Music Awards Ceremony
The Music Awards Ceremony (often simply called the MAC) are annual popular music awards for Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro presented by Skymedia Group. The awards were first held on 29 January 2019 at the Belgrade Arena. The MAC is broadcast on several regional television networks, as well as via YouTube. It consists of up to 20 different categories, which are based on public votes, and other special awards, whose winners are determined by the organizers. MAC is recognized as one of the highest profile music awards ceremony in the western 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 who .... Music Awards Ceremony has received international critical acclaim. In August 2022, it was also declared the manifestations of special ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest, and claims a border with Albania through the Political status of Kosovo, disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia without Kosovo has about 6.7 million inhabitants, about 8.4 million if Kosvo is included. Its capital Belgrade is also the List of cities in Serbia, largest city. Continuously inhabited since the Paleolithic Age, the territory of modern-day Serbia faced Slavs#Migrations, Slavic migrations in the 6th century, establishing several regional Principality of Serbia (early medieval), states in the early Mid ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marija Šerifović
Marija Šerifović ( sr-cyr, Марија Шерифовић, ; born 14 November 1984) is a Serbian singer. Born in Kragujevac as the daughter of Verica Šerifović, she rose to prominence in 2003 with her debut album ''Naj, Najbolja''. Šerifović is arguably best known for representing Serbia and winning at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with "Molitva". To date, she has released five studio albums and several standalone singles of predominately balladic songs. Šerifović is recognized as one of the best female vocalists in Serbia. In addition to her singing career, Šerifović has served as the judge on the televised singing competition ''Zvezde Granda'' (2015-present). Personal life Šerifović was born on November 14, 1984 in Kragujevac to musicians Verica and Rajko Šerifović. According to the column by ''The Guardians Germaine Greer, she is of Romani descent and has been out as a lesbian since 2004. Šerifović reflected on her sexual orientation as well as on perso ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Slobodan Veljković Coby
Slobodan Veljković ( sr-cyr, Слободан Вељковић, ; born 11 April 1985), known professionally as Coby (), is a Serbian rapper, songwriter and record producer. Born in Belgrade and raised in Prokuplje, in 2007 he relocated back to Belgrade where he began working with Rexxxona and his record label Bassivity. Coby gained more significant success by writing and producing songs for pop-folk singers like Boban Rajović, Dara Bubamara and Ana Nikolić. As a recording artist he rose to mainstream prominence in 2015, with the single "Ideš za Kanadu" featuring THCF, which was released for the purposes of the crime television documentary series ''Dosije''. Coby has collaborated with numerous acts, including Elitni Odredi, Rasta, Nikolija, Senidah, Jala Brat, Buba Corelli, Sara Jo, Nataša Bekvalac, Bojana Vunturišević and Teodora. His is known for blending hip hop music with the elements of Serbian folk music. His songs often feature the signature watermark "Coby, jesi l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Konstrakta
Ana Đurić (; sr-Cyrl, Ана Ђурић, ; , ; born 12 October 1978), known professionally as Konstrakta ( sr-Cyrl, Констракта), is a Serbian singer and songwriter. She had risen to prominence as the lead vocalist of the indie pop band Zemlja gruva!, which was founded in 2007, before pursuing her solo career in 2019. Konstrakta gained more significant recognition by representing Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with "In corpore sano", where she placed 5th out of 40 competing entries. That was Serbia's best result since 2012. Career 2007–2018: Zemlja gruva! She debuted as a member of the lesser-known electronic group called Mistakemistake in the early 2000s, but gained initial recognition as the lead singer of the Belgrade-based band Zemlja gruva!. Together they released three studio albums: ''WTF Is Gruveland?'' (2010), ''Dino u Zemlji Gruva'' (2013), which covered songs by Croatian singer Dino Dvornik, and ''Šta stvarno želiš?'' (20 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aco Pejović
Aleksandar Pejović (; born 18 April 1972), known by his stagename Aco Pejović (), is a Serbian popular pop-folk singer. Education and career He completed musical education at the Vasa Pavić High School for Music (''Srednja muzička škola Vasa Pavić'') in Podgorica. He has lived in Belgrade since 1994 when he came to prominence with his group "Trag". Discography *''Viđaš li je, druže moj'' (2000) *''Prevara'' (2002) *''Opušteno'' (2004) *''Neverna'' (2006) *''U mojim venama'' (2007) *''Aco Pejović'' (2010) *''Sve ti dugujem'' (2013) *''Parče neba'' (2015) External links * * 1972 births Living people People from Prijepolje Serbian folk-pop singers Grand Production artists 21st-century Serbian male singers {{Serbia-singer-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tonči Huljić
Tonči Huljić (; born 29 October 1961) is a Croatian musician, songwriter and music producer. He is best known as the founding member, songwriter and producer of one the most famous Croatian pop bands, Magazin. During his career spanning more than five decades, Huljić has produced numerous hit singles, both for the group and for numerous solo artists which emerged from his record label. Some of the most prominent music artists who collaborated with him include Jelena Rozga, Doris Dragović, Petar Grašo as well as Maksim Mrvica, Danijela Martinović, Minea and Jole. In total, Huljić has produced and composed more than 1370 songs. In the 2000s, Huljić also worked on composing instrumental music for his first solo release ''Waterland'' (2006) and briefly ventured in production work for soap operas. As of 2011, Tonči Huljić served as the founder and lead singer of the pop-ethno band called Tonči Huljić & Madre Badessa. He has released three studio albums with the band, na ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jelena Gavrilović
