Anabela Atijas
| Anabela | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anabela Bukva |
| Also known as | Anabela |
| Born |
26 January 1975 Goražde, SR Bosnia-Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Origin | Serbia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | City Records |
| Associated acts | Funky G, Deen, Juice, Vrčak, Mia Borisaljevic, Mirko Gavric, Boban Rajović, Đuka Đuranović |
Anabela Atijas (née Bukva, born 26 January 1975), known mononymously as Anabela is a Bosnian-born Serbian pop singer. She launched her career in 1993 as a part of the duo Funky G, together with her former husband Gagi Đogani. The duo split, both professionally and privately, in 2009. Anabela continued her career as a solo singer, and released her first solo album, Igra sudbine, on 21 July 2010 through City Records.
Anabela Bukva was born in Goražde, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia to a Bosnian Muslim father Ahmed Bukva and Bosnian Serb mother Jadranka Polutak. As a child from a mixed marriage, instead of opting for a religiously-exclusive name, her parents decided to give her an "international name" so she would not be associated either as being Muslim or Serb. Her mother chose the name Anabela, either after a character from an Italian novel or after an Italian writer. Her parents filed for divorce when she was three or four years old. The divorce was finalized when she began first grade of primary school. It was initially argued in court that Anabela would live with her father because her mother did not have the financial capabilities to care for Anabela. The court did not favor this opinion, but could not make a decision. Instead, the matter was given to Anabela to decide with whom she would live after the divorce. Because of a strong connection with her father, Anabela chose to remain with her father. Anabela describes herself and her father as being a "dream team"; they were inseparable. She was immersed in music from an early age. Her father would play the guitar for her, and the two would often sing duets together.
She grew up with her father's two half-brothers from her paternal grandfather's second marriage. The older half-brother is four years older than Anabela, and the younger Anabela's age. Because they were all close in age, Anabela viewed them as her brothers. She was a self-described tomboy, and practiced karate. She finished her primary education in Goražde, and decided to relocate to Sarajevo at the age of 13 for secondary education in foreign languages. She lived in Sarajevo for two years, having moved between thirteen apartments during her short stay. She has two paternal half-sisters, Ilda and Aida (born 1985), who is an actress.
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