Ana Bebic
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Ana Bebić (born May 7, 1986) is Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 singer, who participated in television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...

 shows such as Hrvatski Idol
Hrvatski Idol
Hrvatski Idol is the Croatian version of Pop Idol. There have been two seasons of Hrvatski Idol. The first one was won by Žanamari Lalić, who received 54% of the vote in the finale night...

, Ne zaboravi stihove!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Don't Forget the Lyrics! is a game show that originally aired on Fox from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009, hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by RDF USA, part of RDF Media. The launch of this show prompted NBC to move up the launch of their similar game show The Singing Bee...

, and finally Operacija trijumf
Operacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...

, which was shown in five countries. Her debut single, "Preživjet ću
Preživjet ću
"Preživjet ću" is a pop song by the Croatian singer Ana Bebić, released as her debut single on 5 January 2009...

", reached number one in Serbia and became an instant regional hit. Currently she lives in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

.

Early life

Ana Bebić was born on 7 May 1986 in Metković
Metkovic
Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.-Demographics:...

, Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

, as the third and youngest child in the Bebić family. She has two siblings, Zrinka and Ivan. Bebić has shown interest in music and dance since her early age. However, sport was her first love, and she played handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

, as her hometown Metković is known for many successful handball players. After years of professional training, Bebić decided to pursue her music career, despite a lack of musical education.

Early career, Hrvatski Idol and Ne zaboravi stihove!

Bebić debuted at the Glas Neretve musical festival with the song "Dodirni mi koljena" by Zana
Zana
Zana may refer to:* Leyla Zana, a Turkish Kurdish politician* Zână, a goddess from Romanian mythology* Zana, a town in Numidia, originally the Roman colony Diana Veteranorum...

, and won the audience's award. Two years later she took part in the same festival alongside her brother Ivan; they sang the song "Ima li nade za nas" and won the same award. Bebić then took part in Melodije Juga festival and won the "Best Debut" award, and a year after alongside her father Zoran she sang "Cvite moj" at the same festival. Bebić also took part in festivals such as Marko Polo
Marco Polo Fest
Marco Polo Fest is a Croatian pop music festival held on the island of Korčula since 1996.-Grand Prix winners:*1996 - Carlo Pedron with Afrodita Korčula*1997 - Vinko Coce with Kad me nikad neće*1998 - Vinko Coce with Žmul vina...

and Mostar. She recorded songs "Kad odu moje prijateljice" and "Zastave", and, with the band Adastra, covered the song "Sladoled" by Prljavo Kazalište
Prljavo kazalište
Prljavo kazalište is a rock and roll band from Zagreb, Croatia. Since its formation in 1977, the group changed several music styles and line ups but remained one of the top acts of both the Croatian and the former Yugoslav rock scenes.-Beginnings:Prljavo kazalište was formed in 1977 in Dubrava,...

.

Bebić then participated in talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...

 Hrvatski Idol
Hrvatski Idol
Hrvatski Idol is the Croatian version of Pop Idol. There have been two seasons of Hrvatski Idol. The first one was won by Žanamari Lalić, who received 54% of the vote in the finale night...

, the Croatian version of Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...

. In the show, she performed "Spiderwebs
Spiderwebs
"Spiderwebs" is a ska punk song written by Gwen Stefani and Tony Kanal for No Doubt's third studio album Tragic Kingdom . It was released as the album's second single in 1995 . When "Spiderwebs" reached the radio airwaves in the U.S, it began a revival of the ska genre. The song is a combination of...

" by No Doubt
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California that formed in 1986. The ska-pop sound of their first album No Doubt , failed to make an impact...

, "Papa Don't Preach
Papa Don't Preach
"Papa Don't Preach" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna, and produced by Stephen Bray and Madonna for her third studio album True Blue, released in June 1986...

" by Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

, and "Srebrni" by Flare
Flare Acoustic Arts League
Flare Acoustic Arts League — a.k.a. Flare — is an experimental pop band formed by guitarist Damian Costilla and singer LD Beghtol in New York in 1996.-History:...

