Nina Petković ( cnr-Cyrl, Нина Петковић; born 10 April 1981) is a Montenegrin singer, musician and television personality. She came to media prominence in regional ''

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'' version, ''Operacija trijumf'', and came fourth.

Early life

Although born in

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, Petković was mostly raised in neighboring town of

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. She is of mixed religious origin – her father is a

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and mother Orthodox Christian. Before she participated in ''Operacija trijumf'', Petković took part in many festivals, such as

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and Montevizija,Nina Petković
at the Official Website of ''Operacija trijumf'' sometimes solo, sometimes with her band Dan Poslije.

Career

''Operacija trijumf''

The ''Operacija trijumf'', Balkan version of

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'', started broadcasting on 29 September 2008. Nina Petković was the only contestant from Montenegro, so she was constantly receiving a lot of cell-phone votes from Montenegro. She reached the finals, but was expelled in the first final round. Petković was performing with many popular artists during the ''Operacija trijumf'', such as

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and Negative. During the ''Operacija trijumf'', Petković performed the following songs: *

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– " Heavy on My Heart" / " Sick & Tired" / "

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" with the students Ana Bebić and

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(Gala 1) *

– "

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" with Željko Joksimović (Gala 2) * Magazin – "Care" with Magazin (Gala 3) *

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– " Mamma Mia" with the student Milica Majstorović (Gala 4) *

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& Danijela Martinović – "Ovako ne mogu dalje" with Kemal Monteno (Gala 5) * Negative – "Bez promene" with Negative (Gala 6) *

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– "

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" (Gala 7) * Colonia – "Mirno more" with Colonia (Gala 8) * Danijela Martinović – " Neka mi ne svane" with Danijela Martinović (Gala 9) *

– "Daj šta daš" with Jelena Rozga (Gala 10) *

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– "

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" (Gala 10) *

– " Mojot svet" with Karolina Gočeva (Gala 11) *

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– "

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" with the student Igor Cukrov (Gala 11) * Aleksandra Radović – "Čuvam te" with Aleksandra Radović (Gala 12) * Danijel Popović/

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– "Džuli" / "

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" with the student Aleksandar Belov (Gala 12) * Milena Vučić – "Da l' ona zna" with Milena Vučić (Gala 13) *

– "

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" with Jelena Tomašević and the student Ana Bebić (Gala 13) *

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– "

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" / "

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" with the student Ana Bebić (Gala 13) *

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– "

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" (Semifinal) * ET – "Tek je 12 sati" / "Sve bih dala da znam" with the student Ana Bebić (Semifinal) *

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and

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– " Live and Let Die" with the finalists

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, Aleksandar Belov,

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and Danijel Pavlović (Final) * Oktobar 1864 – "Nađi me" (Final)

Present

It was almost certain that Petković will take part in the Montevizija 2009, the Montenegro's national choice for the representer at the

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in Moscow. However,

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confirmed on 23 January 2009 that

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will be represented by

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with the song "

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". Soon after the end of ''Operacija trijumf'', Petković appeared on a number of talk shows on television programs such as

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and

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. Alongside her ''Operacija trijumf'' contestant Sonja Bakić, Petković recorded a song named "Samo". On 8 June 2009 she won

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, music festival in

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, with the song "S druge strane sna"; Petković also received a special award by ''Story'' magazine's internet poll "The Favourite of the Festival". RT CG
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She attempted to represent Montenegro in the

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two times. First time was in

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with the song "Dišem" receiving the last place in the Montevizija 2018. In

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she competed with the song "Uzmi ili ostavi" and she got the 4th place, failing again to represent her country.

Personal life

Petković admires

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and

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; she stated she finds herself in the song "

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". Petković is a very good friends with Sonja Bakić, other ''Operacija trijumf'' contestant.Sonja i Nina se druže i van Trijumfa!
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Discography

Albums

* 2009: ''Upcoming compilation of Operacija trijumf'' contestants

Singles

* 2009: "Samo" (feat. Sonja Bakić) * 2009: "S druge strane sna" * 2009: "Bezobrazno" * 2010: "Ne odustajem" (

2010) * 2018: "Dišem" *2019: "Uzmi ili ostavi" *2020: "Dance till I die"

References

External links

Nina Petković
at MySpace

at the Official Website of ''Operacija trijumf'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Petkovic, Nina 1981 births Living people People from Kotor 21st-century Montenegrin women singers