Milica Majstorović ( sr, Милица Мајсторовић; born 9 October 1989) is a Serbian singer. She came to media attention as a contestant in regional television show '' Operacija Trijumf'', while her debut single "Savršeni par" was released on 6 January 2009. On 20 February 2010, it was reported Majstorović tried to

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due to professional disappointments,Tračarenje.com
Milica Majstorović pokušala da se ubije?
(20 February 2010)Vesti Online
Milica Majstorović pokušala samoubistvo?
(23 February 2010) which she confirmed on 2 March 2010.SrbijaNet

(2 March 2010)''

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Milica Majstorović: Istina o pokušaju samoubistva
(22 March 2010)''Alo!''
Pokušala da se ubije zbog posla?
(16 March 2010)

Life and career

Early life and career: 1989–2008

Milica Majstorović was born on 9 October 1989, in

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former

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. She has been playing the piano and the flute since she was ten,Official Website
of the '' Operacija trijumf'' and won many international and Serbian musical competitions. Majstorović practiced swimming, winning more than thirteen regional and international medals, but dropped it due to musical career. She cites

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, Negative,

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and Vlado Georgijev as her favourite artists. She was also a

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of the

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team ''Wild Boars'' from Kragujevac,

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Mica čirlidersica
(13 January 2009) and also took part in various theatre plays and regional beauty pageants.Milica Majstorović
at the My Space In July 2008, Majstorović recorded the song "Kad plaču zidovi" with rap group Legionari.

''Operacija Trijumf'': 2008–2009

Majstorović made her breakthrough in a regional talents show '' Operacija Trijumf'', based on

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's ''

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''. ''Operacija Trijumf'' was one of the most watched programs in the region in 2008, in

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and Macedonia, even in

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. Majstorović was recognized as a

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, however she stated that was not her style.

Nisam samo seks-bomba!
(19 November 2008) She was also romantically linked with

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, who was one–time professor at the ''Operacija Trijumf'' academy. However, they both denied love. Majstorović said that she would like to work with him just professionally.

U Skaja još nisam zaljubljena
(19 November 2008) Milica Majstorović was expelled on 17 November, and she was nominated with

Adnan Babajić Adnan Babajić (born 28 May 1988) is a Bosnian singer and television personality, who came to media attention as the winner of talents show '' Operacija trijumf'', and thus signed a recording contract for an album for foreign market with Universal ...

, the eventual winner of the competition, earning 25.4% votes. On her last gala event, she performed "

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", one of the greatest hits of one of her favourite singers,

. The same evening, the jury confirmed they would start working on her solo album "in three days".

Milica dobija album na poklon
(18 November 2008) Majstorović was a special guest in both semi-final and the final, performing

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" with other expelled students Sonja Bakić and Antonija Besednik at the semi-final, and her first solo single, " Savršeni par", at the final event, held on 6 January 2009.

Adnanu šansa da postane zvezda
(6 January 2009) During the ''Operacija trijumf'', Milica Majstorović performed the following songs: *

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— "

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"/" Sick & Tired"/"

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" with the students Nina Petković and

Ana Bebić Ana Đolić (; born 7 May 1986) is a Croatian singer, who participated in television shows such as '' Hrvatski Idol'', '' Ne zaboravi stihove!'', and finally '' Operacija trijumf'', which was shown in five countries. Her debut single, " Preživj ...

(Gala 1) *

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— "Čija si" with the student Aleksandar Belov (Gala 2) *

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" — "

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" (Gala 3) *

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— " Mamma Mia" with the student Nina Petković (Gala 4) *

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and Severina — "Ko je kriv" with the expelled student Ivana Nikodijević (Gala 5) * Denis&Denis — "Soba 23" with Marina Perazić (Gala 6) *

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— "Kad voliš" (Gala 7) *

— "Donna Con Te" (Gala 8) *

— "

" with the expelled students Sonja Bakić and Antonija Besednik (Semi-final, revival performance)

Festivals and personal struggles: 2009–2010

The first single of Majstorović, " Savršeni par", premiered on 6 January 2009, when the final event of '' Operacija Trijumf'' was held. The song was written by

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, and has become a big hit.

: With the song " Savršeni par" she earned bad voice in old timer fan circles, because music video for the song included the scene of smashing a 1969 Ford Cortina with a baseball bat.
Uživam u ljubavi sa Lenđerom
(16 January 2009) In February 2009, Majstorović broke up her relationship with swimmer

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,Srećica.com
Milica Majstorović prošetala novog dečka!
(15 September 2009) which had been previously confirmed on 25 December 2008.