, and placed 6th. Her participation was her debut and considered to be a great result. Bebić then appeared in Ne zaboravi stihove!, the Croatian version of Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Don't Forget the Lyrics!
Don't Forget the Lyrics! is a game show that originally aired on Fox from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009, hosted by Wayne Brady and produced by RDF USA, part of RDF Media. The launch of this show prompted NBC to move up the launch of their similar game show The Singing Bee...

. She performed "Na po' mi srce živi" by Danijela Martinović
Danijela Martinovic
Danijela Martinović, known artistically as Danijela is a popular Croatian singer with success across all of the Balkans.-Biography:...

, "Ti si mene" by Dino Merlin
Dino Merlin
Edin Dervišhalidović , stage name Dino Merlin, , is a prominent Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. He is a popular singer/songwriter in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is also popular in the other countries of the former Yugoslavia such as Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia and...

 and Nina Badrić
Nina Badric
Nina Badrić is a Croatian pop singer. Before starting her career in the entertainment industry she used to be a bank teller. She began performing in early 1990s, exploiting the sudden popularity of dance music, but her repertoire gradually became more mainstream...

 and "Budim se da" by Meritas
Meritas
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, and won the award of HRK
Croatian kuna
The kuna is the currency of Croatia since 1994 . It is subdivided into 100 lipa. The kuna is issued by the Croatian National Bank and the coins are minted by the Croatian Monetary Institute....

10,000.

2008—2009: Operacija trijumf

Operacija trijumf
Operacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...

is a regional reality/talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...

 based on Fame Academy
Fame Academy
Fame Academy is a televised competition to search for and educate new musical talents. The winner received a chance to become a successful music artist. The prize consisted of a £1m recording contract with a major record company, plus the use of a luxury apartment in London and a sports car for one...

held in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 and is considered Ana's biggest break, considering it was watched by five countries in the Western Balkan - Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...

, Croatia
Croatia
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, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 and Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

. Ana was one of the six semifinalists and she got evicted just a day before the final. Ana spent 99 days in the house. During the time she performed in 14 gala nights and she was a special guest at the final, where she premiered her new song "Preživeću".

Even though she was evicted just a day before the final, she was given a chance to perform one out of 3 songs she was preparing for the evening. The song was Frozen by Madonna.
Also, she was one of two students (the other being Milica Majstorović
Milica Majstorovic
Milica Majstorović is a Serbian singer. She came to media attention as a contestant in regional television show Operacija Trijumf, while her debut single "Savršeni par" was released on 6 January 2009...

) who got to present their own songs for the first Operacija trijumf
Operacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...

compilation.
This song is Preživeću. The song got positive reviews by the jury and the audience.

During her stay in the show she performed:
  • Anastacia
    Anastacia
    Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States...

     — "Heavy on My Heart
    Heavy on My Heart
    "Heavy on My Heart" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia and Billy Mann, its arrangement is built on simple guitar riffs, and its lyrics chronicle Anastacia's battle with breast cancer...

    "/"Sick & Tired"/"I'm Outta Love
    I'm Outta Love
    "I'm Outta Love" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her debut album, Not That Kind . Written by Anastacia, Sam Watters, and Louis Biancaniello, the song received a positive reception from music critics, and was released as the album's lead single in early 2000 in the United...

    " with the students Nina Petković
    Nina Petkovic
    Nina Petković is a Montenegrin singer, musician and television personality. She came to media prominence in regional Star Academy version, Operacija trijumf, and came fourth...

     and Milica Majstorović
    Milica Majstorovic
    Milica Majstorović is a Serbian singer. She came to media attention as a contestant in regional television show Operacija Trijumf, while her debut single "Savršeni par" was released on 6 January 2009...

