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Emina Jahović
Emilija "Emina" Jahović (, ; born 15 January 1982), also known mononymously as Emina, is a Serbian- Turkish singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman of Bosniak origin. Born and raised in Novi Pazar, she rose to prominence through music festivals. Jahović released her debut album in 2002, but acquired commercial success with her third record '' Vila'' in 2008. Arguably one of the most popular pop performers in the Slavic-speaking territories in the Balkans, she has been referred to as "pop princeza" (''Pop Princess''). Between 2010 and 2014, she starred as Lale Taşkıran Ilgaz in ''Lale Devri''. Jahović also served as a judge on the first season of the ''X Factor Adria'' in 2013 and the second season of the '' Rising Star Turkey'' in 2016. She released her own perfume called ''Closer'' in 2014 and founded beauty brand, ''Yaemina Beauty'', in 2020. Emina is a recognized style icon both in Serbia and Turkey and has been featured in magazines such as ''Cosmopolitan Serbia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар, lit. "New Bazaar"; ) is a city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2011 census, the urban area has 66,527 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 100,410 inhabitants. The city is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Serbia and the region of Sandžak. A multicultural area of Muslims and Orthodox Christians, many monuments of both religions, like the Altun-Alem Mosque and the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, are found in the region which has a total of 30 protected monuments of culture. Name During the 14th century under the old Serbian fortress of Stari Ras, an important market-place named ''Trgovište'' started to develop. By the middle of the 15th century, in the time of the final Ottoman Empire conquest of Old Serbia, another market-place was developing some 11 km to the east. The older place became known as ''Staro Trgovište'' (Old Trgovište, tr, Eski Pazar) and the younge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flamingosi
Flamingosi ( sr, Фламингоси) was a popular Serbian- Montenegrin duo. Its members were the Serbian TV presenter Ognjen Amidžić (a.k.a. Renato) and actor Marinko Madžgalj (a.k.a. Valentino). The group was founded in the summer of 2005. Their style was a mix of typical Serbian Folk, rock and jazz. They became a big hit that year, in turn gaining mass popularity. Together with the folk-jazz singer Louis they were the favourites to win the national pre-selection for the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, Evropesma with their song ''Ludi letnji ples'' (Crazy Summer Dance), however due to the dispute they came second, eventually Serbia and Montenegro having to pull out of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. The duo hosted a Serbian game show called Ciao Darwin (Ћао, Дaрвинe, ''Ćao, Darvine'') on RTV Pink. Marinko Madžgalj Marinko Madžgalj ( sr-cyr, Маринко Маџгаљ; 21 August 1978 – 26 March 2016) was a Serbs, Serbian actor, singer and television presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rising Star (TV Series)
''Rising Star'' is an international singing reality competition television franchise based on the Israeli singing reality competition television series ''HaKokhav HaBa'' (meaning "The next star") (Hebrew: הכוכב הבא) which is produced by Keshet Broadcasting Ltd. The program format lets viewers vote for contestants via mobile apps. It has become a rival to the '' Idols'' franchise, ''The Voice'' and ''The X Factor''. Format In contrast to other singing competition TV shows which feature a cast of celebrity judges, ''Rising Star'' features a cast of celebrity experts and considers the viewers at home the judges. During each performance, the audience at home is able to decide in real time whether or not a contestant is sent through to the next round by using a mobile voting app. While the viewers at home are considered the "judges", the expert panelists also may influence the vote but with continuously decreasing percentage votes over the total public vote and not exceeding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Factor Adria
''X Factor Adria'', usually referred simply as ''X Faktor'', was a Balkan production of international talent show franchise of ''The X Factor''. The Adria edition of the show covered Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and as of Season 2 Croatia as well, making the show regional. The 2nd Season was hosted by Antonija Blaće, Aleksandar Radojičić and Snezana Velkov. Like the original British version of the show, ''X Factor Adria'' was a music competition to find new singing talent, contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. Format Stages The show consists of several phases: auditions, bootcamp, judge's houses and live shows. During the auditions and bootcamp phases of the competition, judges as a group decide on the fate of the contestants with a majority vote. After the bootcamp, acts are split into four different groups and one of the judges is assigned to mentor each of the acts in the group. During the judge's houses stage, judges are accom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
X Factor Adria (series 1)
X Factor Adria is a Serbian version of ''The X Factor'' franchise. The first series started broadcasting in late October 2013. Even though the production is Serbian, auditions were held in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia - making the series pan regional. The series judging panel features Emina Jahović, Kristina Kovač, Kiki Lesendrić and Željko Joksimović. The auditions were hosted by Bane Jevtić with Sneže Velkov as a co-host. Una Senić hosted the spin-off series and co-hosted during the judges houses. After the first two episodes were aired it was rumored that Bane would be replaced by another host, but the producers denied it. On the night of the first live show it was announced that Bane would be replaced by Slavko Kalezić - actor and a contestant that was eliminated in the Judges Houses phase of the competition. Day after the first live show aired it was announced that Slavko would be replaced as well. On January 14, 2014, Ana Grubin revealed she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lale Devri
