, Prodanović began an off again-on again relationship with footballer Vladimir Volkov in 2017.

Discography

;Albums * ''Afrika'' (2011) * ''Zaboravljena lutka'' (2024) ;EPs * ''Pijana'' (2017) ;Compilations * ''The Best Of'' (2019) * ''Best of Sandra Afrika'' (2024)

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* * 1988 births Living people 21st-century Serbian women singers Serbian turbo-folk singers Serbian folk-pop singers Serbian people of Croatian descent {{Serbia-singer-stub

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