     (Gala 1)
  • Severina — "Tridesete" (Gala 2)
  • Dado Topić
    Dado Topic
    Adolf "Dado" Topić is a singer who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 together with the band Dragonfly. He is one of the most popular rock musicians of Croatia and the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band...

     and Slađana Milošević — "Princeza" with the student Nikola Sarić
    Nikola Saric (singer)
    Nikola "Sajko" Sarić is a Serbian singer, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants on the B92's Operacija trijumf, the Balkan version of Endemol's Fame Academy...

     (Gala 3)
  • Elena Risteska
    Elena Risteska
    Elena Risteska is a Macedonian singer and song-writer. She represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens with the song "Ninanajna" and finished on the 12th place. That is the best result made by Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest ever...

     — "Ninanajna
    Ninanajna
    "Ninanajna" was the Macedonian entry in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Macedonian and English by Elena Risteska, composed and produced by Darko Dimitrov and with lyrics by Rade Vrčakovski. Versions were also recorded entirely in each of the two languages...

    " with Elena Risteska (Gala 4)
  • Robbie Williams
    Robbie Williams
    Robert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...

     and Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Minogue
    Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

     — "Kids" with the student Vukašin Brajić
    Vukašin Brajic
    Vukašin Brajić is a Bosnian pop-rock singer who rose to fame after participating in the first season of the music show Fame Academy 2008/2009, in which he won the second place...

     (Gala 5)
  • Negative
    Negative (pop-rock band)
    -History:Negative was formed in 1999 by a former Tap 011 vocalist Ivana Pavlović, guitarists Nikola Radaković and Vladimir "Grle" Đurđević, bass guitarist Milen Zlatanović and drummer Miloš Bilanović. They released their debut self-titled album Negative in 1999. The album was mostly power...

     — "Ti me ne voliš" (Gala 6)
  • Beyoncé Knowles
    Beyoncé Knowles
    Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...

     featuring Jay-Z
    Jay-Z
    Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...

     — "Crazy in Love" (Gala 7)
  • Pink
    Pink (singer)
    Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

     — "Get the Party Started
    Get the Party Started
    "Get the Party Started" is a song performed by Pink, and was the first single from her second album, Missundaztood . It became an international hit and reached the top ten in many countries. The song was Pink's highest selling at that time...

    " (Gala 8)
  • Danijela Martinović
    Danijela Martinovic
    Danijela Martinović, known artistically as Danijela is a popular Croatian singer with success across all of the Balkans.-Biography:...

     — "Pleši sa mnom" with Danijela Martinović (Gala 9)
  • Cyndi Lauper
    Cyndi Lauper
    Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...

     — "True Colors
    True Colors
    *Unreleased tracks:**"Heading for the Moon" appeared as the B-side of "True Colors".**"Heartbeats", which was just an extended mix of the "Change of Heart" bass & drums, appeared on the 12" single of "Change of Heart"....

    " (Gala 10)
  • John Travolta
    John Travolta
    John Joseph Travolta is an American actor, dancer and singer. Travolta first became known in the 1970s, after appearing on the television series Welcome Back, Kotter and starring in the box office successes Saturday Night Fever and Grease...

     and Olivia Newton-John
    Olivia Newton-John
    Olivia Newton-John AO, OBE is a singer and actress. She is a four-time Grammy award winner who has amassed five No. 1 and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles and two No. 1 Billboard 200 solo albums. Eleven of her singles and 14 of her albums have been certified gold by the RIAA...

     — "You're the One That I Want
    You're the One That I Want
    "You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John....

    " with the student Nikola Paunović
    Nikola Paunović
    Nikola Paunović is a Serbian singer and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants on the B92's Operacija trijumf, Balkan version of Endemol's Fame Academy and Spanish Operación Triunfo...

     (Gala 10)
  • Pink
    Pink (singer)
    Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

     — "So What
    So What (Pink song)
    "So What" is a song written by American pop rock singer Pink, Max Martin and Shellback. It was released as the first single from Pink's fifth studio album, Funhouse. Pink performed "So What" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, on September 7, 2008, and the song was used to promote the 2008 MTV...

