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Čaroban
Serbia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Čaroban" written by Kristina Kovač. The song was performed by Nina Radojičić, Nina. The Serbian national broadcaster, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) organised the national final ''Pesma za Evropu - Diseldorf 2011'' in order to select the Serbian entry for the 2011 contest in Düsseldorf, Germany. Kornelije Kovač and his two daughters Aleksandra Kovač and Kristina Kovač were selected to each compose a song for the national final on 26 February 2011, which resulted in "Čaroban" performed by Nina as the winner entirely by a public televote. Serbia was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2011. Performing during the show in position 6, "Čaroban" was announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 14 May. It was later revealed that Serbia placed eighth out of the 19 participating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Radojičić
Danica "Nina" Prodanović (name at birth, née Radojičić; sr-Cyrl, Даница "Нина" Продановић (Радојичић), ; born 5 August 1989), is a Serbian singer and pharmacology, pharmacologist. She represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Song Contest 2011, 2011 with the song "Čaroban", composed by Kristina Kovač, and placed fourteenth in the final. Life and career Early life and career (1989–2010) Nina was born as Danica Radojčić on 5 August 1989 in Belgrade (Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia then, Serbia now). She has an older brother, Stefan. Nina began playing the piano aged six, and also attended dance classes. She finished both elementary and secondary musical school, but she entered pharmacy at the University of Belgrade. She has performed in various clubs with her band "Legal Sex Department". Nina cites "Duffy (singer), Duffy, Muse (band), Muse, and othe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (NDR) on behalf of (ARD), the contest was held at the Düsseldorf Arena and consisted of two semi-finals on 10 and 12 May, and a final on 14 May 2011. The three live shows were presented by German comedians Anke Engelke and Stefan Raab, and television presenter Judith Rakers. Forty-three countries participated in the contest, equalling the record for the . Four countries returned to the contest this year; returned after their last participation , returned after their last participation , returned after their first participation . also returned to the contest after their last participation fourteen years earlier, . The winner was with the song " Running Scared", performed by Ell and Nikki, and writt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Stanković
Milan Stanković ( sr-cyrl, Милан Станковић; born 9 September 1987) is a Serbian singer-songwriter. He rose to prominence as a finalist on '' Zvezde Granda'' in 2007. Moreover, Stanković acquired wider fame by representing Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway with " Ovo je Balkan", finishing in 13th place. Additionally to his recording career, he served as a judge on the children's singing competition '' Pinkove Zvezdice'' (2014–2018). Early life Stanković was born on September 9, 1987, in Obrenovac, SFR Yugoslavia and was raised by a single mother. According to Stanković, his father, who was arrested for homicide when Milan was five months old, died after five years in prison under unexplained circumstances. He has a sister from his mother's second marriage. Stanković graduated from a secondary medical school. Career 2007–2010: Career beginnings and Eurovision Stanković gained initial fame as a contestant on the third season of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,685,563 according to the 2022 census. It is one of the Balkans#Urbanization, major cities of Southeast Europe and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, third-most populous city on the river Danube. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "", written by Dado Topić, and performed by the band Dragonfly featuring Dado Topić. The Croatian participating broadcaster, (HRT), organised the national final ''Dora 2007'' to select its entry for the contest. Thirty-two entries competed in the national final which consisted of three shows: two semi-finals and a final. Eight entries qualified from each semi-final on 1 and 2 March 2007 to compete in the final on 3 March 2007. In the final, "" performed by Dragonfly featuring Dado Topić was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a five-member jury panel and a public televote. Croatia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 13, "Vjerujem u ljubav" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. This marked the first time that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dado Topić
Adolf "Dado" Topić is a Croatian rock musician. He was the lead singer and founder of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band from the former Yugoslavia. From 1970 to late 1971, he was also the lead singer of the popular prog-rock band Korni Grupa (also known as The Kornelyans). He is a male vocalist who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, together with the band Dragonfly. Career Topić has performed at Etnofest Neum twice: in 1997 with "Na te mislim" and in 2008 with "Nema prodaje". He collaborated (singing and producing albums) with Smak. Discography *1972 - Time Time is the continuous progression of existence that occurs in an apparently irreversible process, irreversible succession from the past, through the present, and into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequ ... *1975 - Time II *1976 - Život u Čizmama s visokom petom *1979 - Neosedlani *1980 - Šaputanje na jastuku *2001 - Otok u moru tišine *2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croatia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Croatia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "", composed by Franjo