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'' Anđela Ignjatović ( sr-Cyrl, Анђела Игњатовић; born 19 May 2001), professionally known as Breskvica ( sr-Cyrl, Бресквица, links=no, , ), is a Serbia, Serbian singer. She debuted in 2019 with the single "Utopia" and subsequently rose to further popularity by collaborating with her then-boyfriend,
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. Following their breakup, Breskvica pursued a solo career with the single "Srećan put" in 2021. She is known for performing both
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-influenced popular music.


Life and career

Ignjatović was born on 19 May 2001 in
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. She plays the
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and
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. She holds dual
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and
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s. Breskvica made her recording debut with the single "Utopia", released on August 29, 2019 under Generacija Zed. She rose to prominence by collaborating with her then-boyfriend,
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, between 2019 and 2021. The couple also won the YouTube Star Award at the
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. Following their breakup, Breskvica released her first solo single, "Srećan put", in July 2021. She continued releasing commercially successful standalone singles in the following years, including her
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collaboration "Sava i Dunav" (2022) with Henny, which would become one of her biggest hits with over 80 million views on
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. Her duet with
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, titled "Drift", peaked atop of the ''
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chart in March 2023. In June 2023, Breskvica headlined the Belgrade Music Week Festival. For a portion of her performance she went away from her usual image to sing popular traditional Serbian folk songs while dressed up in the
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. Breskvica competed in Serbia's national selection festival for the
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, called ''
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'', with the song " Gnezdo orlovo". She finished as the runner-up by coming first in the televote with over 45,000 votes and 7th in the jury vote. Breskvica's ethnically infused entry and performance saw overwhelming support from the nationalists and traditionalists, who also heavily disapproved the winner,
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, and her song " Ramonda", despite it also carrying patriotic motives. In May 2024, it was announced that Breskvica would perform at her first solo concert at the Tašmajdan Center in Belgrade on 6 September. However, when asked about it in July, she stated that the concert was a "disinformation", despite the fact that there had been promotional billboards and that the tickets had been on sale. Subsequently, it was announced by the organizers that the concert was officially cancelled and that the purchased tickets would be refunded. On November 29, 2024,Breskvica released her debut album ''Turbo i folk'' under Generacija Zed.


Personal life

Ignjatović was in a relationship with fellow musician
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. The couple broke up in January 2021 after two years of dating. In July 2021, it was revealed that Ignjatović started dating Nemanja Stanisavljević who works as a policeman and a bodyguard.


Discography


Albums


Studio albums


Live albums


Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


References


External links

* {{authority control 2001 births Living people Singers from Belgrade 21st-century Serbian women singers Serbian pop singers Serbian women pop singers Serbian pianists Serbian women pianists Serbian guitarists Serbian women guitarists Trap musicians