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{{Short description|Serbian former singer and model (born 1977)}} |
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[[File:Sandra Melnichenko.jpg|thumb|Aleksandra Melnichenko]] |
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⚫ | '''Aleksandra Melnichenko''' ({{nee|'''Nikolić'''}}; {{ |
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| name = Aleksandra Melnichenko |
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| native_name = Александра Мељниченко |
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| native_name_lang = sr-Cyrl |
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| image = Sandra Melnichenko.jpg |
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| caption = Aleksandra Melnichenko |
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| birth_name = Aleksandra Nikolić |
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| alias = Sandra Meljničenko |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|21|df=yes}} |
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| birth_place = [[Belgrade]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|SR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|SFR Yugoslavia]] |
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| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|model}} |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Andrey Melnichenko (industrialist)|Andrey Melnichenko]]<br>|2005}} |
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| children = 2 |
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| module = {{Infobox musical artist|embed=yes |
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| origin = |
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| genre = Pop |
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| instrument = Vocals |
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| years_active = 1997–2001 |
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| label = {{hlist|[[City Records]]}} |
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| associated_acts = {{flatlist|Models}} |
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⚫ | '''Aleksandra Melnichenko''' ({{nee|'''Nikolić'''}}; {{langx|sr|Александра Мељниченко, {{nee|Николић}}|Aleksandra Meljničenko}}; born 21 April 1977), also known as '''Sandra Meljničenko''' ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Сандра Мељниченко}}), is a Serbian <ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-31 |title=Sandra Meljničenko: Modelsica koja je postala milijarderka – Ljudi – Dnevni list Danas |url=https://www.danas.rs/ljudi/sandra-meljnicenko-modelsica-koja-je-postala-milijarderka/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |language=sr-RS}}</ref> philanthropist and a former singer and model. She is married to the Russian billionaire entrepreneur [[Andrey Melnichenko (industrialist)|Andrey Melnichenko]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=ONA je najbogatija Srpkinja na svetu! {{!}} Poznati |url=https://direktno.rs/zabava/poznati/303130/sandra-meljnicenko-modelsica-najbogatija-srpkinja.html |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Direktno |language=sr}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=NAJBOGATIJA SRPKINJA ne štedi samo za OVU STVAR: Evo ZA ŠTA je Sandra Meljničenko izdvojila neverovatnih 110 MILIONA DOLARA |url=https://www.srbijadanas.com/zena/vesti/najbogatija-srpkinja-ne-stedi-samo-na-ovu-stvar-evo-za-sta-je-sandra-meljnicenko-izdvojila-2021-11-01 |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.srbijadanas.com |language=sr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/andrey-melnichenko/?list=billionaires|title=Andrey Melnichenko|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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Aleksandra Nikolić was born and grew up in [[Belgrade]], the capital of former Yugoslavia, to a [[Serbs|Serbian]] father and a [[Croats of Serbia|Croatian]] mother. Her father was an architectural engineer and her mother was an artist.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="tatler544">{{cite web|author=Татьяна Якимова 20 Июля 2010 в 12:09 |url=http://www.tatler.ru/nashi_lyudi/interview_and_photo_set_21/194_sandra_melnichenko_bit_zhenoy_milliardera.php?SHOWALL_2=1#p=544 |title=Сандра Мельниченко: быть женой миллиардера | Интервью и фотосеты | Наши люди | Tatler – журнал о светской жизни |publisher=Tatler.ru |date= |accessdate=2014-01-11}}</ref> Since the breakup of Yugoslavia, Aleksandra held both Serbian and Croatian |
Aleksandra "Sandra" Nikolić was born and grew up in [[Belgrade]], the capital of former [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], to a [[Serbs|Serbian]] father and a [[Croats of Serbia|Croatian]] mother. Her father was an architectural engineer and her mother was an artist.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="tatler544">{{cite web |author=Татьяна Якимова 20 Июля 2010 в 12:09 |url=http://www.tatler.ru/nashi_lyudi/interview_and_photo_set_21/194_sandra_melnichenko_bit_zhenoy_milliardera.php?SHOWALL_2=1#p=544 |title=Сандра Мельниченко: быть женой миллиардера | Интервью и фотосеты | Наши люди | Tatler – журнал о светской жизни |publisher=Tatler.ru |date= |accessdate=2014-01-11 |archive-date=2013-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131218070604/http://www.tatler.ru/nashi_lyudi/interview_and_photo_set_21/194_sandra_melnichenko_bit_zhenoy_milliardera.php?SHOWALL_2=1#p=544 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Since the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]], Aleksandra held both [[Serbian citizenship|Serbian]] and [[Croatian citizenship]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=RODIO SE NAJBOGATIJI SRBIN NA SVETU! Porodila se Sandra Meljničenko, a kada saznate GDE... |url=https://www.espreso.co.rs/showbiz/zvezde/133459/rodio-se-najbogatiji-srbin-na-svetu-porodila-se-sandra-meljnicenko-a-kada-saznate-gde |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=espreso.co.rs |language=sr}}</ref> |
