Maya Sar
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Maja Hodžić 12 July 1981 Tuzla, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Website | MayaSar |
Maja Sarihodžić (Bosnian pronunciation [mǎːja sǎrixodʒitɕ], née Hodžić; born 12 July 1981), known by her stage name Maya Sar, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter. Sar represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Korake ti znam". Her debut album Krive riječi was released 1 June 2013.
In 2005, Maya Sar graduated with a Bachelor of Music with concentration on piano from University of Sarajevo's Sarajevo Music Academy. Before she started her solo career, Sar was a backing vocalist for many famous singers, including Dino Merlin.
Her first single "Nespretno" (Awkwardly) was released in March 2010 and it became big hit in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in neighboring countries.
She is the founder of the regional humanitarian project in the fight against cervical cancer Moj je život moja pjesma (My Life Is My Song) and the composer and songwriter of the eponymous song which is performed by leading some of the leading stars in the region – Nina Badrić, Karolina Gočeva, Aleksandra Radović and Maya Sar herself. For this, she received the Gold plaque of the great human heart by the International League of Humanists in 2011 and the European award by European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA) in February 2014.
Sar's debut studio album Krive riječi was released 1 June 2013 through the record label Hayat Production.
Maya Sar participated on Eurovision as a back vocalist in 2004 and 2011 (both times for the Bosnia and Herzegovina entry). She also played the keyboard on Dino Merlin's "Love in Rewind" during the semi-finals and finals at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
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