Stojanka Novakovic Stoja
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Stojanka Stoja Novaković (Cyrillic: Стојанка Стоја Новаковић), born June 4, 1972 in Perlez
, near Zrenjanin
, in Serbia
, is a Serbia
n pop-folk
singer.
Stoja is known for her strong voice, which is said to have come from her father, Milan. She released her first album, Kako je meni sada, through Lazarevic Productions in 1998. Later, she chose to release her albums through Grand Production, owned by Lepa Brena
, and within a short time, Stoja had become one of the most popular and respected singers in the Balkans.
"Ciki, Ciki", one of her major hits, was also her first single. In 2000, she won the Best Singer award in Serbia, and in 2005, she won the Singer of the Year award in Bosnia
.
with her son, Milan.
She became a grandmother at the age of 33.
Her slava
; (Serbian Orthodox custom) the patron saint of her family, is Saint Nicholas
(Nikoljdan)
Perlez
Perlez is a village located in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina...
, near Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin is a city and municipality located in the eastern part of Serbian province of Vojvodina. It is the administrative centre of the Central Banat District of Serbia...
, in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, is a Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n 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.
Stoja is known for her strong voice, which is said to have come from her father, Milan. She released her first album, Kako je meni sada, through Lazarevic Productions in 1998. Later, she chose to release her albums through Grand Production, owned by Lepa Brena
Lepa Brena
Fahreta Jahić Živojinović is Yugoslavian pop-folk singer, better known as Lepa Brena , . Born in Tuzla and raised in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina , she moved to Novi Sad in 1980 to pursue her career in singing. In 1982...
, and within a short time, Stoja had become one of the most popular and respected singers in the Balkans.
"Ciki, Ciki", one of her major hits, was also her first single. In 2000, she won the Best Singer award in Serbia, and in 2005, she won the Singer of the Year award in Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
Personal
Stoja lives in BelgradeBelgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
with her son, Milan.
She became a grandmother at the age of 33.
Her slava
Slava
The Slava , also called Krsna Slava and Krsno ime , is the Serbian Orthodox tradition of the ritual celebration and veneration of a family's own patron saint. The family celebrates the Slava annually on the patron saint's feast day...
; (Serbian Orthodox custom) the patron saint of her family, is Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...
(Nikoljdan)
Discography
- Kako je meni sada (1998)
- Ćiki, ćiki (1999)
- Samo (2000)
- Evropa (2002)
- Samo idi (2003)
- Starija (2004)
- Metak (2006)
- Best hits (2007)
- Do Gole Kože (2008)
- Naj Naj (2009)
- Revolucija (2010)