Ana Bekuta
Ана Бекута
Birth nameNada Polić
Born (1959-09-06) 6 September 1959 (age 64)
Priboj, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • TV personality
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1974–present
Labels
Partner(s)

Nada Polić (Serbian Cyrillic: Нада Полић; born 6 September 1959), better known as Ana Bekuta (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Бекута), is a Serbian singer.

Life and career

Polić was born on 6 September 1959, in Priboj and raised in the village of Banja.[1] She began her music career in 1974 by competing on the music festival Prvi glas Priboja (The First Voice of Priboj), where she finished as the runner-up.[2] In the following years, Polić started singing professionally as a hotel lounge singer.

Under the stage name Ana Bekuta, she made her recording debut in 1985 with the release of her first album under PGP-RTB.[2] Over the years she has collectively released twenty one studio albums. In 2011, Bekuta began performing annually at the Belgrade's Sava Centar.[3][4] For her work in folk music, she has received numerous accolades, including the Charter of the Cultural and Educational Community in 2015 and the National Music Artist of Serbia award from the Union of the Music Artists of Serbia (SEMUS) in 2020.[5][6]

In addition to her singing career, in 2014 Bekuta became a judge and later a mentor on the singing competition show Zvezde Granda.

Personal life

At the age of 17, Polić became a mother to a son, named Igor.[7] She was in a relationship with Serbian politician Milutin Mrkonjić between 2012 and his death in 2021.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

See also

References

  1. ^ Pernjaković, S. (29 October 2022). "U ovoj kući je živela Ana Bekuta, a danas je tu samo njena majka". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jović, J. (7 September 2022). "Da li biste je prepoznali? Ona je dokaz da ljubav prema muzici pokreće svet". Grand.nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ Dobrosavljevic, S (21 October 2017). "Ana Bekuta: Sada sam na vrhuncu karijere". Vecernje Novosti. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ^ Ankić, I. (12 November 2022). "Ceca na devetom, Brena na osmom mestu: Ovo su najposećeniji koncerti, iznenadićete se kad vidite ko je na prvom mestu". Grand.nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Sabor narodne muzike Srbije: Još dve pesme u finalu"". RTS (in Serbian). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Ana Bekuta napunila i drugi Sava Centar!". Prva.rs (in Serbian). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ Jovanović, V. (30 June 2022). "Estrada je puna maloletnih majki: Najmlađa je bila Zorica Marković". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ Jovanović, V. (24 May 2022). "Samo je smrt mogla da ih rastavi: Najveće ljubavi na domaćoj estradi". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.

External links

Music of Southeastern Europe (the Balkans)
Zvezde Granda
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