Marija Šerifović
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Marija Šerifović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Шерифовић, born 14 November 1984) is a singer from Serbia and the winner in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
Biography
She was born in 14 November 1984 in Kragujevac, Serbia (then SR Serbia, Yugoslavia). Her mother Verica Šerifović is also a notable singer. Marija's father, Rajko, is of distant Turkish origin.[1]
Music career
Albums
Marija Šerifović's debut album Naj, najbolja ("The Very, Very Best") was released in 2003 and was well received. The biggest hit from the album was "Znaj da znam" ("You should know that I know") composed by Darko Dimitrov. In the summer of 2005, she released the single Agonija, which was a cover version of Greek superstar Despina Vandi's "I believe it" (Olo lipis).
Her second album Bez ljubavi ("Without Love") was released in 2006, and was successful. In early 2007, she released her second single called Bez tebe ("Without You").
Festivals
In 2003, she participated in the Budva Festival with the song Gorka čokolada ("Bitter Chocolate") again by Darko Dimitrov. In 2004, she took part in the same festival again with a song called Bol do ludila ("Hurting to insanity") and won the first prize. The song was a regional chart topper. For the 2005's Beovizija, then the Serbian semifinal of former Serbia and Montenegro's national pre-selection of the Eurovision Song Contest, Evropesma, the song was called Ponuda ("Offer"), and it won the 18th place. That same year, she entered as a favorite and won the Serbian Radio Festival with a song U nedelju, written by Leontina Vukomanović. She also received the award for the best vocal performance.
Concerts
On February 21, 2007, Šerifović held her first solo concert at Belgrade's Sava Centar, considered to be a major break in the Serbian music scene. A 4,000-strong audience attended.
Beovizija and the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Šerifović won the Beovizija 2007 with the song "Molitva" (meaning "Prayer" in English) on March 8, winning the combined votes of the jury and televoting and thus qualified to be the first representative of newly independent Serbia in the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland. The song was also recorded in English as "Destiny" and in Finnish as "Rukoilen". There is also a Russian version of the song.
As a part of her Eurovision Song Contest promotional tour, Šerifović visited Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia, Switzerland and Greece.[2] Although a promotional video was originally planned,[3] a documentary film will be made which will include both the music video and the preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest.[4]
On March 12, the draw of the running order for the semi-final and the final was held. Serbia was the 15th country to participate in the semi-final, and qualified for the final, where they presented their song in the 17th position, following Germany and preceding Ukraine. Her song "Molitva" (Prayer, Serbian Cyrillic: Молитва) won the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
When she landed at the Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, 70,000-100,000 people prepared a mass rally for her in front of the Civic Assembly of Belgrade.
Discography
2003
- Naj, najbolja, (City Records)
01 Znaj da znam
02 Sad idi nek te đavo nosi
03 Naj, najbolja
04 Ti mi se sviđaš
05 Ti i samo ti
06 Volim ga
07 Za sreću nam malo treba
2005
- Ponuda (non-album track), performed at Beovizija 2005, released on the accompanying CD
- Agonija (non-album track)
2006
- Bez ljubavi, (City Records)
01 Povredi me
02 Jesen bez nas
03 101
04 Na tvojoj košulji
05 Pamti me po suzama
06 Laž
07 Nije mi prvi put
08 Bilo bi bolje
09 Bez ljubavi
10 Trubači
11 U nedelju (winning song of Serbian Radio Festival 2005)
12 Bol do ludila (winning song of the Budva Festival 2004)
13 Gorka čokolada (performed at the Budvanski Festival 2003)
2007
- Bez tebe (non-album track)
- Molitva (non-album track), winning song of Beovizija 2007 and Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Notes
- ^ Gostovanje Marije Šerifović na TV CNN-Turk RTS 03-30-2007
- ^ http://www.marijaserifovic.net
- ^ Bravo Show, RTV Pink (14 March 2007)
- ^ Press (25 April 2007). "MOLITVA ZA MARIJU". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
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See also
- Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Serbia and Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Beovizija
- Evropesma
External links
- Official Site
- Molitva - Marija Serifovic - The song, video and all the details about the Eurovision 2007 Helsinki winner
- Fan Site
- Molitva - Versions
- Official label site
- Serbia celebrates Marija's victory with "Molitva" at Eurovision 2007 at the streets of Belgrade