Valentić, with lyrics by Boris Novković, and performed by Novković himself featuring Lado Members. The Croatian participating broadcaster, (HRT), organised the national final ''Dora 2005'' to select its entry for the contest. Twenty entries competed in the national final which consisted of three stages: a quarter-final, two semi-finals and a final. Eighteen entries qualified from the quarter-final between 21 and 24 February 2004, and seven entries qualified from each semi-final on 3 and 4 March 2005 to compete in the final on 5 March 2005. In the final, the winner was selected over two rounds of voting. In the first round, the top three entries advanced to the superfinal following the combination of votes from a seven-member jury panel and a public televote. In the superfinal, "" performed by Boris Novković featuring Lado Members was selected as the winner based entirely on a pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Novković
Boris Novković (born 25 December 1967) is a Croatian singer-songwriter. He has been active since the 1980s. Biography Novković was born in Sarajevo, Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia. His interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with mother Ozana who taught music, and father Đorđe Novković, Đorđe who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager. He released his first album, ''Kuda idu izgubljene djevojke'' in 1986, selling 120,000 copies, while his follow-up release in 1987, ''Jači od sudbine'', sold 160,000 copies and remained his highest-selling album to date. Two more successful albums followed: ''Dok svira radio'' in 1988 and ''Obojeni snovi'' in 1989. In 1990, he narrowly missed out on the chance to represent Yugoslavia at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Dajana", but his second-place finish in the national pre-selection inste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2007
North Macedonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the song "" , written by Grigor Koprov and Ognen Nedelkovski, and performed by Karolina Gočeva. The Macedonian participating broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), organised the national final in order to select its entry for the contest. Fifteen entries competed in the national selection on 24 February 2007 where "" performed by Karolina Gočeva was selected by a regional televote. Gočeva had previously represented with the song "Od nas zavisi", placing nineteenth. North Macedonia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 10 May 2007. Performing during the show in position 18, "" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 12 May. It was later revealed that Macedonia placed ninth out of the 28 participating countries in the semi-final with 97 points. In the final, Macedonia performed in position ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Macedonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 with the song "" , composed by Nikola Perevski, with lyrics by Vladimir Krstevski, and performed by Karolina. The Macedonian participating broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), organised the national final ''Skopje Fest'' ''2002'' to select its entry for the contest. Eighteen entries competed in the national final on 16 February 2002 and "" performed by Karolina was selected as the winner following the combination of votes from a nine-member jury panel, an audience vote and a public televote. Macedonia competed in the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 25 May 2002. Performing during the show in position 9, Macedonia placed nineteenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 25 points. Background Prior to the 2002 contest, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice since its first entry in . Its best result in the contest to this point was fifteen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karolina Gočeva
Karolina Gočeva (, ; born 28 April 1980), sometimes credited as Karolina Gocheva or known only as Karolina, is a Macedonian singer. She launched her music career in 1991 with a performance at a local children's show and continued participating in the following years, receiving recognition for her talent. In 1992, she released her first children album titled ''Mamo, pušti me'' (). She signed a contract with the record label Avalon Production in 2000. Gočeva's discography consists of a total of nine studio albums, spanning pop, R&B, rock, traditional folk and ethno, jazz and world musical styles. Shortly after signing her contract with Avalon Production, Gočeva released her debut studio album '' Jas Imam Pesna'', which included the song "Nemir" featuring Toše Proeski. Her second, third, and fourth studio albums '' Zošto Sonot Ima Kraj'', '' Znaeš Kolku Vredam'' and '' Vo Zaborav'' were released in 2002, 2003, and 2005, respectively. While her initial five albums were mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blic
''Blic'' (Cyrillic: Блиц, ) is a Serbian web portal covering politics, economy, entertainment, and current events. The first printed edition of Blic was published in 1996, its online portal was launched in 1998, and Blic TV began broadcasting in 2022. Blic is part of Ringier Serbia's portfolio, which belongs to the international media company Ringier, headquartered in Switzerland. According to Gemius Audience research, Blic has been Serbia's most visited news portal since 2012. Ownership The first issue of Blic, one of the few independent media outlets in Serbia, published by Blic Press d.o.o., was released on September 16, 1996. The initial owners of ''Blic'', Austria-based businessmen Aleksandar Lupšić and Peter Kolbel, sold the paper along with its parent company Blic Press d.o.o. in November 2000 to Gruner + Jahr, a German publishing firm majority-owned by the Bertelsmann conglomerate, right after the October 5th overthrow in Serbia. Initially, G+J bought 49% stake in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
