Nikolija Jovanovic

Nikolija Jovanovic (Serbian Cyrillic: Nikolija Jovanovic, born on 19 October 1989), professionally known mononymously as Nikolija, is a Serbian electropop recording artist, dancer and photo model. Known for her drastic changes in stage appearance and western influenced sound, she is currently one of the most popular singers in Serbia and the region. Her desire to become a singer emerged mainly because of her mother Vesna Zmijanac, who is a well known folk singer in the Balkans. She started her music career in 2011 in Greece as a club dancer and master of ceremonies. Nikolija also recorded her first song there, but failed to achieve success. She moved to Serbia to restart her career in 2013 with electropop and trap songs which had attention-grabbing and controversial lyrics. After successful singles like Alkohola litar and Opasna igra Nikolija gained enormous popularity in the region. Additionally, her music video for Opasna igra was the second most watched video in Serbia for 2015. On 20 October 2016 she published her debut album "Number 1". Nikolija has a university degree and speaks three foreign languages (Greek, English, and French). She's been in a relationship with singer Relja Popovic, former member of Elitni Odredi duo, with whom she has a child named Rea (26 September 2016). Nikolija took part in the reality television shows, Survivor Srbija VIP: Philippines in 2010 and Ples sa Zvezdama (Season 1) in 2014