    " with the students Sonja Bakić
    Sonja Bakic
    Sonja Bakić is a Serbian singer and songwriter. She reached fame as a contestant in television show Operacija trijumf, which was broadcast in five countries , and made Sonja a regional music superstar.-Early life:Sonja Bakić was...

     and Nina Petković (Gala 10)
  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears
    Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

     — "Womanizer
    Womanizer (song)
    "Womanizer" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album. Produced and co-written by Nikesha Briscoe and Rafael Akinyemi of The Outsyders, the song had to be...

     (Gala 11)
  • Queen
    Queen (band)
    Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...

     — "We Will Rock You
    We Will Rock You
    "We Will Rock You" is a song written by Brian May and recorded and performed by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. Rolling Stone ranked it #330 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA placed it at #146 on its list of Songs of the Century...

    "/"We Are the Champions
    We Are the Champions
    "We Are the Champions" is a power ballad written by Freddie Mercury, recorded and performed by British rock band Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. One of their most famous and popular songs, it remains among rock's most recognisable anthems...

    " with the students Danijel Pavlović, Vukašin Brajić, Sonja Bakić and Nikola Sarić (Gala 11)
  • Christina Aguilera
    Christina Aguilera
    Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

    , Lil Kim, Pink, Mýa
    Mya
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     and Missy Elliott
    Missy Elliott
    Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...

     — "Lady Marmalade
    Lady Marmalade
    "Lady Marmalade" was also covered by Italian pop star Sabrina. It was released in 1987 as the album's second single by Baby Records. In some countries, including France and the Netherlands, the song was known as "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi? " and was released in 1988.-Track listings:7" maxi#...

    " with the student Sonja Bakić and Karolina Gočeva
    Karolina Goceva
    Karolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively...

     (Gala 11)
  • Aleksandra Radović
    Aleksandra Radovic
    Aleksandra Radović is a Serbian singer and songwriter, one of the most popular pop and R&B singers in Serbia.- Early life :...

     — "Nisi moj" with Aleksandra Radović (Gala 12)
  • Prljavo kazalište
    Prljavo kazalište
    Prljavo kazalište is a rock and roll band from Zagreb, Croatia. Since its formation in 1977, the group changed several music styles and line ups but remained one of the top acts of both the Croatian and the former Yugoslav rock scenes.-Beginnings:Prljavo kazalište was formed in 1977 in Dubrava,...

    /VIS Idoli
    VIS Idoli
    Idoli were a new wave band from Belgrade, SR Serbia. They are considered to be one of the greatest and most influential Yugoslav rock bands and their 1982 album Odbrana i poslednji dani was voted by the critics as the greatest Yugoslav rock album.- Merlin and Zvuk Ulice :The roots of Idoli can be...

     — "Mi plešemo"/"Maljčiki
    Maljciki
    "Maljčiki" is the second single by the Serbian and former Yugoslav New Wave music band Idoli. It also appeared on the Yugoslav New Wave compilation Paket aranžman which is one of the most important Yugoslav rock releases.- History :Vlada Divljan, the member of Idoli wanted to create a song which...

    " with the students Igor Cukrov
    Igor Cukrov
    Igor Cukrov born is a Croatian singer, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants of talents show Operacija trijumf, Balkan version of Endemol's Star Academy. Cukrov represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 alongside Andrea Šušnjara...

     and Vukašin Brajić (Gala 12)
  • Rihanna
    Rihanna
    Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...

    /Soft Cell
    Soft Cell
    Soft Cell are an English synthpop duo who came to prominence in the early 1980s. They consist of vocalist Marc Almond and instrumentalist David Ball. The duo is most widely known for their 1981 worldwide hit version of "Tainted Love" and platinum debut Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret...

    /Rihanna — "SOS
    SOS (Rihanna song)
    "SOS" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna from her second studio album, A Girl like Me. The song was produced by J. R. Rotem and written by Rotem and Evan "Kidd" Bogart. It was released as the lead single from the album...

