Radmila "Rada" Manojlović ( sr-Cyrl, Радмила "Рада" Манојловић, ; born 25 August 1985) is a Serbian singer, widely known for being the runner-up on the singing competition show ''

Zvezde Granda ''Zvezde Granda'' ( sr-Cyrl, Звезде Гранда; "''Grand Stars''") is a Serbian singing competition show, created by Saša Popović and produced by Grand Production. The show began airing in 2004 on RTV Pink. ''Zvezde Granda'' made its ...

'' in 2007.

Life and career

Manojlović was born on 25 August 1985 in

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and grew up in the nearby village of Četereže. In 2003, Manojlović released her first album, ''Ćao bezobrazni'', which failed to reach commercial success. In 2007, Manojlović rose to public attention as a contestant on the third season of the singing competition ''

'', where she finished in 2nd place to Dušan Svilar. She released her album ''Deset ispod nule'' under

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in 2009, which was sold in 180,000 copies. In February 2011, Rada won the Female Folk Singer of the Year Award at the Oskar Popularnosti. Also that year, she released ''Marakana'', which yielded several hit songs, like the title track, "Nije meni", "S mora na planine" and "Mešaj mala" featuring

Saša Matić Aleksandar "Saša" Matić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Саша Матић; born 26 April 1978) is a Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer. He is the twin brother of fellow singer Dejan Matić. Life and career Early life Matić was born on 26 April 1 ...

. It was sold in 120,000 copies. In the following years, she released numerous standalone singles, such as: "Alkotest", "Glatko" (2014), "Metropola", "Biseri i svila" (2016) with Haris Berković and "Svadba" (2019) with Emil Đulović. At the beginning of 2016, Manojlović was announced as a judge on the second season of the children's version of ''Zvezde Granda'', called ''Neki novi klinci''.

Personal life

Between 2008 and 2012, Manojlović was in a relationship with fellow-''Zvezde Granda'' contestant

Milan Stanković Milan Stanković ( sr-cyrl, Милан Станковић; born 9 September 1987) is a Serbian singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as a finalist on '' Zvezde Granda'' in 2007. Moreover, Stanković acquired wider fame by representing Serbia ...

Discography

;Studio albums *''Deset ispod nule'' (2009) *''Marakana'' (2011) *''Prva dama'' (2024)

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Manojlovic, Radmila 1985 births Living people Musicians from Požarevac Serbian folk-pop singers 21st-century Serbian women singers Grand Production artists