Radmila Manojlovic
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Radmila Manojlović (born August 25, 1985 in Požarevac
, Serbia
, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian
pop-folk
singer. Growing up in the village of Četereže
, she started singing in clubs and at weddings all over Serbia (in order to earn enough money for her family, who had financial difficulties) as soon as she finished her primary school education. During her high school education, she was one of the best students.
" ("The Stars of Grand"), which is one of the biggest contests for young folk and pop singers in Serbia (the contest itself resembles "Pop Idol"). She came to the semi-final, but did not succeed to reach the final. However, in 2007, she gave it one more try, and that was probably the best decision of her life. She came second in the final, and became one of the most popular Serbian folk singers, although she has released only two songs ("Nikada više" /"Never again"/, on the album of the 12 finalists and semi-finalists of "Zvezde Granda", and "Bole ove usne neverne" /"These unfaithful lips hurt"/, performed at "Grand festival", the biggest festival of Serbian folk music). Both songs have become enormously popular in ex-Yugoslavian countries, whereas "Nikada više" has been declared the song of the year 2007. During one year of her popularity, she went through an amazing physical transformation, and now stands for one of the most beautiful female celebrities in Serbia.
She was on tour with 6 other finalists of the contest "Zvezde Granda" (throughout Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Austria and Switzerland). Their concerts attracted thousands of young people. Radmila has become famous for her extremely energetic live performances. At the same time, she studies economy in the city of Belgrade and prepares her first album (with one of the most popular Serbian composers, Dragan Brajović Braja). She is also dating Milan Stankovic
Požarevac
Požarevac is a city and municipality in eastern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Braničevo District of Serbia...
, Serbia
Socialist Republic of Serbia
Socialist Republic of Serbia was a socialist state that was a constituent country of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It is a predecessor of modern day Serbia, which served as the biggest republic in the Yugoslav federation and held the largest population of all the Yugoslav...
, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
pop-folk
Pop-folk
Pop-folk is the umbrella term for the popular musical genres originating in the Balkans and Eastern Europe that are characteristic by the fusion of commercial folk music and "nightclub" music. The term is used alternatively for Turbo-folk and Chalga and is mostly used in Bulgaria...
singer. Growing up in the village of Četereže
Četereže
Četereže is a village in the municipality of Žabari, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 641 people.-References:...
, she started singing in clubs and at weddings all over Serbia (in order to earn enough money for her family, who had financial difficulties) as soon as she finished her primary school education. During her high school education, she was one of the best students.
As a singer
In 2004, she entered the contest called "Zvezde GrandaZvezde Granda
Zvezde Granda is a televised singing contest in Serbia organized by the Grand Production record label...
" ("The Stars of Grand"), which is one of the biggest contests for young folk and pop singers in Serbia (the contest itself resembles "Pop Idol"). She came to the semi-final, but did not succeed to reach the final. However, in 2007, she gave it one more try, and that was probably the best decision of her life. She came second in the final, and became one of the most popular Serbian folk singers, although she has released only two songs ("Nikada više" /"Never again"/, on the album of the 12 finalists and semi-finalists of "Zvezde Granda", and "Bole ove usne neverne" /"These unfaithful lips hurt"/, performed at "Grand festival", the biggest festival of Serbian folk music). Both songs have become enormously popular in ex-Yugoslavian countries, whereas "Nikada više" has been declared the song of the year 2007. During one year of her popularity, she went through an amazing physical transformation, and now stands for one of the most beautiful female celebrities in Serbia.
She was on tour with 6 other finalists of the contest "Zvezde Granda" (throughout Serbia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Slovenia, Austria and Switzerland). Their concerts attracted thousands of young people. Radmila has become famous for her extremely energetic live performances. At the same time, she studies economy in the city of Belgrade and prepares her first album (with one of the most popular Serbian composers, Dragan Brajović Braja). She is also dating Milan Stankovic
Milan Stanković
-Biography :Milan started his career taking part in musical contest Zvezde Granda, where he became a favorite of the audience . He entered the super-final and attracted significant media attention. In the same year, his singles appear on the compilation disks "Zvezde Granda"...