Sara Jovanović

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Sara Jo
Jovanović in 2016
Jovanović in 2016
Background information
Birth nameSara Jovanović
Born (1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 27)
Rome, Italy
OriginBelgrade, Serbia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • dancer
  • model
Years active2012–present
Labels
  • IDJTunes
  • Bassivity
Associated acts

Sara Jovanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Сара Јовановић; pronounced [ˈsǎː.ra jo.ˈʋǎː.no.ʋit͡ɕ]; born 29 October 1993), also known under stage name Sara Jo, is an Italian-born Serbian singer-songwriter and dancer. She rose to prominence as the second runner-up on the singing competition Prvi glas Srbije in 2012. As a member of Moje 3, Jovanović then represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with "Ljubav je svuda".

She was also nominated for the Best Adria Act at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Early and personal life[]

Sara Jovanović was born on 29 October 1993 in Rome, Italy, to Serbian parents Saša and Jasna Jovanović and was raised bilingually in Serbian and Italian. Her mother is as a kindergarten teacher, while her father works as a diplomat. Due to her fathers job they moved several times back and forth between Serbia and Italy, but eventually made Belgrade their permanent home when Sara was fifteen years old.[1] She attended University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology, studying Italian language.

Throughout the years, Jovanović was romantically involved with rapper and writer Marčelo, volleyball player Aleksandar Atanasijević and actor .

Career[]

In early 2011, Jovanović won a singing contest organized by Serbian magazine Story with the covers she was posting on YouTube.[2] As a reward, she recorded her debut song "Zauvek" (Forever), which she performed on the popular late-night talk show Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem, broadcast on TV Prva.[3] The following year Jovanović was featured on four songs released by rapper MCN for his self-titled debut album. Jovanović received wider media exposure by appearing on the second season of Serbian televised singing competition Prvi glas Srbije, aired on TV Prva in 2012, where she placed third overall. Serbian edition of Cosmopolitan cited her as the "new energy on the music scene" because of her showmanship during the live show performances.[4]

Moje 3 performing at the first dress rehearsal of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013; left to right: Mirna Radulović, Nevena Božović and Sara Jovanović

In February the following year, it was announced that Jovanović, alongside two other show finalists Nevena Božović and Mirna Radulović, would form a girl-group Moje 3 to compete in the national selection competition to represent Serbia on the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. They subsequently performed "Ljubav je svuda" (Love Is Everywhere) at the Beosong music festival, winning the contest with 42,5% of the public votes.[5] On 14 May, Moje 3 performed last at the Eurovision's first semi-final, placing 11th with 46 points and thus failed to qualify for the final.[6][7] Furthermore, they also received Barbara Dex Award for the worst dressed act.[8] Later that year Sara launched her own t-shirt line.[9] Between September and December, she also participated in the first Serbian series of Your Face Sounds Familiar, where she finished as the runner-up to singer Ana Kokić.[10]

In June 2014, Jovanović released her first solo single, titled "Ko je ovde ko" (Who Is Who Here).[11] Same year, she covered "Provokacija" (Provocation) by Montenegrin singer Boban Rajović for the movie Mali Budo and Moby Dick's "Troje" (The Three) for the purposes of the film Jesen samuraja.[12][13]

In 2017, Sara Jo signed to Belgrade-based hip-hop record label Bassivity Music and released her electropop single "Nemam vremena za to" ([I] Don't Have Time for That) produced by Coby.[14] In June, she released a dancehall promotional single "Samo ti" (Only You) for Tuborg GreenFest under Universal Music Serbia, which samples Major Lazer's "Tuborg Beat" courtesy of Mad Decent.[15]

During the summer of 2019 she performed at the Exit festival and at the Belgrade Pride in September.[16][17] Also that year, Sara Jo served as a mentor in the singing contest Discovered by Coke organised by Coca-Cola. Her candidate, Predrag Simić, eventually won the competition.[18]

In January 2020, Jovanović performed a medley of her hits at the 2020 Music Awards Ceremony.

In July the following year, she collaborated with Serbian singer Edita on the single "Varalica" (Cheater).[19] In late August, Sara Jo performed at the closing ceremony of the WorldPride event in Copenhagen alongside Serbian drag queens Alex Electra and Dita Von Bill.[20]

Discography[]

Albums
  • TBA (2021)
Singles
  • "Zauvek" (2011)
  • "Ko je ovde ko" (2014)
  • "Mahovina" (2014)
  • "Probaj" (2015)
  • "Nemam vremena za to" (2017)
  • "Samo ti" (2017)
  • "Lava" (2018)
  • "Bez sna" (2019)
  • "Mili, mili" (2019)
  • "Kaži mi" (2020)
  • "Varalica" (2021); feat. Edita

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2017 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Adria Act Herself Nominated
2019 Music Awards Ceremony Alternative/Electropop Song of the Year "Nemam vremena za to" Nominated [21]
Music Video of the Year "Lava" Nominated
2020 Alternative Song of the Year "Mili, mili" Nominated
Music Video of the Year "Bez sna" Nominated

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Krutenjuk, O. (7 December 2012). ""Blic" sa porodicama takmičara "Prvog glasa": Zaplačemo dok ih gledamo". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Pogledajte pobednički nastup Story Zvezde Sare Jovanović". Story (in Serbian). 18 April 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Story zvezda Sara Jovanović u gostima kod Ivana Ivanovića" (in Serbian). 13 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Sara Jovanović: Nova energija na domaćoj sceni". Cosmopolitan (in Serbian). January 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Finale Beosonga – rezultati" (PDF). Radio Television of Serbia (in Serbian). 3 March 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ^ Leon, Jakov (14 May 2013). "We have our first ten finalists!". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Semi-Final (1)". Eurovision Song Contest. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  8. ^ Roxburgh, Gordon (26 May 2013). "Moje 3 wins the Barbara Dex Award". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  9. ^ Leon, Jakov (July 2012). "Moje 3 – busier than ever!". Eurovision Song Contest. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Tvoje lice zvuči poznato". Prva Srpska Televizija (in Serbian). 21 October 2013.
  11. ^ "Ko je ovde ko - Single by Sara Jo". iTunes. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Sara Jovanović prepevala Bobana Rajovića u r'n'b verziji". Tračara.com (in Serbian). 26 September 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  13. ^ Sara Jo & Marko Mandić - Troje - Muzika iz filma 'Jesen samuraja'. Taramount. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Sara Jo – Nemam vremena za to". MTV Serbia. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  15. ^ #TBRGOPEN Sara Jo – Samo Ti. Tuborg Open. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Exit Gang nastupaju" (in Serbian). Mondo. May 2019.
  17. ^ "Sara Jo kuma prajda, nastupaju Bojana Vunturišević i Zo". Tracara (in Serbian).
  18. ^ "Discovered by Coke - imamo pobednika!". mondo.rs (in Serbian).
  19. ^ Jovović, P. (July 18, 2021). "Poslušajte magični duet Sare Jo i Edite Aradinović" (in Serbian). Nova.rs.
  20. ^ Stoisavljević, L. (August 21, 2021). "Nastup Sare Jo na World Prajdu u Kopenhagenu" (in Serbian). Nova.rs.
  21. ^ "Ovo je lista dobitnika regionalnih MAC muzičkih nagrada" (in Serbian). Tracara.com. January 2019.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
2012: Željko Joksimović
with "Nije ljubav stvar" 		Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2013: Moje 3
with "Ljubav je svuda" 		Succeeded by
2015: Bojana Stamenov
with "Beauty Never Lies"
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