Jelena Gavrilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Гавриловић; born 18 January 1983) is a Serbian actress and singer. She started acting in theatre during primary and high school in Lazarevac, her home town. She graduated from the Art Academy in Acting at the University of Novi Sad. Gavrilović performed the title roles for musicals ''Hair'' at Atelje 212, and '' Grease'' at Terazije Theatre, both in Belgrade. She played Marija, one of the main characters, in '' A Serbian Film''. She was also a contestant on the show Tvoje lice zvuči poznato. She ranked 4th in the finals as Branislav Mojićević, but was a public favourite with many favoured imitations fulfilled, such as Jelena Rozga, Pink, Vesna Zmijanac Vesna Zmijanac (, ; born 4 January 1957) is a Montenegrin-born Serbian singer and actress. Dubbed the "Queen of Sadness", she is known for her emotional vocal delivery and melancholic ballads. Also noted for her provocative appearance and weste ..., Predrag Ž ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2023 Music Awards Ceremony
Music Awards Ceremony (MAC) 2023, presented by Sky Music, was held on 25 and 26 January 2023 to recognize the best in the music of former Yugoslav countries. The ceremony took place at Štark Arena in Belgrade. Following a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third MAC was announced on 27 November 2022. The event for the first time included two nights, one focusing on pop, rock, folk, world, rap, and hip hop music, and the other for contemporary genres, like trap, drill, urban pop and pop-folk music. On January 20, Serbian actress Jelena Gavrilović and Croatian musician Tonči Huljić were announced as hosts for the first evening, and Serbian rappers Voyage and Mimi Mercedez as hosts for the second one. Performances Categories and nominees Winners are listed first and are highlighted bold. Public vote-based categories The nominees for the public categories were announced from 20 December 2022. The award system for the categories below were based on the public ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RTV Pink
Pink is a privately owned, national radio station and TV channel in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. Pink's parent company is the Belgrade-based Pink International Company Pink International Company (full legal name: ''Preduzeće za informisanje i marketing Pink International Company d.o.o. Beograd'') is a Serbian media company headquartered in Belgrade. The company is owned by Pink Media Group, and operates wit ..., a member of the Pink Media Group (PMG), which is owned by Željko Mitrović. References External links * Radio stations in Serbia Television stations in Serbia Radio stations established in 1993 Television channels and stations established in 1994 Television channels in North Macedonia {{Media-company-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Senidah
Senida Hajdarpašić (; born 9 April 1985), known by her stage name Senidah (pronounced ), is a Slovenian singer-songwriter. Often dubbed the "Balkans, Balkan Trap music, Trap Diva" by the media, she was born in Ljubljana and rose to prominence as the lead singer of the band Muff. She rose to popularity across the former Yugoslavia upon the release of her solo single "Slađana (song), Slađana" in March 2018. "Slađana" was included in her debut album ''Bez Tebe (album), Bez Tebe'' (2019). Between 2019 and 2021, she released a series of commercially successful standalone singles, including: "Mišići", "Kamikaza", "100% (Senidah song), 100%", "Replay" and "Dođi (song), Dođi". Her second album ''Za Tebe (album), Za Tebe'' (2022) was preceded by singles "Behute", "Jadnaja" and "Dva prsta". Senidah has received five nominations for the regional Music Awards Ceremony awards, winning three, including the Golden MAC for Authenticity award in 2020 Music Awards Ceremony, 2020. Caree ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Nina Badrić
Nina Badrić (; born 4 July 1972) is a Croatian pop singer and songwriter. She began performing in the early 1990s, and competed in " Dora" – the Croatian selection for Eurovision Song Contest 4 times. She won 7th place in 1993 with "Ostavljam te", 10th place in 1994 with "Godine nestvarne", 18th place in 1995 with "Odlaziš zauvijek", and second place in 2003 with "Čarobno jutro". Badrić eventually represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with the song " Nebo". She finished 12th in the second semi-final and failed to qualify for the grand final. Early life Badrić attended primary school "Otokar Keršovani", and started singing in the children's choir ''Zvjezdice'' at the age of nine. She spent seven years in the choir, while she began doing backing vocals with performers such as the Parni valjak, Prljavo kazalište and others. Career Early career In the early 1990s she was discovered by Dino Dvornik who helped develop her career. Later, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saša Matić
Aleksandar Matić ( sr-cyr, Александар Матић; born 26 April 1978), better known as Saša Matić is a Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer. Life and career Early life Matić was born on 26 April 1978 in Bihać, SFR Yugoslavia. He has a twin brother, Dejan, who is also a well-known singer. They were born prematurely and subsequently became completely blind due to unexplained circumstances. Matić initially grew up in Drvar, before moving to Belgrade with his family. During his childhood, he learnt to play piano and accordion. Matić graduated from the Zemun Gymnasium and the Music High School 'Kosta Manojlović'. He has cited Croatian singer-songwriter Oliver Dragojević as his musical influence. Career Matić made his recording debut in 2001 with the album ''Prokleta je violina'', which was released under Grand Production. He has released ten studio albums. Matić has collaborated with various regional singers, including Ceca, Severina, Jelena Karleuša, Aca Lukas, Mil ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |