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Biljana "Bilja" Krstić (Serbian Cyrillic: Биљана "Биља" Крстић, Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: ǐʎana bǐːʎa kř̩ːstitɕ born 9 November 1955) is a Serbian singer. She was born in 1955 in Niš and brought up on the folk traditions of central Serbia. Biljana first studied music in Niš and continued her education in Belgrade to study music at the Belgrade University of Arts. Upon graduating in Belgrade she set out on an extremely successful career in music. To date she has released seven albums and has written scores for such films as Savior, Zona Zamfirova and The Man Who Defended Gavrilo Princip. She lives with her two daughters in Belgrade.


Biography

Bilja has been on the Yugoslav pop scene for a long time. Her stage experience started at a very young age in Chorus of Youth; later, in the 1970s, she was a member of the cult bands '' Suncokret'' and ''
Rani Mraz Rani Mraz (Serbian Cyrillic: Рани Мраз; trans. ''Early Frost'') were a former Yugoslav rock band from Novi Sad, formed in 1977 by former Žetva member Đorđe Balašević. During the initial period, the band went through several lineup c ...
'', led by Bora Đorđević and Đorđe Balašević respectively. After the break-up of Rani Mraz, she went solo. Her first album was released in 1983. She has released three pop-oriented records, and did music for many theatre shows at Belgrade's National Theatre. In the meantime, she graduated from University of Musical Arts, and started to work as a Music Editor on Radio Belgrade. After a successful career in pop music, Bilja Krstić has decided to record material close to her heart ever since her childhood. For more than five years, she patiently collected obscure folk songs from the territories of Kosovo, Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Greece. The results were the albums ''Bistrik'' (2001) and ''Zapisi'' (2003). ''Bistrik'' was re-released by V2-Greece record label, in May 2002. Her third folk Album,
Tarpoš
', was released across Europe in early 2007, under the licence of German record labe
Intuition/Schott Music
and gained great success amongst World Music critics and audiences (Magazine Songlines, London – Top of the world, and TRADMagazine, France - “Bravos”). Her fourth, the very interesting a capella album

', was released in 2013 (PGP-RTS) and the fifth,

', under the licence of England record label ARC Music (2016). The music performed by Bilja Krstić is a fusion: a blend of traditional ethno music,
a cappella ''A cappella'' (, also , ; ) music is a performance by a singer or a singing group without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. The term ''a cappella'' was originally intended to differentiate between Ren ...
songs and ethno grooves with elements of improvisation and modern music approach. Their aim is to translate folklore into contemporary art, and for performances to awaken the heart and give rebirth and energy to forgotten emotions. Her sincere stage presence and beautiful voice received great acclaim at more than 600 concerts across the world and in her home country; it was best acknowledged when she was invited as the only female vocal performer from Mediterranean at festival "Mostra Sesc de Artes" in São Paulo in 2005. At the time, she was a member of "Mediterraneo Orchestra", formed from about 25 top musicians from all over the world.


Discography

With Suncokret: Singles: * "Gde ćeš biti, lepa Kejo" / "Pusto more, pusti vali" (1976) * "Rock 'n' Roll duku duku" / "Gili gili blues" (1976) * "Oj, nevene" / "Tekla voda" (ZKP RTLJ 1976) * "Imam pesmu za sve ljude" / "Čovek koga znam" (1978) Albums: * ''Moje bube'' (1977) With Rani Mraz: Singles: * "Računajte na nas" / "Strašan žulj" (1978) * "Oprosti mi Katrin" / "Život je more" (1978) * "Panonski mornar" / "Moja draga sad je u Japanu" (1979) * "Lagana stvar" / "Prvi januar (popodne)" (1979) Albums: * ''
Mojoj mami umesto maturske slike u izlogu ''Mojoj mami umesto maturske slike u izlogu'' (trans. ''To My Mother instead of the Prom Photo in the Shop Window'') is the first studio album released by former Yugoslav rock band Rani Mraz. In 1998, the album was polled as the 44th on the list ...
'' (1979) * '' Odlazi cirkus'' (1980) Solo albums: * ''Prevari večeras svoje društvo sa mnom'' (1983) * ''Iz unutrasnjeg džepa'' (1985) * ''Loptom do zvezda'' (1990) * ''Bilja'' (1994) With Bistrik Orchestra: * ''Bistrik'' (2001) * ''Zapisi'' (2003) * ''Tarpoš'' (2007) * ''Izvorištе'' (2013) *Svod (2017)


Collaborations

She worked with
Tenores di Bitti "Mialinu Pira" The ( sc, su tenòre, su cuncòrdu, su cuntràttu, su cussèrtu, s'agorropamèntu, su cantu a pròa; it, canto a tenore) is a style of polyphonic folk singing characteristic of the island of Sardinia (Italy's second largest island), particularl ...
, David D`Or,
Marta Sebestyen Marta may refer to: People * Marta (given name), a feminine given name * Märta, a feminine given name * Marta (surname) : István Márta composer * Marta (footballer) (born 1986), Brazilian professional footballer Places * Marta (river), ...
,
Yanka Rupkina Yanka is a Slavic name, a variation of the Serbo-Croatian Janko, Hebrew Janka, or Bulgarian Yanko. Notable people with the name include: * Yanka Bryl, Belarusian writer * Yanka Dyagileva (1966–1991), Russian poet and singer-songwriter * Yan ...
,
Amira Medunjanin Amira Medunjanin (; born 23 April 1972) is a Bosnian singer and interpreter of sevdalinka. She holds both citizenship of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Biography Medunjanin was born in Sarajevo and her fascination with the Music of Bosnia ...
, Tamara Obrovac,
Bojan Zulfikarpašić Bojan Zulfikarpašić ( sr-cyr, Бојан Зулфикарпашић), known professionally as Bojan Z. (born February 2, 1968) is a Serbian jazz pianist. Early life He started playing and studying piano at the age of 5 in music school "Kosta ...
, Vlatko Stefanovski,
Nenad Vasilić Nenad Vasilić is a Serbian bassist. Early life and education Nenad Vasilic was born in Niš, Serbia. He started playing piano at the age of 5. At the age of 12 he received his first bass guitar and at the age of 15 he enrolled in the Secondar ...
, Magda Dourado Pucci, Grupa "Synthesis", Vasko Atanasovski, Vlado Kreslin,
Bora Dugić Borislav "Bora" Dugić ( sr-Cyrl, Борислав Бора Дугић, ; born 10 June 1949) is a Serbian musician and flautist having released a number of CDs and records as well as having performed at countless concerts. Early and professiona ...
,
Boban Marković Boban Marković ( sr-cyr, Бобан Марковић) is a Serbian trumpet player and brass ensemble leader from Vladičin Han. He is of Romani background. Boban Marković Orchestra The Boban Marković Orchestra is a Balkan brass band from Vla ...
and Marko Marković and others.


External links


Bilja Krstic's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Krstic, Biljana 1955 births Living people Women rock singers Musicians from Niš 21st-century Serbian women singers Serbian rock singers Yugoslav rock singers Serbian pop singers University of Arts in Belgrade alumni Yugoslav women singers 20th-century Serbian women singers