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Sandra was educated at the 11th Belgrade Gymnasium, |
Sandra was educated at the 11th Belgrade Gymnasium, before enrolling in the Faculty of International Management in Belgrade.<ref name=":1" /> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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At the age of 15, while still in high school and before enrolling into Belgrade |
At the age of 15, while still in high school and before enrolling into [[University of Belgrade|Belgrade University]]'s Faculty of Management, Aleksandra launched herself into a successful first career in fashion, winning international recognition as a model and, from 1996, regional fame as a member of the original cast of the [[Balkans]]' leading girl band Models. She returned to full-time modelling in 1998, working with leading international agencies while living in Europe's fashion capitals.<ref name="ovguide1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ovguide.com/aleksandra-melnichenko-9202a8c04000641f8000000005e2c58a# |title=Aleksandra Melnichenko Video | Interviews |publisher=Ovguide.com |date= |accessdate=2014-01-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217224313/http://www.ovguide.com/aleksandra-melnichenko-9202a8c04000641f8000000005e2c58a |archive-date=2013-12-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Biografija">{{Cite web |date=2017-05-08 |title=Sandra Meljničenko Biografija |url=https://www.biografija.org/moda/sandra-meljnicenko/ |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=Biografija.org |language=sr-RS}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Tozev |first=Ljubomir |title=NEZAMISLIVO JE KOLIKO PARA IMAJU, "KUPAJU" SE U NOVCU: Sandra Meljničenko je i zvanično NAJBOGATIJA SRPKINJA! |url=https://www.blic.rs/zabava/sandra-meljnicenko-najbogatija-srpkinja/vwqrthm |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=Blic.rs |language=sr}}</ref> |
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Aleksandra Melnichenko has focused on philanthropy, mainly supporting |
Aleksandra Melnichenko has focused on philanthropy, mainly supporting children's education and the arts. Over time, the family's foundation and the companies the Melnichenko family invested in have donated nearly {{Usd|500 million|link=yes}} to charity.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=About the foundation |url=http://aimfoundation.info/about-us/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=aimfoundation.info |language=ru}}</ref> |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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In 2003, in France, Aleksandra met entrepreneur and investor [[Andrey Melnichenko (industrialist)|Andrey Melnichenko]] |
In 2003, in France, Aleksandra met entrepreneur and investor [[Andrey Melnichenko (industrialist)|Andrey Melnichenko]].<ref name="harpersbazaar1">{{cite web|url=http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/news/aleksandra-melnichenko-interview-1111 |title=Aleksandra Melnicheko Interview – Inside Aleksandra Melnicheko's Megayacht – Harper's BAZAAR Magazine |publisher=Harpersbazaar.com |date=2011-11-16 |accessdate=2014-01-11}}</ref> The couple married two years after their first meeting, in September 2005, and started to spend an international life between different continents and countries.<ref>Derek Blasberg, [http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/news/a844/aleksandra-melnichenko-interview-1111/ Smooth sailing: Aleksandra Melnichenko], ''Harper's Bazaar'', November 16, 2011</ref><ref name=":2" /> |
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The couple married two years after their first meeting, in September 2005, and started to spend an international life between different continents and countries.<ref>Derek Blasberg, [http://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/news/a844/aleksandra-melnichenko-interview-1111/ Smooth sailing: Aleksandra Melnichenko], ''Harper's Bazaar'', November 16, 2011</ref><ref name=":2" /> |
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⚫ | Aleksandra and Andrey Melnichenko own two superyachts designed by [[Philippe Starck]]: [[A (sailing yacht)|Sailing Yacht A]] and [[A (motor yacht)|Motor Yacht A]], which reportedly cost $500 million and $350 million to build, respectively,<ref name="harpersbazaar1" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/expensive-luxury-yachts-2018-3|title=The world's most expensive superyachts come with helipads, movie theaters, and swimming pools — take a look|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-07-13}}</ref> and are considered to be "one of the most advanced superyachts on the water" with "environmentally-friendly innovations."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2018/05/20/world-superyacht-awards-the-best-motor-and-sailing-yachts-for-2018/#60bef7a449fa|title=World Superyacht Awards: The Best Motor And Sailing Yachts For 2018|last=Dobson|first=Jim|work=Forbes|access-date=2018-07-13|language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Aleksandra and Andrey have since welcomed a daughter (2012) and a son (2017) |