    "/"Tainted Love
    Tainted Love
    "Tainted Love" is a song composed by Ed Cobb, formerly of The Four Preps, which was originally recorded by Gloria Jones in 1965. It attained worldwide fame after being covered by Soft Cell in 1981, reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart, and has since been covered by numerous groups and...

    "/"Disturbia
    Disturbia (song)
    "Disturbia" is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna, taken from the re-release, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded , of her third studio album Good Girl Gone Bad . The song was released as the third single from the reloaded edition of the album, and seventh overall...

    " with the students Nina Petković and Sonja Bakić (Gala 12)
  • Milena Vučić — "Luče" with Milena Vučić (Gala 13)
  • Jelena Tomašević
    Jelena Tomaševic
    Jelena Tomašević is a Serbian pop singer famed for her strong vocal performances. She has won numerous awards for her songs and represented Serbia at 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, coming sixth with the song "Oro".- Music career :Jelena started her way to stardom at the young age of 8 when she won...

     — "Oro
    Oro (song)
    "Oro" was the Serbian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 being held in Belgrade, Serbia. The song was sung by Jelena Tomašević and was supported on stage by flautist Bora Dugić. That year Serbia was directly qualified in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest thanks to previous year's...

     with the student Nina Petković and Jelena Tomašević (Gala 13)
  • Katy Perry
    Katy Perry
    Katy Perry is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Born in Santa Barbara, California, and raised by Christian pastor parents, Perry grew up listening to only gospel music and sang in her local church as a child. After earning a GED during her first year of high school, she began to pursue a...

     — "I Kissed a Girl"/"Hot n Cold
    Hot N Cold
    "Hot n Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. The song was written and composed by Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Perry for her major mainstream debut album, One of the Boys. The track was released as the album's third single...

    " with the student Nina Petković (Gala 13)
  • Moloko
    Moloko
    Moloko were an Anglo-Irish electronic/pop duo consisting of Róisín Murphy from Wicklow, Ireland and Mark Brydon, from Sunderland, England.- Origin of band name :...

     — "Sing It Back
    Sing It Back
    "Sing It Back" is a song written and performed by Moloko . It first appeared in its original version on Moloko's second album, I Am Not a Doctor...

    "/"Familiar Feelings" (Semifinals)
  • ET — "Tek je 12 sati" & "Sve bih dala da znam" with the student Nina Petković (Semifinals)
  • Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)
    Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

     — "Frozen" (Finals, revival)
  • Ana Bebić — "Preživeću" (Finals, revival)

2009—present: Upcoming solo album

Ana Bebić performed her debut single, "Preživeću", at the final gala event of the Operacija trijumf
Operacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...

, held on 5 January 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia. It was very well received by both audience and the jury. In the first week it was Radio B92
B92
B92 is a radio and television broadcaster with national coverage headquartered in Belgrade, Serbia. The network's key demographic is chiefly urban and young audience. Its programs, including the news cover topics with fairly liberal political painted attitudes...

's #1 most played song of the week. Bebić is currently working on her solo album in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

; it will be written and produced by Filip Miletić and Miloš Roganović, the writers of her hit "Preživjet ću". It would be released in 2009 in Croatia and Serbia. She would also record an English version of "Preživjet ću", which will be included on the Operacija trijumf compilation.

Her Operacija Trijumf participation enabled her to work with producers Miro Buljan i Nenad Ninčević and create the song "Mrzim spore stvari
Mrzim spore stvari
"Mrzim spore stvari" is a pop song by the Croatian singer Ana Bebić, recorded for the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009...

" that will fulfill Ana's dream of performing at the Dora Festival, the Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...

n preselection for the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest. On February 27, 2009 the final night of the festival was held. Ana eventually ended up 12th receiving 11 points from the televote and 2 points from the jury. The song received mixed reviews, being called brilliant by some, but childish by others. Nevertheless, the song got great response with the audience.

