Dženada Mešaljić, born on 28 April 1997, is a Bosnian singer known professionally as Dada Mešaljić. She gained recognition through her participation as a contestant on

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. and for her performances of songs by

Indira Radić Indira Radić (; ; born 14 June 1966) is a Serbia, Serbian Folk-pop, pop-folk singer. She has established herself on the music scene of the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria and sings almost exclusively in her native language. In the period from 199 ...

Life and career

Mešaljić was born in

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and raised in the nearby town of

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. She participated in music competitions including ''Zvijezda možeš biti ti'' on Hayat TV, ''Valentino zvijezde'' on OTV, and

in 2016. While on tour in the

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, Mešaljić performed

's song "''Zmaj''" at a

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, which gained viral attention. According to Mešaljić,

Marija Šerifović Marija Šerifović ( sr-cyr, Марија Шерифовић, ; born 14 November 1984) is a Serbian singer. Born in Kragujevac, she is best known for winning the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland with "Molitva", becoming Serbia's ...

is one of her significant musical influences.

Discography

Singles

*''Sahara'' (2019) *''Neudate'' (2023)

References

External links

* * * * 1997 births Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina women singers Grand Production artists {{BosniaHerzegovina-singer-stub