Sanja Vučić
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| Born | 8 August 1993 Kruševac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia |
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| Associated acts | ZAA, Hurricane |
Sanja Vučić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сања Вучић, pronounced [sâɲa ʋûtʃitɕ]; born 8 August 1993) is a Serbian singer. Initially recognised as the lead vocalist of the Serbian crossover band ZAA, she became best known for representing Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Goodbye" and since 2017 as member of pop folk girl group Hurricane.[1] where she returned to Eurovision Song Contest 2020 to represent Serbia with "Hasta la vista" but the show cancelled due the COVID-19. The band were re-invited to participate in Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with "Loco Loco".
Life and career[]
Early career[]
She finished both primary and secondary music school in Kruševac, at the department of opera singing. During her studies, she sang in various ensembles, ranging from the band performing ethno music Bele vile, to the town jazz orchestra, and in the church choir Saint Prince Lazar.[2]
ZAA[]
The band ZAA was founded in Kruševac in 2008 and Vučić joined in April 2012. Their music is a mix of styles from ska music and dub, to post-rock, jazz and punk. They have performed in over 200 cities throughout the former Yugoslavia, and also performed in Austria, Czech Republic and Hungary. The band has participated in numerous festivals, like Exit, Nišville, and Reggae Serbia fest.[3] As a member of ZAA, Vučić has made one album called "What About" (2014).
Eurovision Song Contest[]
Radio Television of Serbia internally selected Sanja Vučić for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. A press conference with the artist, held by RTS, took place on 7 March 2016 in Košutnjak, Belgrade where it was announced that the song Vučić would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest would be titled "Goodbye (Shelter)" and was written by Serbian singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of the rock band Negative, Ivana Peters.[4]
The Serbian performance at the Eurovision stage featured Sanja Vučić performing together with four backing vocalists and a male ballet dancer.[5][6] The choreography and staging of the performance interpreted the song's abuse of women in domestic violence message.[7] In the final, Serbia performed in position 15 and placed eighteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 115 points.[8]
Vučić was an international jury member in the Czech national selection process to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and in the first semi-final of the selection for the French entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[9][10]
Hurricane[]
In 2017 Sanja joined a R&B girl group called Hurricane. They sing mostly in English; although they have on occasions published songs in their native Serbian. Hurricane aims to be recognized globally; they have two planned songs for Universal (as of November 2019),[11][12][13] and in September 2018 collaborated with Hollywood producer Stephen Belafonte.[14]
Eurovision 2020 & 2021[]
They participated in the 2020 edition of the Beovizija where they were selected to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, with the song "Hasta La Vista".[15] However, the 2020 contest was cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. In November 2020, it was confirmed that Hurricane would represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021. At the contest, Hurricane performed in the second semi-final and made it to the Grand final scoring 124 points. In the final, they performed in 8th position and placed fifteenth out of the 26 participating countries (9th in televote and 21st in jury vote), scoring 102 points.[8]
Personal life[]
She currently lives in Belgrade, where she attends the Faculty of Philology, Department of Arabic Language and Literature. She speaks Serbian, English, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish and Arabic.
Discography[]
With ZAA[]
Studio albums[]
- What About (2014)
Singles[]
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2016 | "Goodbye (Shelter) / Iza osmeha" (as "ZAA" Sanja Vučić)[16] |
Non-album single |
With Hurricane[]
As featured artist[]
| Year | Title | Album |
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| 2014 | "Underground Riot" (with Y.O.X) |
Non-album singles |
| "Želje" (with Mr.Rabbit) | ||
| 2016 | "Kuća heroja" (Anthem of the Serbian Olympic team) |
Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Genesis" (with Meta) |
Non-album singles |
| "Rezervisano" (with Djexon) | ||
| 2018 | "Šuška Se, Šuška" (with Dejan Petrović band) |
Non-album single |
Filmography[]
| Title | Year | Notes |
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| Eurovision Song CZ | 2018 | International jury member |
| Destination Eurovision | 2019 | International jury member |
References[]
- ^ Leon, Jakov I. (7 March 2016). "ZAA to represent Serbia with "Goodbye"". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ "Sanja Vučić – biography" (PDF). rts.rs. 5 March 2016.
- ^ "ZAA Bio". ZAA Official Site. 5 March 2016.
- ^ Leon, Jakov I. (7 March 2016). "ZAA to represent Serbia with "Goodbye"". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Nilsson, Helena (4 May 2016). "Third day of rehearsals". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Brey, Marco (7 May 2016). "Day 6 at the Globe Arena". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Sanja Vučić: Prema reakcijama na turneji, bićemo prvi". b92.net (in Serbian). B92. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Weaver, Jessica (22 January 2018). "Czech Republic: ČT reveals international jury members for 2018 national final". esctoday.com. ESCtoday. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
- ^ "France: Sanja Vucic among international jury for first semi-final of Destination Eurovision". Wiwi Bloggs. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ telegraf.rs
- ^ grand.online
- ^ pink.rs
- ^ estrada.ba
- ^ "Serbia's Beovizija 2020 songs released". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ ""ZAA" Sanja Vučić* - Goodbye (Shelter)". Discogs. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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- Living people
- 1993 births
- Musicians from Kruševac
- Serbian women singers
- Serbian punk rock musicians
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Serbia
- Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2016
- 21st-century women singers