- Jadranka Stojaković
Jadranka Stojaković (born
July 24 ,1950 inSarajevo ,Bosnia-Herzegovina ,Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ) is a Bosniansinger-songwriter popular in the former Yugoslavia, known for her unique, beautiful voice. Her most famous hits are "Sve smo mogli mi", "Sto te nema" and "Bistre vode Bosnom teku".Early life
Born in Sarajevo to a family of primary school teachers (her father is from
Doboj , her mother fromDalmatia ), Jadranka's first years were spent in a small village nearBosanski Novi where her parents got assigned to teach by Yugoslavia's communist authorities.Her parent soon divorced and she moved with her mother to Sarajevo, before soon continuing on to
Dubrovnik , Gradac na Moru,Vareš , etc., basically places that had a shortages of primary school teachers where her mother would get work. They eventually settled in various villages around Sarajevo, which is where Jadranka spent a notable part of her childhood. [ [http://www.blic.co.yu/intervju.php?id=294 Sevdalinke sam slušala uz meku rakiju, "Blic", September 14, 2008] ]Career
At the age of 16, Jadranka Stojaković joined her uncle Vukašin Radulović's jazz group and performed with them throughout the country as well other parts of
Europe (mostlyGermany ).In
1984 , when the Winter Olympics were held in her nativeSarajevo , she sang the official theme song of the Games. Around that time, she was awarded the prize given to Yugoslavia's best artist. She was among the country's most talented and admired singers and songwriters.Since
1988 , Jadranka Stojaković mostly resides inJapan .Discography
In 1997, she performed the ending theme for
Konami 's video game, "Vandal Hearts " on theSony PlayStation .References
External links
* [http://www.Jadranka.jp Jadranka.jp] Official web site
* [http://www.info-russia.net/jadranka.htm Jadranka.com] Jadranka site
* [http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/zivot-i-stil/ritam/U-Japanu-nema-nervoze.sr.html У Јапану нема нервозе, "Politika", September 12, 2008]
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