Ćao, zdravo (English: ''Bye, Hello'') is the debut single by

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recording artist

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. It was released on 9 April 2013 under IDJTunes. "Ćao,zdravo" features guest vocals from rapper Teror Teča, who also wrote the lyrics. The music and production was handled by Marko Peruničić and Nebojša Arežina from Atelje Trag. "Ćao, zdravo" is also featured on Nikolija's debut album '' №1'' (2016).

Background

After graduating from college in Athens, Greece in 2013, Nikolija moved back to Belgrade. There, her friend and singer

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introduced her to Marko Peruničić and Nebojša Arežina from Atelje Trag, who would become her frequent collaborators. According to Nikolija, "Ćao, zdravo" draws inspiration from the 2012

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's single " Follow the Leader" featuring

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. The song was released alongside a music video, which was directed by Andrej Ilić and produced by Đorđe Trbović and Boris Zec from IDJVideos. It features S&M aesthetics, because of which the song initially received polarizing public reception. The music video also received comparison to the later released "

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" by

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. In an interview with a Serbian Britney Spears fan forum, ''Britney.rs'', Nikolija stated:

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of '' №1''. *

– vocals * S. Pešić (aka Teror Techa) – lyrics * Atelje Trag – music and

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– backing vocals

Release history

References

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