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Beovizija 2004
Serbia and Montenegro debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song " Lane moje" written by Leontina Vukomanović and Željko Joksimović. The song was performed by Željko Joksimović and the Ad-Hoc Orchestra. The union of public broadcasters of Serbia and Montenegro, Udruženje javnih radija i televizija (UJRT) organised the national final ''Evrop(j)esma 2004'' in order to select the Serbia and Montenegro entry for the 2004 contest in Istanbul, Turkey. UJRT, the Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS), and the Montenegrin broadcaster Radio i televizija Crne Gore (RTCG) submitted a total of twenty-four entries to compete in the national final on 21 February 2004. "Lane moje" performed by Željko Joksimović was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from an eight-member jury panel and a public televote. Serbia and Montenegro competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2004. Performi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Јоксимовић, ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian. A singer-songwriter, Joksimović has been successful composing for other artists throughout the Balkans. He has written five ballads that have represented their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest: " Lane moje", " Lejla", "Oro", " Nije ljubav stvar" and "Adio". He also composes music for films, television series and theater shows. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje", placing second. He also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar", placing third. During 2013, 2014 and 2015, he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riva (band)
Riva was a Croatian pop band formed in Zadar in 1986. After forming in 1986, the band appeared on Zagrebfest 1988, Performing with the song “Zadnja Suza” (“Last Tear in Croatian). Their song " Rock Me" won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Switzerland, with a score of 137 points. According to author John Kennedy O'Connor in ''The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History'', it was an unexpected win.O'Connor, John Kennedy The Eurovision Song Contest – The Official History. Carlton Books, UK. 2007 The band proved sceptics wrong, bringing the first and only victory for Yugoslavia. The contest was then hosted in Zagreb, representing Yugoslav Radio Television. After the success, they released two subsequent albums, one titled after their winning track “ Rock Me” (1989) and “Srce Laneta” (“''Laneta Heart”'' in Croatian) in 1990. Shortly after the success of both albums, the band signed to a Swiss Agency where they started production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boban Marković
Boban Marković ( sr-cyr, Бобан Марковић) is a Serbian trumpet player and brass ensemble leader from Vladičin Han. He is of Romani background. Boban Marković Orchestra The Boban Marković Orchestra is a Balkan brass band from Vladičin Han, Southern Serbia, which can be clearly heard in their music. They have won several of the most important prizes ("Golden Trumpet", "First Trumpet" and "The Best Orchestra") at the Guča trumpet festival, called "Dragačevski Sabor", which has been held every August in Central Serbia's town of Guča, since 1961. Boban Marković Orchestra won the "Best Orchestra" prize at 40th "Sabor" in Guča, August 2000. They won the "Best concert 2000" prize for their concert with Felix Lajko. In Guča, at "Dragačevski Sabor 2001" Boban Marković won "The First Trumpet". Boban Marković Brass Band also contributed a song to "Unblocked (Music from the Eastern Europe"), a compilation on Ellipsis Arts in the United States. The orchestra is fea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luna (1990s Serbian Band)
Luna ( sr, Луна) is a popular pop group from Serbia with considerable popularity throughout the former Yugoslavia. The key group member is multi-instrumentalist and composer Čeda Čvorak (born Čedomir Rajičić). They released ten studio albums. Luna have been recording albums since the late 1990s, and popular songs have included ''Drugarice'' (''Girlfriend'') with Svetlana Ražnatović (Ceca), and more recently ''Ne ostavljaj me'' (''Don't leave me''), featuring Gloria from Bulgaria (one of a number of songs sung in Bulgarian and Serbian). The song was originally released by Luna in 1999 and sounds like the Sisters Of Mercy's song "This Corrosion". The first and best known lead singer was Serbian female singer Maja Marković, who stayed in the group from 1997. She left the group in 2006 and was replaced by the studied ballerina Kristina Čanković, who was the lead singer from 2007 to 2009. Notable songs sung by Kristina had been '' Ulica uzdaha'' and ''Jako, Jako'' rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maja Nikolić
Marija Nikolić ( sr, Маја Николић, born 11 April 1975 in Niš, Serbia, Yugoslavia), better known as Maja Nikolić, is a Serbian singer and reality television personality. Life and career Early life Marija Nikolić was born in Sarajevo on 11 April 1975 into a family of musicians and from an early age showed interest in music. At seven years of age, Nikolić started participating in children's music festivals with her brother. She won several first prizes and was offered a recording contract with the Zagreb-based label Jugoton, which she lost due to Warfare in Yugoslavia. Nikolić graduated from Svetozar Marković gymnasium in Niš. Career in music In 1993, she made her solo debut at the Pjesma Mediterana festival in Budva, Montenegro with a song written by Vladimir Graić, who later became her frequent collaborator. Nikolić has also cited Serbian singer Maja Odžaklijevska as her big influence and support at the beginning of her career. She successfully continu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Vučić
