Ana Štajdohar ( sr-cyr, Ана Штајдохар, ; born November 24, 1979) is a Serbian singer. Having begun her career as a member of

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group Tap 011, she is recognised for performing on late-night talk show ''

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''.

Life and career

Ana Štajdohar was born on November 24, 1979, in

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to parents of Slovenian descent. While vacationing in

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with her family when she was only four years old, Štajdohar performed " Julie" by Danijel Popović at his gig, in response to which she received a standing ovation from both the crowd and Popović himself. She later started attending

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and was a soloist to well known children choirs, such as "Kolibri" and " JNA", performing at their annual concerts in

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. Štajdohar rose to prominence when she joined Tap 011 with Nataša Guberinić as lead singers replacing

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and

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. With the group she went on to release two studio albums, ''Čudesna Ploča'' (''Miraculous Record'') in 2001 and ''5 Element'' (''Fifth Element'') the following year. In 2008, Štajdohar, alongside Aleksa Jelić, appeared on

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music festival with

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-oriented song "Beli jablan" (''White Oak'') in an attempt to compete as Serbia's entry for the

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. Although finishing as the runners-up, they were awarded for the best stage performance. Since 2010, Štajdohar has been performing on the late-night talk show ''

'' with her band. She has also served as back vocalist to artist such as

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and Saša Kovačević In 2008, Štajdohar graduated with aa degree in Italian language and

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at the

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. She is married to her band's saxophonist, Nikola Demonja, with whom she has a son and a daughter.

Discography

;Singles * "Beli jablan" (2008); featuring Aleksa Jelić * "Quiero" (2008); featuring Aleksa Jelić * "Žute sandale" (2008) * "Nisam tu" (2010 * "Extra" (2011); featuring Cvija * "U mraku" (2011) * "Neko kao ti" (2013) * "Just To Be With You" (2013) * "Lilihip" (2015) * "Samo ti" (2016) * "Toplo Hladno" (2018)

References

External links

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