Izolda Barudžija ( sr-cyr, Изолда Баруџија, ) is a Serbian and

former Yugoslav Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

singer born in Belgrade.Izolda Barudzija Facebook profile
/ref> From 1978 to 1982, she sang in the student choir ''Branko Krsmanović'' in Belgrade and had a solo part in the vocal group ''Pop polifonija'' (Pop Polyphony) as well as a variety of live TV and Radio performances such as with Jazz Orchestra Radio Belgrade.Izolda Barudzija-Manojlovic
. musicbox-oxana.de (in German) She represented

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

in the

Eurovision Song Contest 1982 The Eurovision Song Contest 1982 was the 27th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Harrogate, United Kingdom, following the country's victory at the with the song "Making Your Mind Up" by Bucks Fizz. Organised by the ...

with her band Aska, and finished in 14th place. In

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

, she and her sister

Eleonora Eleanor () is a feminine given name, originally from an Old French adaptation of the Old Provençal name ''Aliénor''. It is the name of a number of women of royalty and nobility in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The name was introd ...

were

Daniel Popović Milan Popović (; born 29 October 1955), better known as Danijel Popović () or simply Daniel (), is a Montenegrins of Croatia, Montenegrin-Croatian pop singer. Biography Born to a Montenegrins, Montenegrin father and a Belgians, Belgian mother, ...

's backing vocals. Their song '' Džuli'' placed 4th and became a huge hit. In

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...

, she and Vlado Kalember were 18th with the song "Ciao Amore". The video for "Ciao Amore" was not broadcast on Turkish state television because Barudžija appeared bathing topless. After her Eurovision duet with Vlado Kalember, Izolda and Eleonora started their professional career as a duo. They released many songs and also, they took part in many music festivals such as Zagrebfest and MESAM, both solo and as a duo. Thanks to that, the duo gained popularity. In 1992, Izolda and her sister participated together in the

Jugovizija Jugovizija, Cyrillic: Југовизија, English: Yugovision, was the Yugoslav national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, organized by the Yugoslav broadcaster Yugoslav Radio Television (JRT) and its subnational public ...

, trying to represent rump Yugoslavia (

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) with the song "Hej hej, vrati se", which ended in the 12th place. After that, the duo dissolved, and Eleonora started her solo career. Between 1994 and 2011, Izolda was a solo singer and lyricist in the band VOX. She is married to Serbian guitarist and singer

Zlatko Manojlović Zlatko Manojlović (Serbian Cyrillic: Златко Манојловић; born 1951) is a Serbian guitarist and singer. He is known as the leader of the progressive rock band Dah and the heavy metal band Gordi, as well as for his eclectic solo ...

and they live in

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, where she moved in 2001 when her husband signed a contract to work as a producer and composer in

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.14 May 2013
Izolda Barudžija-Manojlović – Život u znaku muzike
funkhauseuropa.de Since 2009, she teaches at Music Academy in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barudzija, Izolda Living people Singers from Belgrade Yugoslav women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1984 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Yugoslavia 20th-century Serbian women singers Serbian emigrants to Germany Year of birth missing (living people)