''Magija'' ( en, Magic) is the eighth studio album by

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n recording artist Jelena Karleuša, released on 22 February 2005 under

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'') ...

. It contains ten song, mostly covers by other oriental performers, which were recorded between June and December 2004. The record, which features samples from

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, electronic, oriental and Greek laïko music, is generally categorized as pop. In February 2004, Karleuša participated in the Beovizija music festival with "Moli me" featuring Marcus, placing 11th out of 28 entries. ''Magija'' was promoted with two music videos for the songs "Upravo ostavljena" and "Slatka mala", which were condemned by religious groups and conservatives for the " sacrilegious" use of Christian symbols and for promoting

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by displaying drag queens. The album also features vocals from Saša Matić on the track "Ne smem da se...".

Track listing

Credits adapted from

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. Additional notes *"Slatka mala" contains a sample of "Arabika" (1999) by Hi-Fi. *"Magija" contains a sample of "Emet" (2003) by Ishtar. *"Nisi u pravu" contains a sample of "Poso Mou Leipei" (2002) by Sotis Volanis. *"Upravo ostavljena" contains a sample of "S'Agapo" (2002) by

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. *"Ide maca oko tebe" contains a sample of " Katse Kala" (2004) by

Helena Paparizou Helena Paparizou (; , ; born 31 January 1962) is a Swedish-born Greek singer, songwriter and television personality. Born and raised in Sweden to Greeks, Greek parents, she enrolled in various arts schools before launching a career in Sweden in ...

. *"Krađa" contains a sample of "El-Alim Allah" (2000) by

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. *"Sve je dozvoljeno" contains a sample of "Gia Sena" (2002) by Giannis Tassios.

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