Jadranka Stojaković

Jadranka Stojaković
Born July 24, 1950 (1950-07-24) (age 61)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina,  Yugoslavia
Occupations Singer
Instruments Vocals

Jadranka Stojaković (born July 24, 1950 in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian singer-songwriter popular in the former Yugoslavia, known for her unique, beautiful voice. Her most famous hits are "Sve smo mogli mi", "Što te nema" and "Bistre vode Bosnom teku".

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Early life

Born in Sarajevo to a family of school teachers (her father is from Doboj, her mother from Dalmatia), Jadranka's first years were spent in a small village near Bosanski Novi where her parents got assigned to teach.

Her parents soon divorced and she moved with her mother to Sarajevo, before soon continuing on to Dubrovnik, Gradac na Moru, Vareš, small towns which experienced 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.[1]

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 (mostly Germany).

In 1981 she sang backing vocals with Ismeta Dervoz for Yugoslav representative Vajta at the 1981 Eurovision Contest in Ireland.

In 1984, when the Winter Olympics were held in her native Sarajevo, 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 in Japan.

Discography

In 1997, she performed the ending theme for Konami's video game, Vandal Hearts on the Sony PlayStation.

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