Mirjana Kostić ( sr-cyr, Мирјана Костић; born 6 August 1983), professionally known as Mika K., is a Serbian singer and musician, who came to media attention as a contestant of talents show '' Operacija trijumf''.

Personal life

Kostić graduated from the musical High School in

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and won full scholarship for

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at the official website of '' Operacija trijumf'' She has two older sisters. One of them, Gordana, is an

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, who currently lives and works in London. Kostić admires

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, and

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. She stated she was currently single. Kostić is fluent in Serbian, English, and Hungarian.

Career

''Operacija trijumf''

Before the '' Operacija trijumf'', Kostić had a few television appearances on the

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. In 2008, she reached the regional fame as a student of ''Operacija trijumf'',

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's ''

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''. At the opening gala event, she performed "

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winning song of

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, with another student Milica Radošević and Šerifović herself. After series of additional competitions, broadcast on ''Operacija trijumf'' special show, the audience decided to give Kostić and

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Kristijan Jovanov a second chance.

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Kostić and Jovanov entered the academy after the fifth gala event. The sixth gala was her first performance as a student. She sang

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's hit single "

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" with Sonja Bakić. However, all students were nominated and Kostić and Jovanov, as the students least known to the audience, left the academy after the seventh gala. She performed "Kofer ljubavi" of famous Macedonian singer

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with Kaliopi herself. When she was nominated, Kostić cried and said that she did not want to leave the academy and she and Jovanov are not responsible for the things that had happened earlier at the academy.

Mika: Ovo je nepravda!
She later said that "this is injustice", and that she feels sorry because the audience could not meet her better. During the show, she performed the following songs: *

– "

" with the student Milica Radošević and Marija Šerifović (Gala 1) *

– "

" with the student Sonja Bakić (Gala 6) *

– "Kofer ljubavi" with Kaliopi (Gala 7)

Studio career

After her performance with Kostić on the '' Operacija trijumf'', famous Macedonian singer

stated she is preparing a song for Kostić because she is impressed by her voice.

Diva s dušom
She also said that Kostić was her favourite on that show. After the show, Kostić took professional nickname "Mika K.".

Nataša želi na „Evroviziju“

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, popular Serbian composer and

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ian, wrote a song for her, named "Moja noć", with production done by

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. This song was one of the reserves for the

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, if someone of twenty contestants decided not to take part in. Kostić also sang as backing vocal for Regina's song "

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", which represented

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.Official Biography
of Mika K. On 1 July 2009 Kostić performed "

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", the anthem of Serbia, alongside two more singers at the opening ceremony of

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, which was held in

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. In August 2009, Kostić performed as a revival artist at the music festival in

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, performing "Moja noć" and her new single "Daj mi sve", which features Sky Wikluh as a supporting artist. Kostić is currently working on her debut album, which will be produced by Sky Wikluh, and will include collaborations with several eminent musicians worldwide, such as Greek

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. She announced recording songs in Serbian, English and even Hungarian.

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official Website

at the ffficial website of '' Operacija trijumf'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Mika K. 1983 births Living people People from Kanjiža 21st-century Serbian women singers Serbian pop singers Serbian television personalities Sopranos Indexi Award winners