Nina Petković (

Cyrillic , bg, кирилица , mk, кирилица , russian: кириллица , sr, ћирилица, uk, кирилиця , fam1 = Egyptian hieroglyphs , fam2 = Proto-Sinaitic , fam3 = Phoenician , fam4 = G ...

: Нина Петковић; born 10 April 1981 in

Kotor Kotor (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Котор, ), historically known as Cattaro (from Italian: ), is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a secluded part of the Bay of Kotor. The city has a population of 13,510 and is the administrative c ...

SR Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna Gora, Социјалистичка Република Црна Гора), commonly referred to as Socialist Montenegro or simply Montenegro, was ...

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

) is a Montenegrin singer, musician and television personality. She came to media prominence in regional ''

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'' version, '' Operacija trijumf'', and came fourth.

Early life

Although born in

, Petković was mostly raised in neighboring town

Tivat Tivat (, ) is a coastal town in southwest Montenegro, located in the Bay of Kotor. , its population was 9,367. Tivat is the centre of Tivat Municipality, which is the smallest municipality by area in Montenegro. Name In Serbian and Montenegrin l ...

. She is of mixed religious origin – her father is a

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and mother

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. Before she participated in '' Operacija trijumf'', Petković took part in many festivals, such as

Evropesma ''Evropesma'' ( sr-Cyrl, Европесма) or ''Europjesma'' ( cnr, Еуропјесма) was a pop song contest in Serbia and Montenegro which ran from 2004 to 2006. The winning song represented the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. It wa ...

and Montevizija,Nina Petković
at the Official Website of '' Operacija trijumf'' sometimes solo, sometimes with her band Dan Poslije.

Career

''Operacija trijumf''

The '' Operacija trijumf'', Balkan version of

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's ''

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'', started broadcasting on 29 September 2008. Nina Petković was the only contestant from Montenegro, so she was constantly receiving a lot of cell-phone votes from Montenegro. She reached the finals, but was expelled in the first final round. Petković was performing with many popular artists during the ''Operacija trijumf'', such as

Željko Joksimović Željko Joksimović ( sr-Cyrl, Жељко Јоксимовић, ; born 20 April 1972) is a Serbian vocalist, composer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. He plays 12 different musical instruments including accordion, piano, guitar an ...

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and Negative. During the ''Operacija trijumf'', Petković performed the following songs: *

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– "

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" / " Sick & Tired" / "

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" with the students

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 ...

and

Milica Majstorović 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 re ...

(Gala 1) *

– "

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" with Željko Joksimović (Gala 2) *

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– "Care" with Magazin (Gala 3) *

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– " Mamma Mia" with the student Milica Majstorović (Gala 4) *

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– "Ovako ne mogu dalje" with Kemal Monteno (Gala 5) * Negative – "Bez promene" with Negative (Gala 6) *

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– "

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" (Gala 7) * Colonia – "Mirno more" with Colonia (Gala 8) *

– "

Neka mi ne svane "Neka mi ne svane" is a song by Croatian singer Danijela Martinović, released on 6 March 1998. It was written and composed by Petar Grašo and produced by Remi Kazinoti and Stipica Kalogjera. The song won Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1 ...

" with Danijela Martinović (Gala 9) *

– "Daj šta daš" with Jelena Rozga (Gala 10) *

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– "

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" (Gala 10) *

– "

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" with Karolina Gočeva (Gala 11) *

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– "

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" with the student

Igor Cukrov Igor Cukrov (born 6 June 1984) is a Croatian singer-songwriter, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants of talents show '' Operacija trijumf'', Balkan version of Endemol's ''Star Academy''. Cuk ...

(Gala 11) *

Aleksandra Radović Aleksandra Radović ( sr-cyr, Александра Радовић, born 10 September 1974) is a Serbian singer-songwriter, vocal coach, television judge and voice actress. Born in Bogatić, she graduated from the Music Academy in Novi Sad, majori ...

