Gordana Sekulić ( sr-cyr, Гордана Секулић; born 27 February 1977), better known as Goga Sekulić, is a Montenegrin-born Serbian singer.

Life and career

Sekulić was born on 27 February 1977, in

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in today's

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, but was raised in

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. She graduated from the grad school of business. Sekulić made her recording debut with ''Ljubavnica'', released under

City Records City Records (full legal name in Serbian: Предузеће за издавачко-пропагандну делатност City Records д.о.о. Београд/''Preduzeće za izdavačko-propagandnu delatnost City Records d.o.o. Beograd'' ...

in 2000. The album was followed by ''I lepša i bolja'' (2001), ''Opasno po život'' (2002) and ''Po zakonu'' (2003). In 2006, she released her fifth studio album ''Gaćice'' through

Grand Production Grand Production ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Гранд продукција, separator=" / ", Grand produkcija) is a Serbian record label and production company predominantly focused on folk performers. The label produces the weekly television show ''Grand ...

. It included popular hits like "Gaćice", "Tvoje oči" featuring

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and "Seksi biznismen". ''Gaćice'' was sold in 80,000 units. In May 2007, Sekulić became a contestant on the first celebrity season of ''

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'', where she placed 6th. She continued working with Grand on her succeeding album, ''Zlatna koka'', in 2008, which circulated in 150,000 copies. In 2011, Sekulić released ''Ja sam probala sve'' under Gold Music. The album was sold in 10,000 copies. In April 2014, she participated on the Pink Music Festival with the song "Rekord sam oborila". Later that year, Sekulić released ''Ponovo rođena'' under City Records, which was sold in 50,000 copies. In May the following year, she returned to the Pink Music Festival with "Na tebe da ne liči", receiving the Sponsor Award.

Public image

In March 2004, Serbian ''

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'' misrepresented a female model on their cover as Goga Sekulić. She subsequently sued the magazine and eventually won the case. As a result of the lawsuit, Serbian ''Playboy'' lost their license and was charged with one million

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s in compensation, which was at the time described as the biggest compensation in the history of the Serbian judiciary. In 2012, Sekulić was featured in the ''Guide to the Balkans'' series by ''

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'' as a representative of the Serbian

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scene. She threatened to sue a local media outlet for their claim that "CNN has described her work negatively". Her quote ''"Reći ću samo, vidimo se na sudu!"'' (''All I am going to say is "See you in court!"'') has since become a popular

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. In September 2022, American artist

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cited "Seksi biznismen" as an inspiration for her then-upcoming album '' Weedkiller''.

Personal life

In May 2013, Sekulić married businessman Igor Ramović. Two months after their wedding, Ramović died from

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. Between 2016 and 2022, she was married to Serbian Brazilian jiu-jitsu competitor Uroš Domanović. Sekulić gave birth to their son Vasilij Andrej in late 2018.

Discography

;Studio albums, EPs *''Ljubavnica'' (2000) *''I lepša i bolja'' (2001) *''Opasno po zivot'' (2002) *''Po zakonu'' (2003) *''Gaćice'' (2006) *''Zlatna koka'' (2008) *''Ja sam probala sve'' (2011) *''Ponovo rođena'' (2014) *''Psihologija'' (2024)

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sekulic, Goga 1977 births Living people Serbian turbo-folk singers Serbian folk-pop singers 21st-century Serbian women singers People from Pljevlja Serbs of Montenegro Montenegrin people of Serbian descent Serbian people of Montenegrin descent Grand Production artists Big Brother (Serbian TV series)