Emina Jahović Sandal

Emina Jahović
Jahović at a store opening party in 2013
Born	Emina Jahović (1982-01-15) 15 January 1982 (age 36) Novi Pazar, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Other names	Emina Türkcan Emina Jahović Sandal
Citizenship	SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia 1982–1992 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1992–2003 State Union of Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2006 Republic of Serbia 2006–present Republic of Turkey 2012–present
Occupation	Singer performance artist model lyricist philanthropist dancer composer actress
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse(s)	Mustafa Sandal (m. 2008; separated 2018)
Children	2
Relatives	Mirsad Türkcan (brother) Dina Džanković (sister-in-law; 2005–2011)
Musical career
Genres	Schlager rock R&B pop house electro disco dance
Years active	2002–present
Labels	City Records Croatia Records Doğan Music Production Hayat Production Multimedia Records PGP RTS Poll Production, Seyhan Müzik, Sony Music Yada Prodüksiyon
Associated acts	Zdravko Čolić Sergej Ćetković Saša Kovačević Ognjen Amidžić Nina Badrić Nataša Bekvalac Mustafa Sandal Mihalis Hatzigiannis Marinko Madžgalj Marina Tucaković Knez Jelena Tomašević İzel Hari Varešanović Hari Mata Hari Goran Bregović Flamingosi Dino Merlin Cory Gunz
Website	eminanetwork.com

Emina Jahović Sandal (pronounced [emǐːna jâːhovit͡ɕ sǎndal], Serbian Cyrillic: Емина Јаховић Сандал; born 15 January 1982) is a Serbian singer-songwriter, model, and actress. Born and raised in Novi Pazar, she primarily studied at the Mokranjac Music School and briefly attended Braća Karić University's Faculty of Management in Belgrade. Her brother is Mirsad Türkcan (né Jahović). She is married to Mustafa Sandal, a leading pop star from Turkey.

Initially working as a songwriter in the late 1990s, she came to prominence after winning several festivals. Jahović's vocal abilities captured the attention of recording artist Dino Merlin. In 2001, Emina Jahović signed to City Records and released her debut album, Osmi dan, the following year. Though not a commercial success, the album earned critical acclaim. However, her third studio album, Vila (2008), achieved great commercial success, spawning the hit singles "Još ti se nadam", "Med", and "Pile moje". Many of her songs peaked atop record charts in the Balkans, including "Da l' ona zna", "Posle mene", "I da mogu", and "Nedostaješ.

Emina Jahović is quite popular across the entire area of Former Yugoslavia and all around Southeastern Europe. She is also known in such regional countries as Iran and is widely-recognized amongst the diaspora communities of the Former Yugoslavia in the Western Europe, United States, Canada, and Australia.