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==Filmography==
==Television appearances==
{| class="wikitable"
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* ''[[Farma (Serbian TV series)|Farma 1]]'' (2009) – 4th place
|+List of television appearances of Maja Nikolić
* ''Dvor'' (2011) – ejected
! Year
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* ''[[Veliki Brat VIP 5]]'' (2013) – evicted
! Title
* ''Farma 6'' (2015) – 6th place
! Role
* ''Pinkove zvezde'' (2016/17) – judge
! Notes
|-
| 2009
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|''[[Farma (Serbian TV series)|Farma]]''
| rowspan="5"| Herself
| Season 1, 4th place
|-
| 2011
| ''Dvor''
| Disqualified
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Big Brother (Serbian TV series)|Veliki Brat]]''
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| [[Veliki Brat VIP 5|VIP Season 5]], evicted
|-
| 2015
| ''Farma''
| Season 6, 6th place
|-
| 2016-2017
| ''[[Pinkove Zvezde]]''
| Season 3, judge
|}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 20:30, 15 March 2023

Maja Nikolić
Nikolić in February 2018
Nikolić in February 2018
Background information
Birth nameMarija Nikolić
Born (1975-04-11) 11 April 1975 (age 49)
Niš, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
GenresPop
Occupations
  • Singer
  • television personality
InstrumentVocals
Years active1988–present
Labels
Websitemajanikolic.com

Marija Nikolić (Template:Lang-sr, born 11 April 1975), better known as Maja Nikolić, is a Serbian singer and reality television personality.[1]

Life and career

Early life

Marija Nikolić was born in Sarajevo on 11 April 1975 into a family of musicians and from an early age showed interest in music.[2] At seven years of age, Nikolić started participating in children's music festivals with her brother. She won several first prizes and was offered a recording contract with the Zagreb-based label Jugoton, which she lost due to Warfare in Yugoslavia. Nikolić graduated from Svetozar Marković gymnasium in Niš.

Career in music

In 1993, she made her solo debut at the Pjesma Mediterana festival in Budva, Montenegro with a song written by Vladimir Graić, who later became her frequent collaborator. Nikolić has also cited Serbian singer Maja Odžaklijevska as her big influence and support at the beginning of her career. She successfully continued competing in the regional music festival as a professional. In 1994, following several festival first prizes, Nikolić released her debut album Sad me pronađi (Find Me Now) under PGP-RTS. In May 1998, she participated at the prestigious international festival Slavianski Bazar in Odessa, Ukraine and Saratov, Russia where she sung "Više nisi moj" and "Đelem, Đelem" arranged by Grajić and Željko Joksimović. As the winner, Nikolić performed at the Moscow Red Square. In the same year she released her sophomore record, Uzmi me (Take Me), which saw commercial success. She held her first solo concert on February 25, 1999 in Sava Centar, Belgrade.

Following her third album Iz inata (Out Of Spite), released in 2000, Nikolić left Serbia and moved to the United States where she performed at Harry's Velvet Room in downtown Chicago, Illinois. She also served as the opening act at Diana Ross' charity concert for disabled children at the China Club in New York City. From there, Nikolić went to Los Angeles, California, where she graduated in jazz singing from the Stella Adler Academy. Nikolić performed "Something To Talk About" from the 2002 movie About A Boy at the 7th Golden Satellite Awards.

Her further releases, Za moju dušu (For My Soul), in 2006 and Crveno (Red) in 2011, failed to achieve significant commercial success. Nikolić also unsuccessfully competed in Serbia's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, called Beovizija, in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2013 and 2018.[3]

Personal life

Nikolić has two sons, Novak (b. 1997) and Lazar (b. 2006).

Controversies

In March 2011, prosecution filled an investigation procedure against Nikolić and singer Miloš Bojanić for their anti-semitic remarks on the reality show Dvor.[4][5][6] The two were subsequently disqualified from the show, but were ultimately in July 2014 acquitted of the charges for hate speech and antisemitism by the Appellate Court in Belgrade.[7]

In December 2012, Nikolić falsely introduced herself as the president of a company called Comandante, which she claimed was supposed to negotiate deals between Metrowagonmash and Serbian Railways.[8][9]

Two years later, she also asserted to be the president of a company called Špar, which according to her planned to open 12,000 retail stores across Serbia, offering 120,000 jobs.[10] After media had accused her of trying to plagiarize the multinational franchise SPAR, Nikolić decided to resign in April 2015.[11]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Sad Me Pronađi (1995)
  • Uzmi Me (1998)
  • Iz Inata (2000)
  • Za Moju Dušu (2006)
  • Crveno (2011)
  • Zemlja Čuda (2018)

Filmography

List of television appearances of Maja Nikolić
Year Title Role Notes
2009 Farma Herself Season 1, 4th place
2011 Dvor Disqualified
2013 Veliki Brat VIP Season 5, evicted
2015 Farma Season 6, 6th place
2016-2017 Pinkove Zvezde Season 3, judge

References

  1. ^ "Maja Nikolić ušla u glavni deo kuće i bacila oko na Uroša". B92. 29 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Biografija Maje Nikolić". biografija.org. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ Juhász, Ervin (24 January 2018). "Beovizija 2018 to be held in Sava Center on the 20th of February!". escbubble.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ Teodorović, M. (1 March 2011). "Slede tužbe protiv "Pinka" zbog antisemitizma u "Dvoru"". Radio Free Europe (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  5. ^ Cvijić, V. (3 March 2011). "Pokrenuta istraga protiv Bojanića i Maje Nikolić, glavni svedok Mika Kostić". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. ^ Barlovac, B. (2 March 2011). "Anti-Semitic TV Rant Causes Furore in Serbia". Balkan Insight. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Maja Nikolić i Miloš Bojanić oslobođeni optužbi". Večernje Novosti (in Serbian). 1 July 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  8. ^ Mastilović Jasnić, I. (20 December 2012). "Pevačica Maja Nikolić lažni izaslanik ruskih firmi i državnog vrha". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Srpski državljani u "Rajskim papirima"". KRIK (in Serbian). 6 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  10. ^ Kosanović M, Avalić G. (11 December 2014). "Milionska prevara! Maja Nikolić prodaje fantosmku franšizu". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  11. ^ Z. L. (29 April 2015). "Maja Nikolić ostala bez direktorske fotelje". Blic (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 March 2023.
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