Aleksandra Mirjana Mona Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Александра Мирјана Мона Јанковић; born 29 April 1988), professionally known as YANX, Sashka Yanx () and Miss Jukebox, is a

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singer-songwriter, producer and more. She was previously a

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for numerous other artists, including

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 ...

at the

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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 th ...

at the

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and Bojana Stamenov at the

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. In 2012, Janković participated in '' Prvi glas Srbije'', a musical

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similar to '' The Voice''.

Life and career

Early life and career: 1988–2009

Janković was born in 1988 in

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(

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then,

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now). When she was a child, she started playing the

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, but later switched to the

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. Janković cited

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and

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as her musical influences. As a teenager, she participated in the RTS talents competition ''3K dur''. Janković then on to compete at the SunFlower Festival in

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in 2006 and 2007, the 2007 Art Zone Festival in

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, and the 2008 PAN Music Festival, where she was honoured as the Best Newcomer.

Career development: 2009–11

In March 2009, Janković took part in the

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, Serbian national selection for the

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, with the song "Nauči me" (). The semifinal event was held on March 8. In the final, Janković performed the fourth and finished the eighth with six points. On 18 April 2009, she performed at the humanitarian concert "Darujte život" (English: ''Give Life'') in

. On 1 July, Janković performed "

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", the national anthem of Serbia, alongside two more singers at the opening ceremony of the

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, which was held in Belgrade. She would also sing the "Bože pravde" at the reception of

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who had won the silver medal at the

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. In May 2010, Janković sang

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for

at the

. Along with Nikola Sarić, she took part in the Sunčane Skale Festival in

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, with the song "Uhvati dan" (English: ''Seize the Day''). In December, Janković performed "Bože pravde" at the celebration honouring the Serbia Davis Cup team's win of the

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. In 2011, she once again sang backing vocals at the

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, this time for

. In June, Janković acted as a member of the jury at the talents competition ''Staropramen''. She also performed along with the

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and

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Aleksandar Saša Lokner at the Summer at Gardoš Festival in August.

Upcoming studio album and ''Prvi glas Srbije'': 2011–present

In December 2011, Janković officially adopted "Miss Jukebox" as her artistic name, and announced the release of her new single "Nikome nije lako" (). The video for the song features popular Serbian musicians such as Dragoljub Đuričić,

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and Nikola Sarić. In 2012, Janković participated in the second season of the

''Prvi glas Srbije'' (''The First Voice of Serbia''), adapted from '' The Voice''. She successfully went through the blind audition and the battle phase to progress to the live performances. However, Janković was eliminated in the sixth round of live performances, having received fewest public votes. She had previously once been nominated for elimination, but was saved by the judges

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, Aleksandra Radović and Saša Milošević Mare. While on ''Prvi glas Srbije'', Janković performed live the following songs: * Vasilija Radojčić — "Mito bekrijo" * Šaban Bajramović — " Đelem, đelem" *

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feat. Pitbull — "

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" * Negative — "Zbunjena" *

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— "

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" *

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and

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— "

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" *

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— "Daire" /

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— " One Night Only" On 25 December 2012, three days after Janković had been eliminated from ''Prvi glas Srbije'', Jennifer Hudson

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, "@Miss_Jukebox great job", praising her performance of "One Night Only". In January 2013, Janković released her new single "Ćošak" (English: ''Corner''). In February 2013, Janković took part in Beosong 2013, Serbian national election for the

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, with the song "Duga u tvojim očima" (English: ''The Rainbow in Your Eyes''). In the competition she reached third place. In 2018, she once again tried to represent

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with the song "Pesma za tebe". She came 2nd at the preselection, Beovizija 2018. She returned to

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with her song Da Li Čuješ Moj Glas and got the 3rd place. On 21 December 2023, she was announced among the participants of Pesma za Evroviziju '24, the , with the song "Kolo". The song failed to qualify for the final.

Personal life

Janković's father, Dobrica Janković, was a member of the Serbian parliament from 2004 to 2007.Olivera Milošević, "Smederevka svetskog glasa"
''Politika'', 2 May 2018, accessed 25 October 2022. Janković stated she was "very attracted" to learning foreign language and that she would like to study Portuguese. She eventually enrolled journalism at the

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Discography

Singles

* 2009 — "Nauči me" * 2010 — "Uhvati dan" (feat. Nikola Sarić) * 2011 — "Nikome nije lako" * 2013 — "Ćošak" * 2013 — "Duga u tvojim očima" * 2013 — "Ono kad" * 2014 — "Ponekad" * 2014 — "Spavaj" * 2018 — "Pesma za tebe" * 2019 — "Da li čuješ moj glas" * 2020 — "Ali ali" * 2021 — "Udahni" (as member of O2) * 2021 — "Sori not sori" * 2023 — "Bejbi bejbi" * 2024 — "Kolo"

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Official Website

Miss Jukebox
on

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Life and career

Early life and career: 1988–2009

Career development: 2009–11

Upcoming studio album and ''Prvi glas Srbije'': 2011–present

Personal life

Discography

Singles

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links