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==Personal life==
==Personal life==


Lepa Brena was born as Fahreta Jahić in a [[Bosniak]] family in [[Brčko]], [[Bosnia]] in 1960. In 1990, she moved to [[Novi Sad]] and then to [[Belgrade]] and wed Serbian tennis star [[Slobodan Živojinović]] in 1991. She currently resides in Belgrade, [[Serbia]], together with her husband Slobodan Živojinović and their two sons, Stefan and Viktor.
Lepa Brena was born as Fahreta Jahić in a [[Bosniak]] family in [[Brčko]], [[Bosnia]] in 1960. In 1990, she moved to [[Novi Sad]] and then to [[Belgrade]] and wed Serbian tennis star [[Slobodan Živojinović]] in 1991. She currently resides in Belgrade, [[Serbia]], together with her husband Slobodan Živojinović and their two sons, Stefan and Viktor the fatass.


Brena and her husband have a home in Coconut Creek in [[Pompano Beach]], [[Florida]], where they lived during the [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia]]. She also has a villa in Monte Carlo and another luxurious townhouse on Fisher Island in Florida.
Brena and her husband have a home in Coconut Creek in [[Pompano Beach]], [[Florida]], where they lived during the [[NATO bombing of Yugoslavia]]. She also has a villa in Monte Carlo and another luxurious townhouse on Fisher Island in Florida.

Revision as of 09:14, 25 May 2010

Lepa Brena

Fahreta Živojinović (Cyrillic: Фахрета Живојиновић; born 20 October 1960 in Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina then a member of Yugoslavia) or better known as Lepa Brena (Cyrillic: Лепа Брена) is arguably the most well-known and successful singer of all time in Yugoslavia.

Career

Lepa Brena sold over ten million records worldwide, which makes her the best selling female artist in history of the Balkans[citation needed]. She is currently the owner of folk-pop label Grand Production.[citation needed]

Fahreta's nickname "Brena" was given to her by her gym teacher. Later on, showman Minimax added "Lepa" (beautiful), creating the stage name "Lepa Brena".[1]

Personal life

Lepa Brena was born as Fahreta Jahić in a Bosniak family in Brčko, Bosnia in 1960. In 1990, she moved to Novi Sad and then to Belgrade and wed Serbian tennis star Slobodan Živojinović in 1991. She currently resides in Belgrade, Serbia, together with her husband Slobodan Živojinović and their two sons, Stefan and Viktor the fatass.

Brena and her husband have a home in Coconut Creek in Pompano Beach, Florida, where they lived during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. She also has a villa in Monte Carlo and another luxurious townhouse on Fisher Island in Florida.

In 2004 she held a concert in her home town Brčko, as well as Tuzla.

Latest album "Uđi slobodno..."

New album "Uđi slobodno..." was released on 29 June 2008. It contains 10 new songs, nine written by Brena's old song-writer Marina Tucaković ("Poželi sreću drugima", "Okrećeš mi leđa", "Evo zima će", "Hajde da se volimo",...) and Aleksandar Milić Mili.

Songs:

  • 1. Uđi Slobodno (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic, Lj. Jorgovanovic)
  • 2. Pazi Kome Zavidiš (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic, Lj. Jorgovanovic)
  • 3. Kuća Laži (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic, Lj. Jorgovanovic)
  • 4. Grad (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic, Lj. Jorgovanovic)
  • 5. Zašto (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic)
  • 6. Kralj (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic)
  • 7. Sledeći (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic)
  • 8. Dobra Grešnica (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic)
  • 9. Zrno Tuge (A. Milic, M. Tucakovic, Lj. Jorgovanovic)
  • 10. Dva Asa (S. Hadad, M. Tucakovic, S. Reuveni)
  • Udji slobodno...

She will also write autobiography book and film Hajde Da Se Volimo 4.

Upcoming album 2010

While her latest album Uđi slobodno is still actual Brena is recordin her 19th album. She is already in studio for long time, recording. Album should be published by the end of 2010. News about her new album was published on her official web site Lepa Brena on 30th of January 2010. Lepa Brena promises, that she will offer something new, completely different from the previous songs. She is also preparing for her concert in Beograd in Usce which will, as she says, be the crown of her career.

Tour Uđi Slobodno

World Tour of Lepa Brena starts on 1st of November all over Europe. Brena's band Miligram will be with her in every single concert. Tour in EX Yugoslavia started in March 2009 from Slovenia to south.

EUROPE

AUSTRALIA

EUROPE

The Finale of her World Tour will be a mega Concert in Belgrade Serbia. As she stated on Live TV Pink/Grand Show
"I owe everything to Belgrade, this is where I live, I work, where my family is and Belgrade is where I became Lepa Brena."

Discography

Albums

  • Čačak, Čačak (1981)- 350 000
  • Mile voli disko (1982)- 780 000
  • Sitnije, cile, sitnije / Hej, najluđe moje (12" Maxi, 1983)- 800 000
  • Bato, Bato (1984)- 1 100 000
  • Pile moje (1984)- 850 000
  • Jedan dan života, (duet with Miroslav Ilić) (1985)- 800 000
  • Voli me, voli (1986)- 550 000
  • Okrećeš mi leđa (1986)- 500 000
  • Hajde da se volimo (1987)- 700 000
  • Četiri godine (1989)- 600 000
  • Boli me uvo za sve (1990)- 450 000
  • Zaljubiška (1991)- 150 000
  • Ja nemam drugi dom (1994)- 150 000
  • Kazna Božija (1995)- 100 000
  • Luda za tobom (1996)- 200 000
  • Pomračenje sunca (2000)- 120 000
  • The Best Of Lepa Brena (2004)- 400 000
  • Uđi slobodno... (2008)
  • 19th Upcoming Album (2010)

Filmography

References

  1. ^ http://www.pgportal.info/zabava/muzika/417-kako-je-lepa-brena-dobila-nadimak-.html
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