Maja Tatic
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Maja Tatić (born 30 October 1970 in Belgrade
, Serbia
, SFR Yugoslavia
) is a Serbia
n singer. She is most notable for representing Bosnia and Herzegovina
at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest.
At the age of seven, she won a children's song contest. She studied guitar in a primary music school, and started her professional career as a singer when she was 17. Tatić sang in bands such as Monaco, Sonus and Skitnice.
In 1992, Tatić went to the Canary Islands
, where she entertained the people with her renditions of songs by ABBA
, Tina Turner
and Shania Twain
. She performed there for eight years.
In 2002, Tatić was chosen to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina
at the Eurovision Song Contest
with a song "Na jastuku za dvoje
". After that she participated in several festivals around the Balkans
. As of this writing, Tatić is preparing her first solo album.
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...
, SFR Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
) is a 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...
n singer. She is most notable for representing 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...
at the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest.
At the age of seven, she won a children's song contest. She studied guitar in a primary music school, and started her professional career as a singer when she was 17. Tatić sang in bands such as Monaco, Sonus and Skitnice.
In 1992, Tatić went to the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, where she entertained the people with her renditions of songs by ABBA
ABBA
ABBA was a Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1970 which consisted of Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Agnetha Fältskog...
, Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Tina Turner is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards and her achievements in the rock music genre have led many to call her the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll".Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the...
and Shania Twain
Shania Twain
Shania Twain, OC is a Canadian country pop singer-songwriter. Her album The Woman in Me , brought her fame and her 1997 album Come On Over, became the best-selling album of all time by a female musician in any genre, and the best-selling country album of all time. It has sold over 40 million...
. She performed there for eight years.
In 2002, Tatić was chosen to represent 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...
at the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
with a song "Na jastuku za dvoje
Na Jastuku Za Dvoje
"Na jastuku za dvoje" was the Bosnian and Herzegovinian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, performed in Serbian and English by Maja Tatić. The song is often attested as Fairytales About Love, however this is the title of the English translation and not the version performed on the night...
". After that she participated in several festivals around the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. As of this writing, Tatić is preparing her first solo album.