Nina Radojčić

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Nina
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Background information
Birth name Danica Radojčić
Born (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 34)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres Pop, pop rock, soul
Occupation(s) Singer
Instruments Vocals, piano
Years active 2011–present
Labels PGP RTS
Associated acts Kristina Kovač

Danica Radojčić (Serbian pronunciation: [dǎnitsa nîna rǎdoːjtʃitɕ]; Serbian: Даница Радојчић; born 5 August 1989), professionally known by her nickname Nina (Нина), is a Serbian singer. She represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Čaroban", composed by Kristina Kovač,[1][2] and placed the fourteenth in the final.[3]

Life and career

Early life and career (1989–2010)

Nina was born as Danica Radojčić on 5 August 1989 in Belgrade (Yugoslavia then, Serbia now). She has an older brother, Stefan.[4] Nina began playing the piano aged six,[5] and also attended dance classes.[4] She finished both elementary and secondary musical school, but she entered pharmacy at the University of Belgrade.[6] She has performed in various clubs with her band "Legal Sex Department".[7] Nina cites "Duffy, Muse, and other pop and alternative artists" as her major influences.[5]

Eurovision Song Contest and debut album (2011–present)

On 19 January 2011, Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) announced that the three members of the Kovač family — Kornelije, Aleksandra and Kristina — would compose three songs that would compete to represent Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.[8][9] On 16 February, it was confirmed that Kristina Kovač had chosen Nina, then an unknown singer, to perform her song "Čaroban". Kovač discovered Nina thanks to YouTube.[10] On 26 February, Nina was chosen for the Serbian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, with more than 15,000 SMS votes.[1][2]

In March, Nina recorded the English version of the song, called "Magical".[11] On 9 April, she performed at the Eurovision In Concert in Amsterdam in order to promote her song, along with 19 other participants.[12][13] At the Eurovision Song Contest, Nina performed sixth in the first semifinal, after Yüksek Sadakat from Turkey and before Alexey Vorobyov from Russia,[14][15] and qualified for the final.[16] She performed the 24th in the final, after Mika Newton from Ukraine and before Eldrine from Georgia,[17] and placed 14th.[3][18][19]

In June 2011, Nina announced she would release her debut studio album through the PGP RTS.[20][21] In an interview for OGAE Serbia, Nina stated that she had moved to Melbourne, Australia and that she was currently pursuing her PhD in immunopharmacology. She also stated that the plans to record an album through the PGP RTS had been scrapped.[22]

Discography

See also

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2011		 Succeeded by
Željko Joksimović
with Nije ljubav stvar
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