Alongside her Operacija trijumf colleague Danijel Pavlović
Danijel Pavlović
Danijel Pavlović is a Serbian singer–songwriter and television personality, who came to media attention as a finalist of Operacija trijumf, regional version of Fame Academy.- Early and personal life :...

, Bebić appeared in one episode of television show Leteći start, which is produced by Emotion
Emotion
Emotion is a complex psychophysiological experience of an individual's state of mind as interacting with biochemical and environmental influences. In humans, emotion fundamentally involves "physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience." Emotion is associated with mood,...

. It was also announced on 8 June 2009 that she would take part in Sunčane Skale
Suncane Skale
Sunčane Skale is a pop music festival held every summer in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The festival first began in 1994. ProMonte has been the sponsor of Sunčane Skale for 10 years so far.-The Festival:...

 festival in Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants...

, alongside her Operacija trijumf colleagues Danijel Pavlović and Milica Majstorović
Milica Majstorovic
Milica Majstorović is a Serbian singer. She came to media attention as a contestant in regional television show Operacija Trijumf, while her debut single "Savršeni par" was released on 6 January 2009...

 with the song "Rođeni sa greškom
Rođeni sa greškom
"Rođeni sa greškom" is a pop song performed by singers Ana Bebić, Milica Majstorović and Danijel Pavlović. Bebić, Majstorović and Pavlović came to media prominence as the contestants of Operacija trijumf, and decided to take part in music festival Sunčane skale 2009 together with the song written...

", written by Emina Jahović
Emina Jahovic
Emina Jahović Sandal , is a Serbian pop singer. She is married to singer Mustafa Sandal from Turkey, where she is known as Emina Sandal.- Biography :...

. The song was released on the internet on June 27, 2009. The final night of the festival was held on July 8, 2009. The trio placed the eight with 39 points. In September 2009, it was announced Bebić and Majstorović would make cameo appearance
Cameo appearance
A cameo role or cameo appearance is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the performing arts, such as plays, films, video games and television...

s in television series Žene sa Dedinja. Bebić joined Croatian singer Severina Vučković
Severina Vuckovic
Severina Vučković is a Croatian singer and actress. She is commonly referred to by her stage name Severina.- Music career :Severina's style can be described as pop with various folk and cabaret influences. As a child, she took smaller parts in theatre and opera productions in her native Split...

 on the stage during her tour performance in Belgrade, performing Vučković's song "Prijateljice" with Severina herself and Nataša Bekvalac
Nataša Bekvalac
Nataša Bekvalac is a Serbian recording artist, actress and model. Her debut album was nominated for the best album that year in Serbia. Her single Nikotin was nominated for the female Serbian song of the millennium...

. She has performed several times in many of Emotions TV programs such as "Sve za ljubav" and "Veliki Brat
Veliki brat
Veliki brat is a reality show shot and produced in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a local franchised version of the Big Brother reality series, which mostly includes contestants from Serbia along with some from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Montenegro.Produced by Emotion media company, the first...

".

Ana entered Veliki Brat VIP 4
Veliki Brat VIP 4
Veliki Brat Vip 4 was the fourth season of the regional celebrity version of Veliki brat. The airing starts on January 30. It will be simultaneously aired on four television channels in four countries: Pink, Pink BH, Pink M and Sitel in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and...

, the celebrity edition of the Balkan version of Big Brother on January 30, 2010. She was the first housemate to get evicted, after a week spent on the show. She lost out to Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

's celebrity Boki 13
Boki 13
Bojan Jovanovski, known as Boki 13 is a controversial Macedonian singer and television personality. He has hosted a popular TV show on Macedonian television called "Top Show"....

.

On May 21st, Ana will perform at the Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 World Music Day celebration to be held on three stages in Serbia's
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

 capital.

On July 16,the Press magazine from Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 announced the news that Ana's car was demolished the day before,probably because of the Vehicle registration plates of Croatia.

