Mina Kostić
Mina Kostić Мина Костић | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Minira Jašari |
| Born | 5 May 1975 Ledine, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Turbo-folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Jasmina "Mina" Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јасмина "Мина" Костић;[1] born Minira Jašari, Serbian Cyrillic: Минира Јашари, on 5 May 1975) is a Serbian turbo-folk singer.
Early and personal life[]
Mina Kostić was born as Minira Jašari in the Ledine neighbourhood of Belgrade, into a Romani family of 10 children.[2] She was adopted at 5 years of age by Evdokija "Duda" Ivanović.[3] Her cousin is rapper Ivan Ivanović-Juice, whose paternal aunt is Duda Ivanović.[4] She changed her name when she was 19 in order to pay less for an Italian visa, together with her brother Enver who changed his name to Dejan.[5]
Her former partner is singer Igor Kostić, whom she dated from December 2007[6] until shortly after becoming parents to a daughter, Anastasija (born February 2009).[7]
Career[]
Kostić has made many television appearances and performances, three albums, and is working on a fourth.[8] She is known for an often provocative stage appearance, which occasionally attracts media comment.[9]
She has sung as guest at many high-profile birthday parties of Serbian celebrities such as: Dejan Stanković, Siniša Mihajlović, and Mateja Kežman.[1]
Discography[]
Studio albums[]
- Srčani udar (2000)
- No Comment (2002)
- Muziku pojačaj (2005)
References[]
- ^ a b Interview in Serbian Archived May 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine: Često si pevala na slavljima fudbalera. Kakva su ti iskustva? Jasmina Kostić Mina: Pozitivna, jer su oni su normalni ljudi. Pevala sam Stankoviću, Mihajloviću, Kežmanu i mnogim drugima. Bio je tu i Džej i OK Band, pa je atmosfera bila fantastična. Dejan Stanković je najjači lik i definitivno ga obožavam. Uz to je i najveći kavaljer, najlakše se hvata za džep. Baš mi se sviđa kao ličnost.
- ^ "ZOJA JAŠARI: NEĆU PREŽALITI ŠTO SAM MINU DALA NA USVAJANJE". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ N. N. (September 28, 2020). "Znate li pravo ime Mine Kostić?". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). Retrieved June 17, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Popular Mina Kostić & Grand Production videos – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "YouTube". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016 – via YouTube.
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