''Lale Devri'' ( en, Tulip Age) is a Turkish television drama series, originally aired on Show TV and FOX from 2010 to 2014. Cast * Tolgahan Sayışman as Çınar Ilgaz * Selen Soyder as Toprak Ilgaz * Emina Jahović Sandal as Lale Taşkıran Ilgaz * Serenay Sarıkaya as Yeşim Taşkıran * Kenan Bal as Necip Ilgaz * Hatice Aslan as Zümrüt Taşkıran * Gül Onat as Ikbal Ilgaz * Aykut Yılmaz as Kerem Taşkıran * Ayten Soykök as Reyhan Ilgaz * Ayşegül Günay as Sultan Yesilyurt * Şerif Sezer as Nedret Ilgaz * Selma Kutluğ as Şeref Karagül * Ulvi Alacakaptan as Remzi Karagül * Korel Cezayirli as Ahmet Çağın * Kıvanç Kılınç as Sıtkı Engin * Erdal Bilingen as Şefik * Hakan Pişkin as Ekrem * Gökhan Atalay as Mehmet * Açelya Elmas as Ece * Pamir Pekin as Cansel * Ebru Nil Aydın as Nermin * Gözde Mutluer as Aslı * Gökhan Çetin as Medet * Eren Bucak as Tibet * Serdar Gökhan as Haluk Kırali * Kadir Kandemir as Okan Bostanci * Tolg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balkans
The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the whole of Bulgaria. The Balkan Peninsula is bordered by the Adriatic Sea in the northwest, the Ionian Sea in the southwest, the Aegean Sea in the south, the Turkish Straits in the east, and the Black Sea in the northeast. The northern border of the peninsula is variously defined. The highest point of the Balkans is Mount Musala, , in the Rila mountain range, Bulgaria. The concept of the Balkan Peninsula was created by the German geographer August Zeune in 1808, who mistakenly considered the Balkan Mountains the dominant mountain system of Southeast Europe spanning from the Adriatic Sea to the Black Sea. The term ''Balkan Peninsula'' was a synonym for Rumelia in the 19th century, the European provinces of the Ottoman Empire. It had a ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Slavic Languages
The South Slavic languages are one of three branches of the Slavic languages. There are approximately 30 million speakers, mainly in the Balkans. These are separated geographically from speakers of the other two Slavic branches (West and East) by a belt of German, Hungarian and Romanian speakers. History The first South Slavic language to be written (also the first attested Slavic language) was the variety of the Eastern South Slavic spoken in Thessaloniki, now called Old Church Slavonic, in the ninth century. It is retained as a liturgical language in Slavic Orthodox churches in the form of various local Church Slavonic traditions. Classification The South Slavic languages constitute a dialect continuum. Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin constitute a single dialect within this continuum. *Eastern ** Bulgarian – (ISO 639-1 code: bg; ISO 639-2 code: bul; SIL code: bul; Linguasphere: 53-AAA-hb) ** Macedonian – (ISO 639-1 code: mk; ISO 639-2(B) code: mac; IS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vila (album)
''Vila'' (trans. ''Fairy'') is the third studio album by Serbian recording artist Emina Jahović, which was released on 21 May 2009, by PGP RTS. Because Jahović signed a contract with PGP RTS she was banned on RTV Pink, a famous Serbian TV network that supports artists from City Records which released Emina's first two albums. Background Emina recorded the album over the past two years. She wrote the most songs by herself, except "Ne zaboravi" which is written and produced by Aleksandra Milutinović, who also worked on Emina's previous albums, and "Zver", which is co-written and co-produced by Dino Merlin Edin Dervišhalidović (; born 12 September 1962), known professionally as Dino Merlin (), is a Bosnian singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. Born in Sarajevo, he was the founder and leader of Merlin, which eventually became one of .... There is a duet with Dino on the album, "Med", which is written and produced by Emina. It is the only song that Dino ever sang t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosniaks In Serbia
Bosniaks ( sr, Бошњаци, Bošnjaci) are the fourth largest ethnic group in Serbia after Serbs, Hungarians and Roma, numbering 145,278 or 2.02% of the population according to the 2011 census. They are concentrated in south-western Serbia, and their cultural centre is Novi Pazar. History Two thirds of Sandžak Bosniaks trace their ancestry to the regions of Montenegro. which they started departing first in 1687, after Ottoman Empire lost Boka Kotorska. The trend continued in Old Montenegro after 1711 with the extermination of alleged converts to Islam (“istraga poturica”). Another contributing factor that spurred migration to Sandžak from the Old Montenegro was the fact that the old Orthodox population of Sandžak moved towards Serbia and Habsburg monarchy (Vojvodina) in two waves, first after 1687, and then, after 1740, basically leaving Sandžak depopulated. The advance of increasingly stronger ethnic Serbs of Montenegro caused additional resettlements out of Monte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Joksimović
Željko Joksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Јоксимовић, ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar and drums. Joksimović is multi-lingual, being fluent in Greek, English, Russian, Polish and French as well as his native Serbian. A singer-songwriter, Joksimović has been successful composing for other artists throughout the Balkans. He has written five ballads that have represented their respective countries at the Eurovision Song Contest: "Lane moje", " Lejla", "Oro", "Nije ljubav stvar" and " Adio". He also composes music for films, television series and theater shows. He represented Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with the song "Lane moje", placing second. He also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Nije ljubav stvar", placing third. During 2013, 2014 and 2015, he was a ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milica Todorović
Milica Todorović ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Тодоровић; born 13 October 1990) is a Serbian singer and actress, who rose to prominence by winning the second season of the singing competition '' Zvezde Granda'' (2005). Life and career Todorović was born on 13 October 1990 in Kruševac, SFR Yugoslavia. After a failed audition process for the first season of '' Zvezde Granda'', she applied for the series a year later in 2005. Todorović was eventually declared the season two winner, becoming the show's youngest winner to date. Subsequently, she was signed to Grand Production, through which she released her first singles "Uporedi me" and "Reci ja". Todorović also portrayed the character of Azra in the opera by Emir Kusturica based on his movie '' Time of the Gypsies''. The play debuted at the Opéra Bastille, Paris in June 2007. After turning 18, Todorović released her debut album ''Pamitm ja'' in 2009. She gained further popularity with the songs "Tri čaše" (2013) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
