Ana Vukićević (; sr-cyr, Ана Вукићевић, ; ; born 1 January 1983), better known as Ana Rich (), is a

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- Bulgarian pop singer, dancer,

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and

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. Ana Rich was born in

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Early life and education

Ana Rich was born in

, at fifteen years of age she started first steps of

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. As she was very talented she danced in famous dance school Trik FX, with whom she had many public appearances. Ana attended Dental school in Belgrade, and after graduated in

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. After several years, she graduated on

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at University of Priština.

Career

She released her first single "Duplo golo" in 2010. During 2011, she became part of

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, popular Serbian

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group, alongside Gagi Đogani, who is the leader of the group, and Marija Mijanović, another singer. After one year of cooperation, five singles, she left Funky G at the end of 2012 and continued her career as a solo singer. The main reason for the termination of cooperation with Funky G was her different view of the band's future, some disagreements with the band leader Gagi Đogani, as well as Ana's wish for independent advancement. Ana released new single "Daj mi se" in 2013. She take a part in the

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famous singing competition ''

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'' in 2018. In the second round she sang two songs, "Rukuju se, rukuju" by

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band

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and "Da li si to ti" by

Ana Kokić Ana Kokić ( sr-cyr, Ана Кокић; born 11 March 1983), is a Serbian singer-songwriter, television personality and actress. Career Kokić began her singing career in the late '90s as a member of the less-known dance-pop group, called Energ ...

. Although she failed to qualify for the third round of competition, she caused a lot of sympathy and shock of the audience and jury, who compared her to the famous Serbian singer and media personality

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because of her fashion style during the competition. In 2017, she declared herself a

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, thus emphasizing the rights of animals, she is a member of a many animal welfare organisations as well as a signatory of many petitions about animal rights,she also advocate for free vaccination of abandoned animals

Television appearances

*''

'' (2017–18) as a competitor

Discography

Singles

* Jača nego pre

(2012) * Nije moja ljubav slepa

(2012) * Zlatna ribica

(2012) * Godina zmaja

(2012) * Svidja li ti se moja draga

(featuring Igor x ) (2012) * Duplo Golo, Ana Rich (2010) * Daj mi se, Ana Rich (2013)

Videography

* Jača nego pre

(2012) * Duplo Golo, Ana Rich (2010) * Daj mi se, Ana Rich (2013)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Ana Rich
Ana Rich Grand Online 1983 births Living people Singers from Belgrade 21st-century Serbian women singers Serbian folk-pop singers Serbian pop singers {{Serbia-singer-stub