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In 2023, Serbian singer [[Sara Jo]] collaborated with Serbian rapper [[Mimi Mercedez]] on a track called "Sandra Meljničenko", after Aleksandra. The track was included on Jo's debut album ''[[Bez kontrole]]'' that was released on 21 June of the same year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jovović |first=Pero |date=2023-06-21 |title=Kakve veze imaju Sara Jo i Sandra Meljničenko? Pevačica snimila pesmu o bivšoj modelsici, a stihovi su totalni urnebes |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/kakve-veze-imaju-sara-jo-i-sandra-meljnicenko-pevacica-snimila-pesmu-o-bivsoj-modelsici-a-stihovi-su-totalni-urnebes/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=[[Nova (Serbia)|Nova.rs]] |language=sr-RS}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Aleksandra and Andrey Melnichenko own two superyachts designed by [[ |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 6 November 2024
Aleksandra Melnichenko (née Nikolić; Serbian: Александра Мељниченко, née Николић, romanized: Aleksandra Meljničenko; born 21 April 1977), also known as Sandra Meljničenko (Serbian Cyrillic: Сандра Мељниченко), is a Serbian [1] philanthropist and a former singer and model. She is married to the Russian billionaire entrepreneur Andrey Melnichenko.[2][3][4]
Early life
[edit]Aleksandra "Sandra" Nikolić was born and grew up in Belgrade, the capital of former Yugoslavia, to a Serbian father and a Croatian mother. Her father was an architectural engineer and her mother was an artist.[3][5] Since the breakup of Yugoslavia, Aleksandra held both Serbian and Croatian citizenship.[2][6]
Sandra was educated at the 11th Belgrade Gymnasium, before enrolling in the Faculty of International Management in Belgrade.[3]
Career
[edit]At the age of 15, while still in high school and before enrolling into Belgrade University's Faculty of Management, Aleksandra launched herself into a successful first career in fashion, winning international recognition as a model and, from 1996, regional fame as a member of the original cast of the Balkans' leading girl band Models. She returned to full-time modelling in 1998, working with leading international agencies while living in Europe's fashion capitals.[7][8][6][9]
Aleksandra Melnichenko has focused on philanthropy, mainly supporting children's education and the arts. Over time, the family's foundation and the companies the Melnichenko family invested in have donated nearly US$500 million to charity.[10]
Personal life
[edit]In 2003, in France, Aleksandra met entrepreneur and investor Andrey Melnichenko.[11] The couple married two years after their first meeting, in September 2005, and started to spend an international life between different continents and countries.[12][6]
Aleksandra and Andrey have since welcomed a daughter (2012) and a son (2017).[13][6]
Aleksandra and Andrey Melnichenko own two superyachts designed by Philippe Starck: Sailing Yacht A and Motor Yacht A, which reportedly cost $500 million and $350 million to build, respectively,[11][14] and are considered to be "one of the most advanced superyachts on the water" with "environmentally-friendly innovations."[15]
In 2023, Serbian singer Sara Jo collaborated with Serbian rapper Mimi Mercedez on a track called "Sandra Meljničenko", after Aleksandra. The track was included on Jo's debut album Bez kontrole that was released on 21 June of the same year.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sandra Meljničenko: Modelsica koja je postala milijarderka – Ljudi – Dnevni list Danas" (in Serbian). 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ a b "ONA je najbogatija Srpkinja na svetu! | Poznati". Direktno (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ a b c "NAJBOGATIJA SRPKINJA ne štedi samo za OVU STVAR: Evo ZA ŠTA je Sandra Meljničenko izdvojila neverovatnih 110 MILIONA DOLARA". www.srbijadanas.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Andrey Melnichenko". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ Татьяна Якимова 20 Июля 2010 в 12:09. "Сандра Мельниченко: быть женой миллиардера | Интервью и фотосеты | Наши люди | Tatler – журнал о светской жизни". Tatler.ru. Archived from the original on 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "RODIO SE NAJBOGATIJI SRBIN NA SVETU! Porodila se Sandra Meljničenko, a kada saznate GDE..." espreso.co.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "Aleksandra Melnichenko Video | Interviews". Ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ "Sandra Meljničenko Biografija". Biografija.org (in Serbian). 2017-05-08. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ Tozev, Ljubomir. "NEZAMISLIVO JE KOLIKO PARA IMAJU, "KUPAJU" SE U NOVCU: Sandra Meljničenko je i zvanično NAJBOGATIJA SRPKINJA!". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ "About the foundation". aimfoundation.info (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-05-14.
- ^ a b "Aleksandra Melnicheko Interview – Inside Aleksandra Melnicheko's Megayacht – Harper's BAZAAR Magazine". Harpersbazaar.com. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
- ^ Derek Blasberg, Smooth sailing: Aleksandra Melnichenko, Harper's Bazaar, November 16, 2011
- ^ [https.www.glossy.espreso.co.rs/poznati/vesti/103635/na-ovo-se-cekalo-pet-meseci-otkriveno-ime-sina-sandre-i-andreja-meljnicenka].Glossy.rs, 23.8.2017.
- ^ "The world's most expensive superyachts come with helipads, movie theaters, and swimming pools — take a look". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ Dobson, Jim. "World Superyacht Awards: The Best Motor And Sailing Yachts For 2018". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ Jovović, Pero (2023-06-21). "Kakve veze imaju Sara Jo i Sandra Meljničenko? Pevačica snimila pesmu o bivšoj modelsici, a stihovi su totalni urnebes". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2023-06-21.