Jovana Joksimović (; sr-cyr, Јована Јоксимовић, ; born 25 April 1981) is a Serbian television presenter, best known for hosting the morning TV show ''Jutarnji program''. In May 2008, together with
Željko Joksimović, she was the host of the 53rd edition of
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
in Belgrade. She now hosts ''UranaK1'' on K1 TV.
Career
Janković started her early television career at the age of 19 while attending university. She received a job offer at
BKTV
RTV BK Telekom (Serbian Cyrillic: Радио Телевизија Браћа Карић Телеком) was a privately owned radio and television company based in Belgrade, Serbia. It functioned as a revenue-generating media outlet with a "G" ra ...
in 2001. Starting off as an entertainment reporter, she appeared on shows ''Blockbuster'' and ''Trailer'' both related to the world of cinema. Noticing her talents, Serbian state television general-director
Aleksandar Tijanić
Aleksandar Tijanić ( sr-cyr, Александар Тијанић; 13 December 1949 – 28 October 2013) was a Serbian journalist and director of the country's public broadcaster Radio Television of Serbia from 2004 to 2013. During his career he wa ...
made her an offer to move to the national broadcaster in 2005.
Once at
RTS
RTS may refer to:
Medicine
* Rape trauma syndrome, the psychological trauma experienced by a rape victim
* Revised Trauma Score, a system to evaluate injuries secondary to violent trauma
* Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome, a condition characterized by ...
, she became the co-host of ''Jutarnji program'' (Morning Programme) airing weekdays from 6 am to 9 am. Since moving to RTS and the morning programme Jovana has gained a fan base of viewers and has appeared on the covers of Serbian tabloids and lifestyle magazines such as ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Gloria'', ''Svet'' and ''TV Revija''. Her height is billed as 1.77 m.
Janković hosted the draw for the
2008 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcastin ...
semi-finals in the
Belgrade city hall. On 4 March 2008, it was announced that together with singer
Željko Joksimović, Jovana would co-host the
2008 Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcastin ...
in Belgrade which was held from 20–24 May 2008 in the
Belgrade Arena.
In March 2010, it was confirmed that Janković is leaving
RTS
RTS may refer to:
Medicine
* Rape trauma syndrome, the psychological trauma experienced by a rape victim
* Revised Trauma Score, a system to evaluate injuries secondary to violent trauma
* Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome, a condition characterized by ...
. She co-hosted a morning show on the most popular privately owned Serbian network
RTV Pink.
In 2018, she left RTV Pink to start a morning show on
Prva Tv
Prva (; sr-Cyrl, Прва) or Prva Srpska Televizija ( sr-Cyrl, Прва српска телевизија, lit=First Serbian Television), is a Serbian commercial television network with national coverage.
Launched on 31 December 2006 at 7&nbs ...
with Srđan Predojević.
In September 2020, the host duo left Prva Tv because they didn't agree with several corrections which are suggested by management of the television. The breakup of the agreement was a subject of several disputes. In December 2020, Joksimović has become the host of the morning show UranaK1 on the K1 TV, television whose owners are Jovana's spouse, Željko Joksimović and Manja Grčić. Grčić is also the host of the show UranaK1 alongside Jovana Joksimović.
Personal life
In Serbia, Janković's love life has generated a lot of headlines.
In early 2008, following a five-year relationship, she got engaged to Aleksandar Zeremski (former editor at
BKTV
RTV BK Telekom (Serbian Cyrillic: Радио Телевизија Браћа Карић Телеком) was a privately owned radio and television company based in Belgrade, Serbia. It functioned as a revenue-generating media outlet with a "G" ra ...
and her boss while she worked there). Then in May 2008, she co-hosted the ESC with
Željko Joksimović who at the time was in a relationship with Adrijana Čortan, a TV presenter for Serbian
Pink television.
However, a few months after Eurovision, it was reported that Željko and Jovana were seeing each other. In July it became public that Jovana had broken off her engagement and so did Željko. On 29 September 2008, the new couple made their first public appearance attending the
Antonis Remos concert at Belgrade's
Sava Centar.
In January 2012,
Željko Joksimović and Jovana got married in the Maldives. In 2013 they announced that they were expecting their first child.
On 10 April 2014, Jovana gave birth to their first son Kosta.
On 2 October 2017, she gave birth to twin girls Ana and Srna.
See also
*
List of Eurovision Song Contest presenters
References
External links
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Serbian television presenters
Serbian women television presenters
Television people from Belgrade
Living people
1981 births