Viktorija
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| Background information | |
| Born |
December 19, 1958 Vučitrn, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia |
| Origin | Belgrade, Serbia, |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1976–1997 2000 2005 – present |
| Labels | PGP-RTB, PGP-RTS, ITMM, Košava |
| Associated acts | Aska |
Snežana Mišković (Serbian: Снежана Мишковић; pronounced [sněʒana mîʃkoʋitɕ]; born December 19, 1958), better known by her stage name Viktorija (Викторија; [ʋǐktoːrija]), is a Serbian female rock singer known for her raspy voice.
Snežana Mišković was born in Vučitrn. She came to Belgrade as a student in 1976, where she started performing with Society of Culture and Arts Branko Krsmanović and the band Pop Polifonija.
In 1981, Mišković formed the girl group Aska with Snežana Stamenković and Izolda Barudžija. Aska represented Yugoslavia at the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Halo, halo". The three recorded their debut album Disco Rock in 1982. Stamenković and Barudžija soon left the group and were replaced by Suzana Perović and Nera. The three recorded the second Aska album titled Katastrofa ("Catastrophe") in 1984.
In 1986, Mišković disbanded Aska and recorded the song "Šarene ulice" ("Colorful Streets") and formed the band Viktorija, the name which she would adopt as her own stage name after it became associated with her personally rather than the band.
In 1988, Viktorija released the debut album Spavaćeš sam (You'll Be Sleeping Alone). The album's main hits were the songs "Barakuda" ("Barracuda", written by Piloti frontman Kiki Lesendrić), "Spavaćeš sam" (written by Osmi Putnik frontman Zlatan Stipišić), "Sami" ("Alone" cover of Ohio Express' song "Yummy Yummy Yummy" with lyrics written by Riblja Čorba frontman Bora Đorđević) and the ballad "Daj, ne pitaj" ("Please, Don't Ask", written by Stipišić and Đorđević). The album featured numerous guest musicians: Bora Đorđević (on vocals), Izolda Barudžija (on backing vocals), Ekatarina Velika members Milan Mladenović (on backing vocals) and Bojan Pečar (on bass guitar), Rex Ilusivii (emulator programming), and others. In 1989, Viktorija was voted the Best Female Singer by the readers of Pop Rock magazine. At the beginning of 1990, Viktorija, alongside Riblja Čorba, Valentino, Galija and Bajaga i Instruktori, performed in Timişoara, Romania, at the three-day concerts organized two months after the Romanian Revolution. All five acts performed on three concerts in Timișoara Olympia Hall in front of some 20,000 people each night. During the same year, she won Female Singer of the Year Award at the MESAM music festival.
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