Misplaced Pages

Lena Kovačević

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Serbian musical artist (born 1982)

Lena KovačevićЛена Ковачевић
Kovačević in 2015
Background information
Birth nameLena Kovačević
Born (1982-02-25) 25 February 1982 (age 42)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2003–present
Labels
Musical artist

Lena Kovačević (Serbian Cyrillic: Лена Ковачевић, born on 25 February 1982) is a Serbian singer. She is the daughter of Dušan Kovačević. Kovačević debuted in her father's 2003 movie The Professional, where she performed the song "Pada vlada" alongside Bajaga i Instruktori.

Since 2009, Kovačević has released four studio albums and numerous singles, including "Caffe" (2017), "Dubine" and "Samo da mi je" (2019). In October 2022, she opened for Lara Fabian in the Belgrade Arena. Kovačević has performed her music alongside a symphony orchestra across Europe.

Additionally, Kovačević served as a judge on the first season of the singing competition Prvi glas Srbije (2011) and starred in the movie Nije loše biti čovek (2021).

On 21 December 2023, she was announced among the participants of Pesma za Evroviziju '24, the Serbian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Zovi me Lena". The song qualified for the final.

Personal life

Kovačević is the daughter of Serbian playwright and director Dušan Kovačević. She graduated in jazz singing from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.

In September 2011, Kovačević married Serbian entrepreneur Vanja Brčina, with whom she has two sons.

Discography

Studio albums
  • Dobar dan za pevanje (2009)
  • San (2013)
  • Džezeri (2015)
  • Caffe (2023)

Filmography

Filmography of Lena Kovačević
Year Title Genre Role Notes
2003 The Professional Film Singer
2011 Prvi glas Srbije Television Herself (judge) Season 1
2021 Nije loše biti čovek Film Izabela
2022 Pesma za Evroviziju Television Herself Interval act
Skale 2022 With the song "Ti si moj bol" (Ти си мој бол)
2023 Pesma za Evroviziju Herself (jury member)

Awards and nominations

Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref.
Music Awards Ceremony 2020 "Dubine" Female Pop Song of the Year Won

References

  1. Bradanji, I. (20 May 2020). "Lena Kovačević o tvrdnjama da joj je Kejti Peri ukrala pesmu". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. Dostanić, D. (21 October 2022). "Lara Fabian eksluzivno za "BLIC": Poželela sam da upoznam Novakovu zemlju". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. Manojlović, J. (4 April 2023). "Lena Kovačević u "Među nama": Ne postoji sigurnost u muzici, ali je lepo igrati se". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. Živković, P. (11 September 2011). "Počeo "Prvi glas Srbije"!". Tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. Radosavljević, R. (29 October 2021). "Predstavljen spot za novi film Dušana Kovačevića "Nije loše biti čovek"". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. "Serbia: 'Pesma za Evroviziju' details announced!". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  7. Marín, Marc (28 February 2024). "Pesma za Evroviziju '24: seleccionados los primeros 8 finalistas de la preselección serbia" [Pesma za Evroviziju '24: the first eight finalists of the Serbian preselection have been selected]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  8. ^ Krkeljić, B. (9 December 2022). "Lena Kovačević važi za lepoticu, a tek da joj vidite muža: Evo zašto ga krije". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  9. Čanak, T. (29 January 2010). "Lena Kovačević: Moj džez iz Amsterdama". Blic Žena. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  10. "Oni su osvojili nagrade na MAC 2020!". RTV BN (in Bosnian). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2023.

External links

Categories: