Stevan Faddy (Стеван Фeди) born 2 September 1986 in
KotorKotor is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a most secluded part of Gulf of Kotor...
) is a
MontenegrinMontenegrins are a South Slavic people, associated to Montenegro. The term denotes both the nation and the ethnic group with a slightly different meaning, as well as being a regional designation....
singer. He took part in
Montevizija 2006Montevizija 2006 was the second and last edition of Montevizija. It served as the Montenegrin semifinal for choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. It was held on February 24th in Podgorica...
, singing "Cipele". He also participated in
Sunčane SkaleSunčane Skale is a pop music festival held every summer in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The festival first began in 1996. ProMonte has been the sponsor of Sunčane Skale for 10 years so far.-The Festival:...
2003 singing "Poslednja obala". On the 25th of February 2007 he won a landslide victory in MontenegroSong 2007 with his song "Ajde Kroči" and won a ticket to represent
MontenegroMontenegro , 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, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south...
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
held in
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
,
FinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
. Stevan was the first singer representing
MontenegroMontenegro , 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, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south...
after its independence.
Stevan Faddy (Стеван Фeди) born 2 September 1986 in
KotorKotor is a coastal town in Montenegro. It is located in a most secluded part of Gulf of Kotor...
) is a
MontenegrinMontenegrins are a South Slavic people, associated to Montenegro. The term denotes both the nation and the ethnic group with a slightly different meaning, as well as being a regional designation....
singer. He took part in
Montevizija 2006Montevizija 2006 was the second and last edition of Montevizija. It served as the Montenegrin semifinal for choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. It was held on February 24th in Podgorica...
, singing "Cipele". He also participated in
Sunčane SkaleSunčane Skale is a pop music festival held every summer in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The festival first began in 1996. ProMonte has been the sponsor of Sunčane Skale for 10 years so far.-The Festival:...
2003 singing "Poslednja obala". On the 25th of February 2007 he won a landslide victory in MontenegroSong 2007 with his song "Ajde Kroči" and won a ticket to represent
MontenegroMontenegro , 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, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south...
in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
held in
HelsinkiHelsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the southern part of Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, by the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it the most populous municipality in Finland by a wide margin...
,
FinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland
, is a Nordic country and democracy situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland...
. Stevan was the first singer representing
MontenegroMontenegro , 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, Kosovo to the east and Albania to the south...
after its independence. He is currently living in
CroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a country in southeast Europe, at the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean Sea. Its capital is Zagreb...
.
Ancestry
Stevan Faddy has
ScottishThe Scots people and an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland.An ethnic group, historically they emerged from an amalgamation of Picts, Gaels and Brythons....
origin. William Faddy, Stevan's ancestor, came to Montenegro, at that time known as
ZetaZeta was a principality whose territory approximately encompassed present-day Montenegro. It was named after the Zeta River....
, during the
CrusadesThe Crusades were a series of religiously-sanctioned military campaigns waged by much of Latin Christian Europe, particularly the Franks of France and the Holy Roman Empire. The specific crusades to restore Christian control of the Holy Land were fought over a period of nearly 200 years, between...
with King
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, fell in love with a local girl, and decided to stay.
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Music career
By winning at the music competition “Intro Karaoke” in 2003, he earned the right to participate at the music festival “
Sunčane SkaleSunčane Skale is a pop music festival held every summer in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The festival first began in 1996. ProMonte has been the sponsor of Sunčane Skale for 10 years so far.-The Festival:...
” in
Herceg NoviHerceg 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 40,000 inhabitants. Herceg Novi was known as Castelnuovo for many centuries, when it was part of the...
where he finished at the high second place with the song “Posljednja obala”. The same year he received music award “Montefon” as the “breakthrough of the year”.
He already participated two times at the national competition for the
Eurovision Song ContestThe 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...
. First time in 2005, when he finished at the second place in
Montevizija 2005Montevizija 2005 was the first edition of Montevizija, a Montenegrin pop music festival that was the Montenegrin semifinal for choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. It was held on 2 March in Podgorica. The winner was chosen by televoting and jury...
and at the fourth place in Europjesma with the song "Utjeha", and the second time in 2006, when his song "Cipele" won
Montevizija 2006Montevizija 2006 was the second and last edition of Montevizija. It served as the Montenegrin semifinal for choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. It was held on February 24th in Podgorica...
and finished third at
EvropesmaEvropesma 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...
.
At the
Eurovision Song Contest 2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
, he sang "Ajde, Kroči", composed by Slaven Knezović and written by Milan Perić. It failed to reach the final.
Singles
- Posljednja obala (Sunčane Skale
Sunčane Skale is a pop music festival held every summer in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The festival first began in 1996. ProMonte has been the sponsor of Sunčane Skale for 10 years so far.-The Festival:...
2003)
- Utjeha (Montevizija
Montevizija was a pop music festival. It was the Montenegrin semi-final to choose songs for the final, Europjesma. The winner of Europjesma was going to represent Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest. Montevizija was organized by RTCG, the Montenegrin national broadcaster...
2005Montevizija 2005 was the first edition of Montevizija, a Montenegrin pop music festival that was the Montenegrin semifinal for choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in Kiev, Ukraine. It was held on 2 March in Podgorica. The winner was chosen by televoting and jury...
/ Europjesma 2005)
- Cipele (Montevizija
Montevizija was a pop music festival. It was the Montenegrin semi-final to choose songs for the final, Europjesma. The winner of Europjesma was going to represent Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest. Montevizija was organized by RTCG, the Montenegrin national broadcaster...
2006Montevizija 2006 was the second and last edition of Montevizija. It served as the Montenegrin semifinal for choosing the Serbo-Montenegrin entry for Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece. It was held on February 24th in Podgorica...
/ Europjesma 2006)
- 'Ajde, Kroči
"'Ajde, kroči" is the title of the Montenegrin entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007...
(MontenegroSongMontenegroSong is a pop festival in Montenegro. The winning song represents the country in the Eurovision Song Contest. It is organized by RTCG. MontenegroSong's first edition was on February 25, 2007. The winner of the competition is decided through televoting.- Winners :-External links:*...
2007 / Eurovision Song ContestThe 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...
2007The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE....
)
- Dobri ljudi (2008)
Albums