Mina Kostić

Jasmina "Mina" Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јасмина "Мина" Костић;[1] born Minira Jašari, Serbian Cyrillic: Минира Јашари, on 5 May 1975) is a Serbian turbo-folk singer.

Mina Kostić
Мина Костић
Birth nameMinira Jašari
Born (1975-05-05) 5 May 1975
Orašje, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
GenresTurbo-folk
Occupation(s)Singer
Years active2000–present

Early and personal life

Mina Kostić was born as Minira Jašari in Orašje in Bosnia and Herzegovina and raised in Ledine neighbourhood of Belgrade, into a Romani family of 10 children.[2] She was adopted at 5 years of age by Evdokija "Duda" Ivanović.[3] Her cousin is rapper Juice, whose paternal aunt is Duda Ivanović.[4] She changed her name when she was 19 in order to pay less for an Italian visa, together with her brother Enver who changed his name to Dejan.[5]

Her former partner is singer Igor Kostić, whom she dated from December 2007[6] until shortly after becoming parents to a daughter, Anastasija (born February 2009).[7]

Career

Kostić has made many television appearances and performances, three albums, and is working on a fourth.[8] She is known for an often provocative stage appearance, which occasionally attracts media comment.[9]

She has sung as guest at many high-profile birthday parties of Serbian celebrities such as: Dejan Stanković, Siniša Mihajlović, and Mateja Kežman.[1]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Srčani udar (2000)
  • No Comment (2002)
  • Muziku pojačaj (2005)

References
  1. Interview in Serbian Archived May 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine: Često si pevala na slavljima fudbalera. Kakva su ti iskustva? Jasmina Kostić Mina: Pozitivna, jer su oni su normalni ljudi. Pevala sam Stankoviću, Mihajloviću, Kežmanu i mnogim drugima. Bio je tu i Džej i OK Band, pa je atmosfera bila fantastična. Dejan Stanković je najjači lik i definitivno ga obožavam. Uz to je i najveći kavaljer, najlakše se hvata za džep. Baš mi se sviđa kao ličnost.
  2. "Zoja Jašari: Neću Prežaliti Što Sam Minu Dala Na Usavjanje". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
  3. "Mina Kostić: Mansarda u kojoj stanuje ljubav - Story.rs - Upoznajte poznate". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  4. "Đus i Mina prekinuli svaki kontakt! : Svet - Reality News". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  5. "Znate li pravo ime Mine Kostić?". Nezavisne novine (in Serbian). September 28, 2020. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  6. "Mina i Igor Kostić: U brak ne verujemo - Story.rs - Upoznajte poznate". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  7. "Mina Kostić: Ćerka želi da se Igor i ja pomirimo - Story.rs - Upoznajte poznate". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  8. "Popular Mina Kostić & Grand Production videos – YouTube" – via YouTube.
  9. "YouTube". Archived from the original on March 8, 2016 – via YouTube.


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