Lepa Brena - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!
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| Name | Lepa Brena |
| First Name | Lepa |
| Last Name | Brena |
| Occupation | Pop Singer |
| Birthday | October 20 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place of Birth | Tuzla |
| Home Town | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Birth Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Slobodan Živojinović |
| Children(s) | Stefan Živojinović, Viktor Živojinović |
Lepa Brena Biography
Lepa Brena is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on October 20, 1960 in Tuzla, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the mid-80’s she made an album of extended plays together with In the mid-80’s, she recorded an extended play album with Miroslav Ilic entitled Jedan dan života. named Jedan Zivota dan Jedan.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, ethnic tensions which started rising in Yugoslavia and eventually led to country’s breakup, made Lepa Brena become one of main tabloid targets at the time. Some Bosniaks viewed her as a traitor as she was a Bosniak who sang and spoke with an Ekavian accent (which is predominantly spoken in Serbia) and she married a Serbian, Slobodan Živojinović. Several tabloids claimed that she had converted from Islam to Serbian Orthodoxy and that she had changed her name from Fahreta to Jelena. She intensely denied these allegations. In socialist Yugoslavia religions in general were an unpopular topic, and people acknowledged the religion to which belonged in relation to its family roots, but were overwhelmingly non-practitioners. In that sense, being a Yugoslav icon, Lepa Brena has never publicly spoken about her religious beliefs, neither was seen or gave any indications of practicing any religion; all that is known is that she was raised as a Sunni Muslim.
In early 1980, at the age of 19, Fahreta began singing with a band called Lira Show when the group’s original singer Spasa left the band because her husband, a boxer, did not want his wife to be a singer. Saša Popović, the band’s frontman, was initially opposed to the idea that Fahreta should be the band’s new singer, but later changed his opinion. She subsequently moved to Novi Sad and then to Belgrade. Brena’s first performance with Lira Show occurred on 6 April 1980 in the hotel Turist in Bačka Palanka. Lira Show changed their name to Slatki Greh (Sweet Sin) in 1981. Brena and Slatki Greh premiered their first studio album, Čačak, Čačak, on 3 February 1982. The album was written mostly by Milutin Popović-Zahar, and the career-manager was Vladimir Cvetković.
She got married Slobodan Zivojinovic an athlete in tennis in 1991. They had children.
She is among the founding members of the Grand Slam Group and Grand Production.
Fahreta Živojinović (née Jahić, Serbian Cyrillic: Фахрета Јахић Живојиновић ; born 20 October 1960), known by her stage name Lepa Brena (Serbian Cyrillic: Лепа Брена ), is a Bosnia born Serbian pop-folk singer, actress, and talent manager. She is the best-selling female recording artist from the former Yugoslavia.
Lepa Brena Net Worth
Lepa is one of the richest Pop Singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lepa Brena's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
She performed with Slatki Greh at the age of twenty years old. She continued to sing in Jugovizija which is Jugovizija, the Yugoslav option for Eurovision Song Contest, and was the winner of the contest.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Pop Singer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 1983, Lepa Brena and Slatki Greh ended their collaboration with Milutin Popović-Zahar and Vladimir Cvetković. That same year Lepa Brena and Slatki Greh participated in Jugovizija, the Yugoslav selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song “Sitnije, Cile, sitnije”. The song was released on an extended play of the same name, along with another song. Their appearance on Jugovizija caused controversy, since the competition was traditionally dominated exclusively by pop artists, and Lepa Brena belonged to a totally different music genre, which was folk-pop, or also called novokomponovana muzika. Although they did not qualify for the prestigious European competition, Lepa Brena and Slatki Greh won the contest, gaining even more popularity.
