Sanja Vučić

Sanja Vučić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сања Вучић, pronounced [sâɲa ʋûtʃitɕ]; born 8 August 1993) is a Serbian singer and songwriter. Initially the lead vocalist of the Serbian crossover band ZAA, she represented Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Goodbye". From 2017 to 2022 she was a member of pop folk girl group Hurricane,[1] during which time they represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Loco loco". In addition, Vučić and Hurricane were scheduled to represent Serbia in the 2020 contest, which ended up being cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sanja Vučić
Сања Вучић
Vučić in 2016
Vučić in 2016
Background information
Born (1993-08-08) 8 August 1993
Kruševac, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
LabelsLil Wolf
Formerly of

Life and career

Early career

Vučić finished both primary and secondary music school in Kruševac, at the department of opera singing. During her studies, she sang in various ensembles, ranging from the band performing ethno music Bele vile, to the town jazz orchestra, and in the church choir Saint Prince Lazar.[2]

ZAA (2012–2016)

The band ZAA was founded in Kruševac in 2008 and Vučić joined in April 2012. Their music is a mix of styles from ska music and dub, to post-rock, jazz and punk. They have performed in over 200 cities throughout the former Yugoslavia, and also performed in Austria, Czechia and Hungary. The band has participated in numerous festivals, like Exit, Nišville, and Reggae Serbia fest.[3] As a member of ZAA, Vučić has made one album called What About (2014).

Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Sanja Vučić with the Serbian flag at the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Main article: Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Radio Television of Serbia internally selected Sanja Vučić for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. A press conference with the artist, held by RTS, took place on 7 March 2016 in Košutnjak, Belgrade where it was announced that the song Vučić would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest would be titled "Goodbye (Shelter)" and was written by Serbian singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of the rock band Negative, Ivana Peters.[4]

The Serbian performance at the Eurovision stage featured Sanja Vučić performing together with four backing vocalists and a male ballet dancer.[5][6] The choreography and staging of the performance interpreted the song's abuse of women in domestic violence message.[7] In the final, Serbia performed in position 15 and placed eighteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 115 points.[8]

Vučić was an international jury member in the Czech national selection process to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and in the first semi-final of the selection for the French entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.[9][10]

Hurricane (2017–2022)

In 2017, Sanja became a member of the Serbian girl group Hurricane. Their first single, "Irma, Maria", was released shortly afterwards. The group gained regional popularity with the song "Favorito". They participated in the 2020 edition of Beovizija, the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, where they won the competition and were selected to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Hasta la vista". However, in March the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.

In November 2020, it was confirmed that Hurricane would represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Loco loco".[11][12] At the contest, Hurricane performed in the second semi-final and placed 8th with 124 points, therefore qualifying for the grand final. In the final, they placed 15th in a field of 26 entrants, scoring 102 points.[13] After the contest, "Loco loco" went on to become a hit in the Balkan region.

After the contest, the group released various singles and collaborations. On 4 May 2022, Hurricane announced that they would be disbanding, with its members going on to pursue their solo careers.[14]

Solo career (2022–present)

On 20 September 2022, Vučić released her first solo single titled "Omađijan".[15] On 29 November of the same year, Vučić released her second solo single "Đerdan", featuring Serbian rapper Nucci.

Controversies

On 20 September 2022, Vučić was a guest on Pink talk show Ami G Show, together with Maja Nikolić, Sajsi MC, Predrag Azdejković and Vesna Vukelić Vendi. Following the 2022 EuroPride, held the previous week in Belgrade, all of the guests stated their opinions on Belgrade Pride, leading to a conflict between the LGBT activist Azdejković and the anti-LGBT Vukelić. Vučić stated: "I am liberal and I believe that everybody needs to express their freedom, and love is love. About the parade itself, I don't want to make a stance." Her hesitance to unequivocally support the parade was met with controversy from her fans. The next day, Vučić took to Instagram and made a statement: "I would like to clarify some things about last night's show, I have to say I was very uncomfortable and I was not used to the tone that the show took in its certain parts, and led by that I wanted to avoid being part of the discourse, primarily because I was a guest on the show for different reasons.[lower-alpha 1] I have always been an ally, love and equality will always have my support!"[16]

Discography

Studio albums
  • What About (2014)

With Hurricane
Main article: Hurricane (Serbian band) § Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
Billb.
[17]
"Goodbye (Shelter) / Iza osmeha"
(as "ZAA" Sanja Vučić)[18]		 2016 — Non-album singles
"Omađijan" 2022 1
"Đerdan"
(with Nucci)		 1
"Hanuma" 2023 20
"Kriva je kafana"
(with Cvija)		 21
"Zelenooka" —
Title Year Album
"Underground Riot"
(with Y.O.X)		 2014 Non-album singles
"Želje"
(with Mr. Rabbit)
"Kuća heroja"
(Anthem of the Serbian Olympic team)		 2016
"Genesis"
(with Meta)		 2017
"Rezervisano"
(with Đexon)
"Šuška se, šuška"
(with Dejan Petrović Band)		 2018

Filmography
Title Year Notes
Eurovision Song CZ 2018 International jury member
Destination Eurovision 2019

Notes
  1. Vučić was a guest on the show to promote her new solo single "Omađijan", released that same day.

References
  1. Leon, Jakov I. (7 March 2016). "ZAA to represent Serbia with "Goodbye"". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
  2. "Sanja Vučić – biography" (PDF). rts.rs. 5 March 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  3. "ZAA Bio". ZAA Official Site. 5 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  4. Leon, Jakov I. (7 March 2016). "ZAA to represent Serbia with "Goodbye"". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. Nilsson, Helena (4 May 2016). "Third day of rehearsals". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. Brey, Marco (7 May 2016). "Day 6 at the Globe Arena". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. "Sanja Vučić: Prema reakcijama na turneji, bićemo prvi". b92.net (in Serbian). B92. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. "Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. Weaver, Jessica (22 January 2018). "Czech Republic: ČT reveals international jury members for 2018 national final". esctoday.com. ESCtoday. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  10. "France: Sanja Vucic among international jury for first semi-final of Destination Eurovision". Wiwi Bloggs. 11 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. "Official Hurricane Website". hurricaneofficial.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021.
  12. "Ksenija's Instagram description".
  13. "Eurovision Song Contest 2021 Grand Final". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  14. "Razilaze se članice srbijanske grupe Hurricane, planiraju započeti solo karijeru". www.klix.ba (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  15. "Sanja Vučić ozvaničila solo karijeru singlom "Omađijan"". Radio M. 20 September 2022. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  16. I. M.; A. V. (21 September 2022). ""BILO MI JE NEPRIJATNO, NISAM NAVIKLA NA TAKAV TON" Sanja Vučić nakon haosa u emisiji: "Želim da razjasnim neke stvari"". Blic (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
  18. ""ZAA" Sanja Vučić* - Goodbye (Shelter)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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