Nina Petković

Nina Petković
Birth nameNina Petković
Born (1981-04-10) 10 April 1981 (age 43)
Kotor, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia
OriginTivat, Montenegro
Genrespop, Europop, rock, pop rock, R&B, dance
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, composer, television personality
Instrument(s)Vocals, drums
Years active2008–present
LabelsMelody Music

Nina Petković (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Нина Петковић; born 10 April 1981) is a Montenegrin singer, musician and television personality. She came to media prominence in regional Star Academy version, Operacija trijumf, and came fourth.

Early life

Although born in Kotor, Petković was mostly raised in neighboring town of Tivat. She is of mixed religious origin – her father is a Roman Catholic[citation needed] and mother Orthodox Christian. Before she participated in Operacija trijumf, Petković took part in many festivals, such as Evropesma and Montevizija,[1] sometimes solo, sometimes with her band Dan Poslije.

Career

Operacija trijumf

The Operacija trijumf, Balkan version of Endemol's Fame Academy, started broadcasting on 29 September 2008. Nina Petković was the only contestant from Montenegro, so she was constantly receiving a lot of cell-phone votes from Montenegro. She reached the finals, but was expelled in the first final round.

Petković was performing with many popular artists during the Operacija trijumf, such as Željko Joksimović, Jelena Tomašević, Jelena Rozga, Karolina Gočeva and Negative.

During the Operacija trijumf, Petković performed the following songs:

Present

It was almost certain that Petković will take part in the Montevizija 2009, the Montenegro's national choice for the representer at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow.[2] However, RTCG confirmed on 23 January 2009 that Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 will be represented by Andrea Demirović with the song "Just Get Out of My Life".[3] Soon after the end of Operacija trijumf, Petković appeared on a number of talk shows on television programs such as TV Pink, TV In and TV Avala.

Alongside her Operacija trijumf contestant Sonja Bakić, Petković recorded a song named "Samo".[4] On 8 June 2009 she won Pjesma Mediterana, music festival in Budva, with the song "S druge strane sna"; Petković also received a special award by Story magazine's internet poll "The Favourite of the Festival".[5]

She attempted to represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest two times. First time was in 2018 with the song "Dišem" receiving the last place in the Montevizija 2018. In 2019 she competed with the song "Uzmi ili ostavi" and she got the 4th place, failing again to represent her country.

Personal life

Petković admires Roger Waters, Alanis Morissette and Oliver Mandić;[1] she stated she finds herself in the song "Comfortably Numb".[1] Petković is a very good friends with Sonja Bakić, other Operacija trijumf contestant.[6] Nina is the long-term relationship with a member of the band Dan poslije.

Discography

Albums

  • 2009: Upcoming compilation of Operacija trijumf contestants

Singles

  • 2009: "Samo" (feat. Sonja Bakić)
  • 2009: "S druge strane sna"
  • 2009: "Bezobrazno"
  • 2010: "Ne odustajem" (Pjesma Mediterana 2010)
  • 2018: "Dišem"
  • 2019: "Uzmi ili ostavi"
  • 2020: "Dance till I die"

References

  1. ^ a b c Nina Petković Archived February 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine at the Official Website of Operacija trijumf
  2. ^ B92: Svima je želja „Pesma Evrovizije“ Archived June 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ http://www.esctoday.com: Montenegro: Andrea Demirovic to Eurovision
  4. ^ Sonja Bakić i Nina Petković: nova pesma i spot “Samo”
  5. ^ RT CG: Nina Petković pobjednica Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Sonja i Nina se druže i van Trijumfa!
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Pjesma Mediterana winner
2009 		Succeeded by

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