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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...
, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian pop singer. Her father comes from Gusinje
Gusinje
Gusinje is a small town in Montenegro. According to the 2003 census, the town has a population of 1,704.-History:The history and origins of Gusinje are unknown prior to the Ottoman conquests. Before the Ottoman Turks took control of the region, Plav-Gusinje was under the control of various...
and her mother from Ulcinj
Ulcinj
Ulcinj is a coastal resort town and municipality in Montenegro. The town of Ulcinj has a population of 10,828 of which the majority are Albanians...
in 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...
. She finished Musical High School "Mokranjac" in Belgrade in section solo singing and piano and then entered the Music Academy in Belgrade where she is now on 3rd grade (section piano).
At the age of 16 she participated in a Music Show called 3K-Dur with a notable role in the final. She also entered the first ever Serbian 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...
competition, Idol Show. After that, together with three other finalists from the show, she formed a band named Lu Lu which took part in the Beovizija 2005
Beovizija 2005
Beovizija 2005 is the 3rd edition of Beovizija. Jelena Tomašević won Beovizija 2005 with the song Jutro, written by Željko Joksimović and Aleksandra Milutinović...
Festival and qualified to the National Final for the Serbo-Montenegrin entry
Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
Serbia and Montenegro participated in the Eurovision Song Contest twice, from 2004 . This entry was a success, the country finishing second with the performance of Željko Joksimović. In 2005, the second performance fared 7th, courtesy of the band No Name from Podgorica, Montenegro...
selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Eurovision Song Contest 2005
The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 was the 50th Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine. The winner was Greece's My Number One, written by Christos Dantis and Natalia Germanou and performed by Swedish-born Greek singer Elena Paparizou, who scored 230 points,...
- Evropesma
Evropesma
Evropesma or Europjesma was a pop festival in Serbia and Montenegro which ran from 2004 to 2006. The winning song represents the country in the Eurovision Song Contest...
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As a solo artist, Lejla took part in the Music Festival Budva in 2006. Her popularity rose after winning first the New Artists and the Final night of the 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:...
2007 festival with the song Suza Stihova written anonymously by her boyfriend at the time Danijel Alibabić
Danijel Alibabic
Danijel Alibabić is a Montenegrin singer and song-writer.-Early life:...
from the Montenegrin boyband No Name
No Name (band)
No Name was a Montenegrin pop group, best known for the controversies surrounding their participation in the national pre-selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The group made its debut in 2005, with the song "Zauvijek moja" , winning the 2005 Europjesma and thus representing Serbia and...
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Singles
- Kako da ti kažem (Music Festival BudvaPjesma MediteranaPjesma Mediterana is a pop music festival held every summer in Budva, Montenegro.The festival began in 1992 There have been various sponsors of the festival, including:Komuna Belgrade, Music Star Production and the Municipality of Budva. From 2008, the Municipality of Budva, together with HTP...
2006) - Suza stihova (Sunčane SkaleSuncane SkaleSunčane 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:...
2007Suncane Skale 2007Sunčane Skale 2007 is the thirteenth edition of Sunčane Skale, an annual pop festival held in Montenegro.-Day 2 - Nove zvijezde:-Day 3 - Pjesma ljeta:...
) - Da tvom srcu toplo je (2007)
- Da si tu (BeovizijaBeovizijaBeovizija was a music festival established in 2003. Since 2007 it was the national selection for Serbia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. Beovizija was organised and broadcast live each year by RTS1, on RTRS in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and internationally on Eurovision.tv and RTS SAT...
2008Beovizija 2008Beovizija 2008 was the 6th Beovizija music festival. The semi-finals were to be held on February 19, 2008 while the finals were to be held a day later. However due to unilateral declaration of independence of its southern province Kosovo, the festival was delayed until March 9 when the semi-finals...
) - Pola sunca (Pjesma MediteranaPjesma MediteranaPjesma Mediterana is a pop music festival held every summer in Budva, Montenegro.The festival began in 1992 There have been various sponsors of the festival, including:Komuna Belgrade, Music Star Production and the Municipality of Budva. From 2008, the Municipality of Budva, together with HTP...
2008) - Kad mislim na tebe (Radio Festival 2008)
- Čekajući princa (BeovizijaBeovizijaBeovizija was a music festival established in 2003. Since 2007 it was the national selection for Serbia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. Beovizija was organised and broadcast live each year by RTS1, on RTRS in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and internationally on Eurovision.tv and RTS SAT...
2009Beovizija 2009Beovizija 2009 was the 7th Beovizija music festival, Serbian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. The semi-finals were held on March 7, 2009 while the finals were held a day later on March 8...
) - Zar me je tako teško voleti (Pjesma MediteranaPjesma MediteranaPjesma Mediterana is a pop music festival held every summer in Budva, Montenegro.The festival began in 1992 There have been various sponsors of the festival, including:Komuna Belgrade, Music Star Production and the Municipality of Budva. From 2008, the Municipality of Budva, together with HTP...
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