Milica Pavlović ( sr-Cyrl, Милица Павловић, ; born 11 August 1991) is a Swiss-born Serbian singer. She came to prominence as a contestant on the singing competition show ''

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'' in 2011. Pavlović has released five studio albums: '' Govor tela'' (2014), ''Boginja'' (2016), ''Zauvek'' (2018), '' Posesivna'' (2022) and ''Lav'' (2023).

Early life and education

Pavlović was born on 11 August 1991 in

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to Serbian immigrant parents Mirjana Đorđević and Dragoslav Pavlović. Her parents divorced when infant Milica was only three months old. Because her father continued working in Switzerland, she was brought up in the village of Gornji Bunibrod, near

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by her paternal grandparents, Rada and Vladimir Pavlović. In a 2019 interview, Pavlović stated that she had not spoken to her mother in ten years. Pavlović graduated from the Stanisav Binički Music High School in Leskovac and also took singing lessons from

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and . In 2014, Pavlović earned a degree in public relations from the

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Career

2010–2019: Career beginnings, ''Govor tela'', ''Boginja'' and ''Zauvek''

Pavlović debuted at the ''Radijski festival'' with the song "Dođi". She rose to prominence as a contestant on the televised singing show ''

'' in 2011 and 2012, where she received particular notice for her stage performance. She managed to reach the season final in 2012, finishing in the 8th place. Upon ''Zvezde Granda'', she was signed to

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, through which she released her first single "Tango" in June 2012. In October the same year, Pavlović also collaborated with

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on the song "Čili". Her debut album '' Govor tela'' was released in June 2014 under Grand Production. It was preceded by the singles "Pakleni plan" and "Sexy Senorita" in 2013. ''Govor tela'' was sold in two circulations of 30,000 copies. Her sophomore album ''Boginja'' was released in December 2016. It also included previously released standalone singles "Selfie", "Demantujem" (2015), "La Fiesta" and "Ljubi ljubi" (2016). The album featured several stand-out hits, such as "Mogla sam" and "Boginja", while all eleven music videos have collectively accumulated close to 300 million views on

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as of June 2022. Pavlović released the music video for the song "Operisan od ljubavi" in July 2017, which was inspired by the 2000 movie '' Malèna''. In July the following year, she had a duet with

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, titled "Kidaš me". On 22 December 2018, Pavlović released her third studio album ''Zauvek'', on which she collaborated with

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alongside her past collaborators. In 2019, Pavlović became the brand ambassador for German retail brand Deichmann in

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2020–present: ''Posesivna'' and ''Lav''

In 2021, Pavlović had a lead role on the first season of the television series ''Pevačica'', which aired on Superstar and

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. In 2021, she also co-founded the fashion brand Rouzhe along with Serbian designer Biljana Tipsarević. On 11 April 2022, Pavlović independently released ''Posesivna'' under her newly founded label Senorita Music. The album was preceded by three singles in 2021: "Crna jutra (Balkan S&M)", "Oko moje" featuring

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and "Dabogda propao". ''Posesivna'' was sold in 10,000 units. Tracks "Šećeru", "15ica" and "Provereno" debuted on ''

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chart, the lattermost of which reached the top of the chart. Later that year, she announced her first solo concert at the Čair Hall in

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, titled Kraljica Juga (''Queen of the South''). On 11 February 2023, Pavlović held the live show to a sold-out venue. Her fifth studio album, ''Lav'', was released on 20 June 2023. The lead single, "Venčanje", had been previously released in late May. On December 23, Pavlović held a concert in the sold-out

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. Her first EP, titled ''Milijarda'', which referenced her reaching one billion views on all of her music videos together, was released on 13 May 2024. Her regional tour continued in

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, where she performed at the

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hall on June 15, in front of reported 8.000 people.

Discography

;Studio albums *'' Govor tela'' (2014) *''Boginja'' (2016) *''Zauvek'' (2018) *'' Posesivna'' (2022) * ''Lav'' (2023) ;EP * ''Milijarda'' (2024)

Tours and concerts

* ''Kraljica Juga'' - Čair Hall,

(2023) * ''Lav Tour'' (2023-2025) *First show: Belgrade (23 December 2023) *Novi Sad (15 June 2024) *Zagreb (21 June 2024) *Banja Luka (15 November 2024) *Skopje (14 February 2025) *Rijeka( 15 March 2025) *Final show: Sarajevo(10 May 2025)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlovic, Milica 1991 births Living people People from Einsiedeln Musicians from Leskovac Swiss people of Serbian descent 21st-century Serbian women singers Grand Production artists Serbian folk-pop singers