Radojka Adžić ( sr-cyr, Радојка Аџић; born 21 May 1976), better known as Dara Bubamara ( sr-Cyrl, Дара Бубамара, lit=
Dara
Dara is a given name used for both males and females, with more than one origin. Dara is found in the Bible's Old Testament Books of Chronicles. Dara �רעwas a descendant of Judah (son of Jacob). (The Bible. 1 Chronicles 2:6). Dara (also know ...
the
Ladybug
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...
), is a
Serbian singer from
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in ...
.
Early life
Radojka Adžić was born on 21 May 1976 in
Novi Sad
Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in ...
,
SFR Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Y ...
. She comes from a
working class
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background.
Adžić showed interest in music from an early age, appearing on popular children's
variety show
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a comp� ...
s.
Dara also opened for singer
Lepa Lukić
Lepava Mušović ( sr-Cyrl, Лепава Мушовић; born 13 January 1940), known professionally as Lepa Lukić ( sr-cyr, Лепа Лукић), is a Serbian folk singer with a career spanning more than six decades. One of her biggest hits i ...
at her concert in
Zrenjanin
Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serb ...
. Furthermore, Adžić stated that, as a child, she took home the first prize at the
Zmaj Children Games.
According to the media, she dropped out from high school, but Dara claims otherwise.
Career
Adžić began her career as a member of the
Vojvodina
Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capita ...
based Dara Bubamara Show band, from which she got her stage name. They released one studio album, titled ''Košava sa Dunava'', in 1993. Dara pursued a solo career with her debut album ''Dosada'', which was released under
PGP-RTS
PGP-RTS ( sr, Produkcija gramofonskih ploča Radio televizije Srbije) is a major record label based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a successor of PGP-RTB which was established in 1959 in Belgrade, then capital of Socialist Republic of Serbia and S ...
in 1995. In the following years, she released three more albums under ZaM, featuring stand-out songs "Ja neću da ga vidim" and "Svi su tu kao nekada". Her self-titled fifth album was released in 2001 through Best Records.
In 2003, she released ''Polje jagoda'' under
Grand Production
Grand Production ( sr, Гранд продукција) is a Serbian record label and production company predominantly focused on folk performers. The label produces the weekly television show ''Grand Parada'', launched their own cable television ...
. Bubamara subsequently released two more albums under the label - ''Bez milosti'' (2005) and ''Dodirni me'' (2007). The latter was sold in 150,000 copies, making it one of Dara's most successful releases. During her time in Grand, she gained significant popularity with hit songs like "Polje jagoda", "Vero nevero", "Javite mi, javite", "Dodirni me" and "Zidovi". In 2009, it was reported that Dara alongside several other singers had been dropped from Grand Production.
In September 2010, Dara promoted album ''Sangrija'', released under K::CN Records. The following album, titled ''Dara 2013'', was released through
City Records
City Records (full legal name in Serbian: Предузеће за издавачко-пропагандну делатност City Records д.о.о. Београд/''Preduzeće za izdavačko-propagandnu delatnost City Records d.o.o. Beograd'' ...
in April 2013.
It was preceded by the singles "Galama" (2011) and "Delete" (2012).
During the 2014, Adžić started working with prominent rappers and record producers
Stefan Đurić Rasta and
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 Be ...
, releasing three standalone singles - "Opasan", "Kraj i tačka" and "Karera", which all saw commercial success. Dara then competed on the second Pink Music Festival in May 2015 with the song "Žena zmaj", receiving the Audience Award. In March 2016, she was announced as a contestant on the third season of the
reality competition
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show ''
Tvoje lice zvuči poznato'', where she placed 8th. Later that year she also became a judge on the televised singing contest ''
Pinkove Zvezde
''Pinkove Zvezde'' (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Пинкове Звезде''; "''Pink Stars''") is a Serbian reality television music competition organized by City Records
City Records (full legal name in Serbian: Предузеће за изда� ...
''. In May 2017, Dara released her twelfth studio album, called ''Biografija''. In April the following year, she held a concert at the
Belgrade Arena
Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 million ...
to 15,000 people, celebrating close to thirty years of career. On stage she was joined by
Jelena Karleuša
Jelena Karleuša ( sr-cyr, Јелена Карлеуша; born 17 August 1978) is a Serbian singer and media personality. Born and raised in Belgrade, she rose to prominence upon the release of her debut album ''Ogledalce'' in 1995, which was su ...
as the guest performer for the song "Galama". In October 2018, Dara released her single "All Inclusive".
Personal life
Dara's first marriage was to Lazar Dugalić in 2002, which lasted for five years.
During their relationship, Dugalić was arrested for
car theft
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in
Germany.
In 2008, Adžić married Serbian-born French businessman, Milan Kesić.
The couple welcomed their son Konstantin on 2 January 2009. In December 2015, she was caught up in a media scandal when nude photos of her were leaked to the tabloids, which also provoked accusations of her adultery. After months of speculations, in September 2016, Dara stated that Kesić and har had not been married for a year.
Discography
;Dara Bubamara Show Band
*''Košava sa Dunava'' (1993)
;Solo albums
*''Dosada'' (1995)
*''Dara Bubamara'' (1996)
*''Dunav'' (1997)
*''Dara'' (1999)
*''Dvojnica'' (2001)
*''Dara Bubamara'' (2003)
*''Polje jagoda'' (2003)
*''Bez milosti'' (2005)
*''Dodirni me'' (2007)
*''Sangrija'' (2010)
*''
Dara 2013'' (2013)
*''Biografija'' (2017)
Filmography
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Musicians from Novi Sad
21st-century Serbian women singers
Serbian people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
Grand Production artists
Serbian folk-pop singers
20th-century Serbian women singers