Personal and media life

Bebić was raised as a Roman Catholic. During the Operacija trijumf
Operacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...

, she was romantically linked with contestants Adnan Babajić
Adnan Babajić
Adnan Babajić is a Bosnian singer and television personality, who came to media attention as the winner of talents show Operacija trijumf, and thus signed a recording contract for an album for foreign market with Universal Music Group....

, Nikola Sarić
Nikola Saric (singer)
Nikola "Sajko" Sarić is a Serbian singer, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants on the B92's Operacija trijumf, the Balkan version of Endemol's Fame Academy...

, Đorđe Gogov
Đorđe Gogov
Đorđe Gogov is a Serbian singer, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants on the B92's Operacija trijumf, Balkan version of Endemol's Fame Academy...

 and Nikola Paunović
Nikola Paunović
Nikola Paunović is a Serbian singer and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants on the B92's Operacija trijumf, Balkan version of Endemol's Fame Academy and Spanish Operación Triunfo...

. Bebić joked she has "two boyfriends" — Nikola Paunović for the media, and one for the privacy. Her "private" boyfriend is songwriter Filip Miletić, who is currently working on Bebić's first solo album. Bebić was voted #1 at the Index.hr poll of the most beautiful women in Croatia.

Currently she lives in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

, Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

. Where she moved permanently.

In January 2010, she took a role in Serbian Big Brother - Veliki Brat
Veliki brat
Veliki brat is a reality show shot and produced in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a local franchised version of the Big Brother reality series, which mostly includes contestants from Serbia along with some from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Montenegro.Produced by Emotion media company, the first...

 show on RTV Pink
RTV Pink
RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...

.

In October 2011, she entered the study of media in one private university in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

.

Albums

  • 2010: Upcoming Operacija trijumf
    Operacija trijumf
    Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...

     contestants compilation
  • 2011: Upcoming solo album

Singles

  • 2004: "Kad odu moje prijateljice"
  • 2007: "Moja mala voli r'n'r" (with Nenad Kero)
  • 2008: "Sladoled" (with Adastra)
  • 2009: "Preživjet ću
    Preživjet ću
    "Preživjet ću" is a pop song by the Croatian singer Ana Bebić, released as her debut single on 5 January 2009...

    "
  • 2009: "Mrzim spore stvari
    Mrzim spore stvari
    "Mrzim spore stvari" is a pop song by the Croatian singer Ana Bebić, recorded for the Croatian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009...

    "
  • 2009: "Rođeni sa greškom
    Rođeni sa greškom
    "Rođeni sa greškom" is a pop song performed by singers Ana Bebić, Milica Majstorović and Danijel Pavlović. Bebić, Majstorović and Pavlović came to media prominence as the contestants of Operacija trijumf, and decided to take part in music festival Sunčane skale 2009 together with the song written...

    " (with Danijel Pavlović
    Danijel Pavlović
    Danijel Pavlović is a Serbian singer–songwriter and television personality, who came to media attention as a finalist of Operacija trijumf, regional version of Fame Academy.- Early and personal life :...

     and Milica Majstorović
    Milica Majstorovic
    Milica Majstorović is a Serbian singer. She came to media attention as a contestant in regional television show Operacija Trijumf, while her debut single "Savršeni par" was released on 6 January 2009...

    )
  • 2010: "Sve za ljubav" (with Igor Cukrov
    Igor Cukrov
    Igor Cukrov born is a Croatian singer, musician and television personality. He came to media attention as one of sixteen contestants of talents show Operacija trijumf, Balkan version of Endemol's Star Academy. Cukrov represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 alongside Andrea Šušnjara...

    , Milica Majstorović
    Milica Majstorovic
    Milica Majstorović is a Serbian singer. She came to media attention as a contestant in regional television show Operacija Trijumf, while her debut single "Savršeni par" was released on 6 January 2009...

     and Djordje Gogov)

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