Edita Malovčić (born 21 January 1978), known by her

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, Madita, is an Austrian singer and actress of Bosnian descent. Her father is Bosnian folk singer

Kemal Malovčić Kemal Malovčić (; born 6 May 1946) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Folk music, folk singer. He started his career in the 1960s. During the 1980s, Malovčić was a member of Južni Vetar (band), Južni Vetar, being among the "Big 5" singer ...

. Madita's music ranges from

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to R&B to

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Early life

Born Edita Malovčić in

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, she is the daughter of Bosnian folk singer

from his first marriage, to a Serbian woman. Madita has stated that she has not been in contact with her father for many years, and that she has "no good memories" of him.

Career

Acting

Malovčić studied

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and took private acting lessons. In 1999, she acted in the Austrian film '' Northern Skirts'', about the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

, which won several awards. After her first success, she went on to act in numerous other films, such as '' Berlin is in Germany'' (2001), ''Kaltfront'' (2003), ''

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'' (2003), and '' Four Minutes'' (2006). She has also appeared in various television series, including '' Medicopter 117'', ''

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'', and most recently, '' Capitani''.

Music

Malovčić first sang in 2002, when she performed with the duo dZihan & Kamien on their album '' Gran Riserva''. Her first solo record, '' Madita'', was released in 2005. It reached the top 3 of the Electronic Album Chart on the iTunes Music Store. In 2007, her song "Ceylon" was featured on an episode of ''

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''. In 2008, Madita released her second album, ''Too''. Two years later, she issued ''Flavours'', a nine-track album with five previously unreleased songs and four remixed tracks. The record was part of a larger collection, titled ''Madita Deluxe'', which includes most of the singer's songs.

Discography

* ''Madita'' (2005) * ''Too'' (2008) * ''Pacemaker'' (2010) * ''Madita Deluxe'' (2012) * ''Flavours'' (2012)

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Madita 1978 births 21st-century Austrian actresses 21st-century Austrian women singers Living people Actresses from Vienna Austrian film actresses Austrian people of Bosniak descent Austrian people of Serbian descent Contemporary R&B singers English-language singers from Austria Funk singers Singers from Vienna Nu jazz musicians Soul singers Trip hop musicians Women in electronic music