Martin Vučić ( mk, Мартин Вучиќ, sr-Cyrl, Мартин Вучић) is a Macedonian pop musician. Biography He finished elementary school in Skopje and expressed his interests in music at an early age. He started playing drums at the age of 3 and at the age of 7, he participated at numerous music festivals for children. He represented Macedonia at the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, finishing 17th with the song "Make My Day". He won second place at Ohrid Fest with the song "Rano mi e da se vrzam". The song was ranked as the 'Most Popular Song of the Year 2002' in the Republic of Macedonia. At the 2002 Budva festival in Serbia and Montenegro, he won the prize awarded by journalists and critics. He was voted as the 'Discovery of the Year 2002' in the country, winning an album contract with BKSound. He was also voted 'Discovery of the Year 2002' in the Republic of Macedonia. He won the Interpretation Award at Mak fest for the song "Harem". He was 'Singer of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jelena Karleuša
Jelena Karleuša ( sr-cyr, Јелена Карлеуша; born 17 August 1978) is a Serbian singer and media personality. Born and raised in Belgrade, she rose to prominence upon the release of her debut album ''Ogledalce'' in 1995, which was succeeded by five more records released in quick succession to moderate success. In 2002, Karleuša achieved further acclaim by collaborating with Greek label Heaven Music on the album ''Samo za tvoje oči''. Following the success of her subsequent releases, ''Magija'' (2005) and '' JK Revolution'' (2008), in May 2010, she held a concert in the Belgrade Arena, titled ''All About Diva Show'', in front of 15,000 fans. Her tenth electropop-oriented album ''Diva'' was released in 2012. It was promoted with ''Viva La Diva Show'' at the Belgrade's Ušće Park in June 2013, to reported 40,000 people. Karleuša also served as a judge and mentor on the popular televised singing competition '' Zvezde Granda'' between 2015 and 2021. Karleuša was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzana Petričević
Suzana Petričević ( sr-cyr, Сузана Петричевић, born 16 February 1959) is a Serbian actress and singer. Acting career Suzana Petričević graduated from the Belgrade Drama Arts Academy on the Department for Actors. She became a member of the National Theatre in Belgrade in 1982. She received the Award for Best Acting Achievement of the National Theatre in 1999 for her role in play ''Suze su OK'' (''Tears are OK''); The Award at Festival of Monodrama and Pantomimes in Zemun (Belgrade) for the role of Gocili in play ''Poslednja Šansa'' (''The Last Chance''); The Award of Festival of Monodrama in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina). Plays Filmography *'' Boj na Kosovu'' (Andja) *'' 13.jul'' (Verica) *''Da cappo'' (Marja) *''Protestni album'' (Goca) *''Prepolovljeni'' (Branka) *''S. O. S. - Spasite naše duše'' (Nives) *''Absurdistan'' (Eleni) *'' Selo gori, a baba se češlja'' (Cveta) Music career She graduated from the music school Kosta Mano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Negative (Serbian Band)
Negative ( sr, Негатив, Negativ) is a Serbian rock band formed in Belgrade in 1999. Fronted by vocalist Ivana Peters (née Pavlović), the band enjoyed large popularity and was one of the most notable acts of the Serbian rock scene during the 2000s. History 1999-2015 Negative was formed in the spring of 1999, during the NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia, by Ivana Pavlović (vocals), Nikola Radaković (guitar), Vladimir "Grle" Đurđević (guitar), Milen Zlatanović (bass guitar) and Miloš Bilanović (drums). Pavlović started her career in the early 1990s as a member of rap group Who Is The Best, and from 1994 to 1999 she was a member of the pop group Tap 011, recording three albums with them. Negative released their debut self-titled album in 1999. The album was mostly power pop-oriented. The songs for the album were written by the band members and the album producer Mirko Vukomanović, with the exception of the song "Barakuda" ("Barracuda"), written by Zoran "Kiki" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Srećković
Aleksandar Srećković ( sr-cyr, Александар Срећковић; born 25 June 1981) is a Serbian football defender. During his career, he had already played in the Serbian top league club FK Radnički Obrenovac, in Serbian lower league clubs FK Sinđelić Beograd, FK Čukarički, FK Beograd, OFK Niš, FK Mačva Šabac, FK BASK, FK Sevojno and FK ČSK Čelarevo, but also with Romanian club CFR Timişoara and Albanian FK Apolonia Fier KF Apolonia is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded on 17 June 1925 and took its name from the nearby ruins of the ancient city of Apollonia. The club currently compete in the Kategoria e Parë and they play their hom .... External links Profile and statsat Srbijafudbal * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Belgrade Serbian men's footballers Serbian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders FK Radnički Obrenovac players FK Čukarički players FK Mačva Šabac play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Serbia (1992–2006)
The Republic of Serbia ( sr, / ) was a constituent state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia between 1992 and 2003 and the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro from 2003 to 2006. With Montenegro's secession from the union with Serbia in June 2006, both became sovereign states in their own right for the first time in nearly 88 years. After the League of Communists of Yugoslavia collapsed in 1990, the Socialist Republic of Serbia led by Slobodan Milošević's Socialist Party (formerly the Communists) adopted a new constitution, declaring itself a constituent republic with democratic institutions within Yugoslavia, and the "Socialist" adjective was dropped from the official title. As Yugoslavia broke up, in 1992 Serbia and Montenegro formed a new federative state called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, known after 2003 as simply Serbia and Montenegro. Serbia claimed that it was not involved in the Bosnian or Croatian wars. However, the Serb rebel entities both sought direct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 million people live within the administrative limits of the City of Belgrade. It is the third largest of all List of cities and towns on Danube river, cities on the Danube river. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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