1984 saw Brena and her band begin a cooperation with a new manager and producer, Raka Đokić. Bato, Bato, their third album, was released the same year. A new provocative image was accompanied by a new musical style, different from the one fostered by Popović. Later that year, they held a concert in neighboring Romania, at the stadium in Timișoara to an audience of 65,000, what was at time among the most successful concerts of a Yugoslav musician outside their home country.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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Since her career began in 1980, she has become arguably the most popular singer of the former Yugoslavia, and a top-selling female recording artist with more than 40 million records sold. The same year Lepa Brena and Slatki Greh appeared in the first part of Yugoslav classic comedy film Tesna koža with popular comedian Nikola Simić and actress Ružica Sokić, which raised their status and brought them almost instant fame. They would again team up with songwriter Milutin Popović-Zahar for their second studio album Mile voli disko, released 18 November 1982. In addition to the title song, the album had a couple of other hit songs: “Duge noge” and “Dama iz Londona”.
Who is Lepa Brena Dating?
According to our records, Lepa Brena married to Slobodan Živojinović . As of January 13, 2024, Lepa Brena’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Lepa Brena. You may help us to build the dating records for Lepa Brena!Their next three albums, Pile moje (1985) and Voli me, voli and Uske pantalone (both 1986) would propel her to the throne of the Yugoslav music scene. Along with these albums, Brena established a cooperation with Serbian folk star Miroslav Ilić and recorded a collaborative extended play Jedan dan života, which featured four songs, including a romantic duet called “Jedan dan života”, and the song “Živela Jugoslavija”, which was received with a mixed response. The latter song was in line with Brena’s only official political stance: an uncompromising support of a united Yugoslavia, with her becoming a symbol of this view. By the end of 1986, Lepa Brena had become the star of Belgrade social jet-set, and the most popular public figure in Yugoslavia.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Lepa Brena height 5 ft 10 in Lepa weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 10 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
Lepa Brena grew up in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and has lived in Belgrade, Serbia since 1980, where she started her career. Lepa Brena is considered to be a symbol of the former Yugoslavia, due to the fact that she was one of the last popular acts to emerge before the break up of Yugoslavia. She has described herself as being Yugo-nostalgic. Along with her husband, Slobodan Živojinović and friend, Saša Popović, Brena co-founded and co-owns Grand Production, the biggest record label and production company in the Balkans. In 2019, they decided to sell the Grand Production for €30 million.
Brena’s manager Raka Đokić came up with the idea that her seventh studio album should be followed by a movie in which she would play the lead role. This idea was successfully implemented in 1987 when the motion picture Hajde da se volimo was filmed. The movie had the same name as the album. Many then-popular Yugoslav actors co-starred in the film, including Dragomir Gidra Bojanić, Milutin Karadžić, Velimir Bata Živojinović, Milan Štrljić, etc. During the premiere of the film on 24 October 1987, Brena met her future husband, Serbian tennis star Slobodan Živojinović.
Facts & Trivia
Lepa Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lepa Brena celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.
Based on the success of the original, two sequels were produced: Hajde da se volimo 2 (1989) and Hajde da se volimo 3 (1990), which was followed by the studio album Boli me uvo za sve. Boli me uvo za sve also had multiple hit songs including “Čik pogodi”, “Biće belaja”, “Tamba Lamba”, and the title track. Their eighth studio album Četiri godine was released on 1 October 1989 and contained the controversial song Jugoslovenka with Bosnian rock musician Alen Islamović. The music video for the pop-folk song Čuvala me mama was filmed on the Croatian island Lopud.
Where is Lepa Brena now?
At the start of the Bosnian War in 1992, her sister Faketa emigrated to Canada, where she lives today, while Brena stayed in Belgrade where she had been living since 1980.
Is Lepa Brena still married?
Lepa Brena spoke about the divorce with Boba: Marriage without love without passion is not marriage! K. A. The famous singer Lepa Brena admits that she is eternally optimistic, that she and her husband Boba Zivojinovic took the children on the right path and that she now enjoys days of peace.
What nationality is Lepa Brena?
Bosnian
How old is Lepa Brena?
61 years (October 20, 1960)
What is Lepa Brena real name?
Fahreta Jahić
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