Neda Ukraden ( sr-Cyrl, Неда Украден; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbian-Croatian singer. Her professional career stretches back to 1967.

Personal life

Ukraden was born in Glavina Donja, a village near the small Croatian town of

Imotski Imotski (; it, Imoschi; lat, Emotha, later ''Imota'') is a small town on the northern side of the Biokovo massif in the Dalmatian Hinterland of southern Croatia, near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. Imotski, like the surrounding inland D ...

, to

Serb The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

parents Anđelija (1924–2018) and Dušan Ukraden (1927–1997). She lived in Imotski with her grandparents until the age of two when she relocated to

Višegrad Višegrad ( sr-cyrl, Вишеград, ) is a town and municipality located in eastern Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It rests at the confluence of the Drina and the Rzav river. As of 2013, it has a population of 10,668 ...

, in eastern

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. When she was in elementary school, her family moved to

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

where she lived until 1992 when the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

broke out. When the war started, Neda moved to

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, Austria. Respecting the wishes of her father, she attended the

University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the larges ...

where she successfully completed degrees in

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, and the

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. It was only at age 17 that she started singing. Ukraden was married to director Milan Bilbija and together they had a daughter named Jelena. Bilbija died on 30 January 2013 in Montenegro. Ukraden did not attend his funeral.

Discography

7" singles

*''Sve što moje srce zna / Ako me trebaš'' (1969) *''Jel' to taj / Tri djevojke'' (1973) *''Pjesma Maršalu Titu / A.V.N.O.J.'' (1975) *''Srdce u srcu / Mezarje'' (1975) *''Što si nano udala me rano / Sretan dan'' (1975) *''Novi Robinzoni / Do posljednje kapi života'' (1975) *''Ja još pamtim samo tvoje ime / Neka suze kažu mili'' (1976) *''Ej, da mi je naći / Večera'' (1976) *''Ja i ti / 8 dana'' (1976) *''Ne dam ga, ne dam / Dragana je mala na livadu zvala'' (1977) *''Požuri mi dragane / Šalvare'' (1977) *''Hajde bolan ne luduj / Što su polju cvijetovi'' (1977) *''Pisma ljubavi / Ljubav me čudno dira'' (1978) *''Vjeruj mi dušo moja / Alčak'' (1978) *''Što si bliže meni / Kad sam bila cvijeće u Japanu'' (1979) *''Još te volim / Šeherzada'' (1979) *''Umrie ljeto / Ljubavi, ljubavi'' (1981) *''Oženjen je / Sve što se odgađa, to se ne događa'' (1981) *''Ne budi me noćas / Za tri dana prođe svako čudo'' (1982) *''Doviđenja, zaboravi ne / Ne vjeruj'' (1983) *''Boli, boli / Sretno ti bilo, sine'' (1988)

Studio albums

*''Srce u srcu'' (1975) *''Ko me to od nekud doziva'' (1976) *''Nedine najljepše pjesme'' (1977) *''Neda'' (1978) *''Neda'' (1979) *''Čuje se glas'' (1981) *''To mora da je ljubav'' (1982) *''Oči tvoje govore'' (1984) *''Hoću tebe'' (1985) *''Šaj, šaj'' (1986) *''10 Hitova'' (1986) *''Došlo doba da se rastajemo'' (1987) *''Posluži nas srećo'' (1988) *''Ponoć je'' (1988) *''Dobro došli'' (1989) *''Poslije nas'' (1990) *''Nek živi muzika'' (1992) *''Jorgovan'' (1993) *''Između ljubavi i mržnje'' (1995) *''Ljubav žedna'' (1996) *''Nova Neda'' (2001) *''Život sam promjenila'' (2002) *''Ljubomora'' (2004) *''Za sva vremena'' (2004) *''Oduži mi se poljupcima'' (2006) *''Da se nađemo na pola puta'' (2009) *''Radujte se prijatelji'' (2010) *''Biti svoja'' (2012) *''Terapija'' (2016) *''Jednom kad ovo prođe'' (2021)

References

External links

Official websiteDiscography at Discogs
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