Goca Božinovska

Gordana "Goca" Božinovska (Гордана "Гоца" Божиновска) (born 16 January, 1965 in Western Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian Turbo-folk singer.

Biography

Gordana Božinovska was born on a train between the towns of Kraljevo and Čačak. She grew up in a family of four: father, mother, sister and herself, that lived in the village of Samaila in the heart of Šumadija. Her father was originally from Gevgelija, hence her Macedonian surname. She completed her secondary education in Kraljevo where she also made her first musical appearance with the Abrasevic culture group.

After completing high school, Božinovska moved to Belgrade where she's been residing ever since. Together with Vesna Zmijanac, she started singing in "Lipovački cvet" kafana. Her good voice and attractive looks got her plenty of attention and she soon became acquainted with Šaban Šaulić who invited her to start performing at his gigs.

In 1984, after giving birth to her first daughter Jelena, she took a break from a musical career.

Božinovska's return to performing was marked with an album recorded with Halid Muslimović. Two years later, she began touring with other famous folk singers. She met her future husband in 1987, with whom she had her second daughter Zorana, and son Mirko. Maternity forced her into another break, which this time lasted eight years. After divorcing her husband, she made another comeback in 1995.

Today, she lives in Surčin, Belgrade.