Lelo Nika (born 1969) is a Serbian and Romanian Romani accordionist who lives in Denmark. He plays a mixture of Balkan jazz and Romanian music. He comes from

Nikolinci Nikolinci (Serbian Cyrillic: Николинци, ) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Alibunar municipality, in the South Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Romanian ethnic majority (74.27%) and a population of 1,24 ...

, near Belgrade, Serbia, which has a large Romanian population. He moved with his family to

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; ), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a coastal city in northeastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 63,953 on 1 January 2025, making it the 23rd most populated municipality in Denmark. Helsin ...

, Denmark, in 1970, for three years. Starting in 1979, he studied under Serbian accordionist

Branimir Djokic Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...

. He studied at the

Malmö Academy of Music Malmö Academy of Music ( Swedish: Musikhögskolan i Malmö) is a Swedish public college dedicated to education and research within the fields of music and music pedagogy. The school is located in Malmö in southern Sweden and belongs to the Facu ...

in Sweden and the Danish Accordion Academy and has twice won first prize at the World Accordion Championship.

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External links

Lelo Nika homepage

about Lelo Nika 1969 births Living people People from Helsingør Serbian accordionists Yugoslav expatriates Expatriates in Denmark Yugoslav musicians Danish accordionists Serbian folk musicians Serbian jazz musicians Serbian Romani people 21st-century accordionists {{Serbia-musician-stub