Zvezdani par!
(25 December 2008) Meanwhile, it was confirmed she would take part in with her ''Operacija Trijumf'' fellow Danijel Pavlović at the

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Rokeri iz OT zajedno na „Beoviziji“
(15 January 2009)

Danijel i Milica na Beoviziji!
(13 January 2009) Although it was confirmed their song would be named "Alkatraz",''Svet''
Minja Samardžić: Omađijana "Alkatrazom"
(15 March 2010) the songwriter

Marina Tucaković Marina Tucaković ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Туцаковић; 4 November 1953 – 19 September 2021) was a Serbian lyricist and songwriter. Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, Tucaković had a degree from the Economic Faculty at the University ...

switched the song for " H8ER". They placed the eight at the final event with total of seven points.Резултати гласања – полуфинале и финале.
Радио-телевизија Србије, 9. март 2009. Приступљено 9 March 2009. Majstorović then continued with her work on her musical career, performing with her ''Operacija Trijumf'' contestants in

and

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.'' Operacija Trijumfbr>OT koncerti u Crnoj Gori
31 July 2009) It was also announced on 8 June 2009 that she would take part in

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festival in

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, alongside her ''Operacija Trijumf'' colleagues Danijel Pavlović and

with the song " Rođeni sa greškom", written by

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. The song was released on the internet on 27 June 2009. The final night of the festival was held on 8 July 2009, and the trio placed the eight with 39 points.Official Website
of

In August 2008, Majstorović recorded the English version of her single "Savršeni par", earning comparisons with

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.'' Operacija Trijumf''
Milica želi svetsku karijeru
(6 August 2009)YouTube
Milica Majstorović: Savršeni par (English) (HQ)
(3 August 2009) It was also announced she would sign a recording contract with

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. In September 2009, it was announced Bebić and Majstorović would make

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s in upcoming television series ''Žene sa Dedinja''.Tračara.com
Milica i Ana iz OTa glume u novoj seriji
(9 September 2009) On 20 February 2010, it was reported Majstorović tried to

using

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Milica Majstorović u bolnici zbog lekova
(20 February 2010)''

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Milica Majstorović: Pokušaj trovanja ili nesrećna okolnost
(21 February 2010) On 2 March 2010, she confirmed the reports, explaining she did it due to professional disappointments and she was recovering with the help of her boyfriend. Soon after, Majstorović announced she was working on her studio album independently from the Emotion Production.''Alo!''
Milica snima album
(29 March 2010)Tračara.com
Milica Majstorović snima nove pesme
(30 March 2010) On 5 April 2010, it was reported she lost consciousness after taking too much

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Milica Majstorović kolabirala od antidepresiva
(5 April 2010)''Alo!''
Milica Majstorović na kućnoj nezi kod dečka nakon što se opet predozirala
(6 April 2010) and her boyfriend had taken care of her recovery.''

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Prvi javni poljubac Milice Majstorović i Nenada Jevremovića
(11 April 2010) On 27 April, it was confirmed that Majstorović and her boyfriend Nenad Jevremović engaged and they would marry on 25 August 2010.''Svet''
Udaje se Milica Majstorović
(27 April 2010) However, in August, Majstorović confirmed they had broken up and that they had been "too young for marriage".''Svet''
Milica Majstorović raskinula veridbu
(31 August 2010)

Upcoming debut album: 2010–present

On 26 August 2010, Majstorović stated she was still working on her album and denied the rumours it would be released for the

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.Poznati.info
Milica Majstorović – Poštujem gay populaciju
(26 August 2010) On 16 September, she performed in

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, becoming the first Serbian artist to perform there since 1999.''

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Milica Majstorović pevala u Štrpcu
(17 September 2010)''

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Milica Majstorović pevala na Kosovu
(18 September 2010) Later that year, in December, Majstorović released the single "Gubim te", a duet with the '' Big Brother'' winner Vladimir Arsić.Tracara.com
Milica Majstorović i Vladimir Arsić snimaju duet
(22 October 2010)Tracara.com
Novi spot Milice i Arse
(9 December 2010) From December 2010 to February 2011, Majstorović was the contestant of reality show ''

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'', along with her boyfriend Nenad Jevremović.Naslovi.net
Počeo novi rijaliti Parovi
(25 December 2010)''

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Parovi: Zorica na tapetu
(21 February 2011) During the show, it was rumoured her boyfriend physically abused her.''

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Nenad zlostavlja Milicu
(11 January 2011)Naslovi.net
Milica Majstorović beži iz Parova
(5 January 2011) However, her father Milorad denied the rumours.''Svet''
Tata Milorad: Milica kod kuće još gore histeriše i vrišti
(10 February 2011) Majstorović shortly left the show so she could take part in the humanitarian fashion show, which raised money for the victims of the

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Milica Majstorović na kratko napustila Parove
(7 February 2011) Later in 2011, it was confirmed that she's working on her debut album with Bojan Dugic, famous Serbian composer, son of famous Serbian flute player, Bora Dugic (along with Jelena Tomašević, he performed on the Eurovision song contest 2008). She released an r'n'b song called 'Sebična lična' (Selfish and personal) on her YouTube channel on 15 August.

Discography

Singles

* 2008: "Kad plaču zidovi" (feat. Legionari) * 2009: "Savršeni par" * 2009: "H8ER" (feat. Danijel Pavlović) * 2009: " Rođeni sa greškom" (feat.

and Danijel Pavlović) * 2009: "Svaka tvoja laž" * 2010: "Gubim te" (feat. Vladimir Arsić) * 2011: "Sebična lična"

References

External links

Milica Majstorović
at the My Space
Milica Majstorović
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