– "Čuvam te" with Aleksandra Radović (Gala 12) * Danijel Popović/

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– "Džuli" / "

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" with the student Aleksandar Belov (Gala 12) *

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– "Da l' ona zna" with Milena Vučić (Gala 13) *

– "

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" with Jelena Tomašević and the student Ana Bebić (Gala 13) *

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– "

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" / "

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" with the student Ana Bebić (Gala 13) *

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– "

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" (Semifinal) * ET – "Tek je 12 sati" / "Sve bih dala da znam" with the student Ana Bebić (Semifinal) *

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and

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– " Live and Let Die" with the finalists

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, Aleksandar Belov,

Vukašin Brajić Vukašin Brajić ( sr-Cyrl, Вукашин Брајић; ; born 9 February 1984) is a Bosnian Serb pop-rock singer who rose to fame after participating in the first season (2008–09) of '' Operacija trijumf'', the ex-Yugoslav version of ''Star ...

and Danijel Pavlović (Final) *

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– "Nađi me" (Final)

Present

It was almost certain that Petković will take part in the Montevizija 2009, the Montenegro's national choice for the representer at the

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in Moscow. However,

RTCG Radio and Television of Montenegro ( cnr, Радио и Телевизија Црне Горе, Radio i Televizija Crne Gore; abbr. /RTCG) is the public service broadcaster of Montenegro. A state-owned company with its headquarters in Podgorica, i ...

confirmed on 23 January 2009 that

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will be represented by

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with the song "

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". Soon after the end of ''Operacija trijumf'', Petković appeared on a number of talk shows on television programs such as

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and

TV Avala TV Avala (full legal name: TV Avala d.o.o., Serbian Cyrillic: ТВ Авала) was a Serbian television network with national frequency. Registered as a limited liability company, the station was given a national TV frequency in Serbia in April 2 ...

. Alongside her ''Operacija trijumf'' contestant Sonja Bakić, Petković recorded a song named "Samo". On 8 June 2009 she won

Pjesma Mediterana ''Pjesma Mediterana'' ( sh-Cyrl, Пјесма Медитерана, lit=Song of the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean; formerly ''Music Festival Budva'', sh-Latn-Cyrl, Muzički festival Budva, Музички фестивал Будва) was a pop m ...

, music festival in

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, with the song "S druge strane sna"; Petković also received a special award by ''Story'' magazine's internet poll "The Favourite of the Festival". RT CG
Nina Petković pobjednica
She attempted to represent Montenegro in the

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two times. First time was in

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with the song "Disem" receiving the last place in the Montevizija 2018. In

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she competed with the song "Uzmi ili ostavi" and she got the 4th place, failing again to represent her country.

Personal life

Petković admires

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Alanis Morissette Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with tw ...

and

Oliver Mandić Oliver Mandić (Serbian Cyrillic: Оливер Мандић; born 13 July 1953) is a Serbian rock musician, composer, and producer. Early life Musically involved from a young age, Mandić first started playing the accordion before taking up the p ...

; she stated she finds herself in the song "

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". Petković is a very good friends with Sonja Bakić, other ''Operacija trijumf'' contestant.Sonja i Nina se druže i van Trijumfa!
/ref> Nina is the long-term relationship with a member of the band Dan poslije.

Discography

Albums

* 2009: ''Upcoming compilation of Operacija trijumf'' contestants

Singles

* 2009: "Samo" (feat. Sonja Bakić) * 2009: "S druge strane sna" * 2009: "Bezobrazno" * 2010: "Ne odustajem" (

2010) * 2018: "Dišem" *2019: "Uzmi ili ostavi" *2020: "Dance till I die"

References

2009-Bezobrazno 2006-Koraci(feat Dan Posilje) 2010-What do you want 2010-Ne odustajem

External links

Nina Petković
at MySpace

at the Official Website of '' Operacija trijumf'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Petkovic, Nina 1981 births Living people People from Kotor 21st-century Montenegrin women singers