Bojana Vunturišević

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Bojana Vunturišević
Бојана Вунтуришевић
Vunturišević at the 2021 Belgrade Pride
Background information
Born (1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 39)
Požarevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2003-present
Labels
  • Mascom
  • Bassivity Digital

Bojana Vunturišević (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојана Вунтуришевић; born 6 March 1985) is Serbian singer-songwriter. Born in Požarevac and raised in Kostolac, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of Svi na pod!.[1] In 2015, Vunutrišević began her solo career and has released two critically acclaimed albums: Daljine (2017) and Ljubav (2023). Additionally, she has written hit-singles for other prominent regional artists, such as Nataša Bekvalac, Sara Jo, Senidah and Franka.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Beginnings with bands[edit]

Vunturišević began her professional music career as a member of underground bands The Root Out and MistakeMistake.[1] She gained popularity alongside Svi na pod!, which was founded in 2007.[4] After releasing two albums with the band: Prvi (2011) and Mladost (2014), she decided to pursue a solo career in 2015.

Solo career[edit]

On 21 April 2017, Vunturišević released her critically acclaimed debut solo album Daljine under Mascom Records. It was preceded by the single "Kese, etikete".[5][6] As a part of her album tour, she held a concert at the Belgrade Youth Center on 19 May 2018.[7] In June the following year, Vunturišević began collaborating with Bassivity Digital through which she released "Promašaj".[8] The single was subsequently taken off music platforms alongside "Mili mili" by Sara Jo, which was written by Vunturišević, by company Tim Drum Music (TDM). Two months later, she made a statement that TDM, which was supposed to represent her copyright, was negligent of her music and also censored her work outside Mascom Records, whom the company is associated with.[9] Due to legal issues, Vunturišević took a hiatus from releasing music until she reached a settlement with TDM in March 2020 and officially parted her ways with Mascom.

In September 2022, Vunturišević performed in Tašmajdan Hall during the EuroPride manifestation, hosted by Belgrade.[10] On 11 February 2023, she released her second album Ljubav under Bassivity Digital. It produced three singles: "Money" (2021), "Madrina" and the title track (2022).[11] To promote the album, Vunturišević held two sold-out shows at the Belgrade Youth Center on April 12 and 13, 2023.[12]

Artistry[edit]

Vunturišević describes her musical style as "capitalist blues", which originated from the review of her song "Kese, etikete" by Serbian music publicist and critic Žikica Simić.[2] Her music draws influences from indie pop, trip hop and dancehall.[13][14] In 2023, Muzika.hr enlisted Vunturišević on their International Women's Day list of the "women who leave their mark on the regional music scene".[15]

Personal life[edit]

In 2014, Vunturišević started her own children's choir, named DFhor. In 2015, she graduated from the Faculty of Musical Arts at the University of Belgrade with a degree in music pedagogy.[1][16]

She has a son, born in 2016, with director Ivan Stojiljković.[17]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums

Songwriting credits for other artists[edit]

List of songs, with chart positions, showing artist, year released and album name
Title Artist Year Peak chart positions Album
AUT
AUT
Billb.

[18]
CRO
[19]
CRO
Billb.

[20]
SWI
[21]
"Mala plava" Nataša Bekvalac 2018 non-album singles
"Mili, mili" Sara Jo 2019
"Replay" Senidah 2021 23
"Ova noć" Franka 9
"On" Franka & Sara Jo 38
"Behute" Senidah 2022 15 5 1 50 Za Tebe
"Muškarčina" Sara Jo 12 non-album singles
"Noćna životinje" Senidah Za Tebe
"Senida"
"Level"

Awards and nominations[edit]

Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2019 Music Awards Ceremony Breakthrough Act Herself Nominated [22]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Pop-rok azbučnik - Bojana Vunturišević". RTS (in Serbian). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jovović, P. (9 June 2021). "Vunturišević: Zašto ne odustajem od borbe za bolju Srbiju". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  3. ^ ""Tebi seansa, meni renesansa": Ove žene stoje iza trenutno najpopularnijeg stiha domaće muzike". Danas (in Serbian). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  4. ^ "ZVEZDA U USPONU: Nova pevačica sastava "Svi na pod" oduševila publiku "Reksa"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 1 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  5. ^ Stojanov, I. (20 April 2017). "Bojana Vunturišević: Sudar vajbova u "Svi na pod" je doveo do mog solo albuma". Noizz.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  6. ^ Miklaužić, S. (10 October 2017). "Bojana Vunturišević: Kao balkanska Lorde". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Veliki koncert Bojane Vunturišević". Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 208. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Da li ste spremni za "Promašaj"… Bojana Vunturišević ima novu pesmu i spot". Headliner.rs (in Serbian). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Bojana Vunturišević otkrila zašto je "Promašaj" skinut sa YT". Noizz.rs (in Serbian). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  10. ^ Jovović, P. (16 September 2022). "Od Sajsi MC do Ide Prester: Ko sve večeras nastupa u okviru EuroPrajda". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  11. ^ "BOJANA VUNTURIŠEVIĆ SAMO ZA ELLE O ALBUMU 'LJUBAV': Zavirite u specijalan editorijal i ličnu priču o deset novih pesama". Elle (in Serbian). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. ^ Jovović, P. (12 April 2023). "Dva rasprodata koncerta Bojane Vunturišević: "Ljubav" koju obožava beogradska publika". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Premijera novog singla benda "Svi na pod!"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 9 December 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  14. ^ Zlatanović, S. (17 June 2021). "Luna park: U potrazi za beogradskim zvukom". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  15. ^ Šumanović, A. (8 March 2023). "Žene koje ostavljaju trag na glazbenoj sceni". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  16. ^ Paspalj, A. (29 September 2019). "Bojana Vunturišević u razgovoru sa ELLE: Samo promašaji vode do uspeha". Elle (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  17. ^ Stojaković, S. (7 June 2017). "Bojana Vunturišević: Mama koju ne mrzi da hiljadu puta ponavlja "ne"". Gloria (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  18. ^ Peak positions in Austria:
  19. ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
  20. ^ Peak positions in Croatia:
  21. ^ "Swisscharts.com". Swiss Hitparade. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  22. ^ "Ovo je lista dobitnika regionalnih MAC muzičkih nagrada". Tracara.com (in Serbian). January 2019.

External links[edit]

Bojana Vunturišević discography at Discogs