Gordana "Goca" Božinovska ( sr-cyr, Гордана "Гоца" Божиновска; born 16 January 1965) is a Serbian
pop-folk
Turbo-folk (sometimes referred as pop-folk or popular folk) is subgenre of contemporary pop music with its origins in Serbia, that initially developed during the 1980s and 1990s, with similar music styles in Bulgaria ( chalga), Romania ( mane ...
singer. Born in the village of
Samaila near
Kraljevo
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, she started her career by performing in
kafana
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s dodging
Ibar Highway
State Road 22, commonly known as Ibar Highway ( sr, Ибарска магистрала, Ibarska magistrala), is an IB-class road, connecting Belgrade with Šumadija and Western Serbia and finally with Montenegro at Špiljani border crossing.
It ...
alongside
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 ...
. Božinovska eventually rose to prominence after being discovered by singer
Šaban Šaulić
Šaban Šaulić ( sr-cyr, Шабан Шаулић; 6 September 1951 – 17 February 2019) was a Serbian folk singer. Renowned for his refined baritone vocals and performances characterised by emotional intensity and crowd interaction, his career ...
.
In 2013, she was a contestant on the reality show ''
Farma
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'', finishing in fourth place.
Božinovska was married to
kick-boxer and alleged leader of
Surčin Clan
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, Zoran Šijan, who was assassinated in 1999 under unresolved circumstances.
She has three children.
Discography
;Studio albums
*''Ti mi beše od zlata jabuka'' (1984)
*''Ne idi'' (1987)
*''Želim da me želiš'' (1989)
*''Još sam jaka'' (1997)
*''Okovi'' (1999)
*''Goca Božinovska'' (2000)
*''Goca Božinovska'' (2003)
*''Goca Božinovska'' (2005)
See also
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Music of Serbia
Music of Serbia represents the musical heritage of Serbia, both historical and modern. It has a variety of traditional music styles, which are part of the wider Balkan musical tradition, with its own distinctive sound and characteristics.
Music ...
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List of singers from Serbia
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Turbo-folk
Turbo-folk (sometimes referred as pop-folk or popular folk) is subgenre of contemporary pop music with its origins in Serbia, that initially developed during the 1980s and 1990s, with similar music styles in Bulgaria (chalga), Romania (manele ...
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
21st-century Serbian women singers
Serbian turbo-folk singers
Grand Production artists
20th-century Serbian women singers