Ana Štajdohar | |
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Birth name | Ana Štajdohar |
Born |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
November 24, 1979
Genres | Pop, dance-pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, piano |
Years active | 2000—present |
Labels |
City Records (2000—2002) PGP RTS (2008) Black Sheep (2008—present) |
Associated acts |
Tap 011 Negative Ivana Peters Goca Tržan Aleksa Jelić |
Ana Štajdohar (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Штајдохар, pronounced [ˌâna ˈʃtâjdoxar]; born November 24, 1979, in Belgrade) is a Serbian singer. She started her career as a member of dance-pop group Tap 011, and developed solo career in 2008.
Štajdohar has one sister. She is of Slovenian descent. In 2008, Štajdohar reached her Bachelor Degree in Italian language and literature at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philology.
Ana Štajdohar made first connection with the world of music was made when she was at the age of four. Being one of the youngest tourist residents of island Hvar, Croatia, she was asked to exclusively open concert of back then very popular singer Danijel Popović. She sang his biggest hit, "Julie", and got the standing ovation from the local crowd as well as all the compliments from Popović himself. Realizing that their daughter has huge musical potential her parents enrolled her in one of the best Music schools in Belgrade, Mokranjac, piano class department, and at that time she started singing in well known children choirs, such as "Kolibri" and "JNA". Being one of the finest vocalists among all the chosen kids, Štajdohard had a huge responsibility of being a soloist in concerts all over former Yugoslavia, including the biggest annual concerts in Sava Center, Belgrade, which were broadcast in all television and radio stations. These concerts included Symphonic Orchestra as well as Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and five adult professional choirs.