Bojana Vunturišević

Bojana Vunturišević Бојана Вунтуришевић
Vunturišević at the 2021 Belgrade Pride
Background information
Born	(1985-03-06) 6 March 1985 (age 39) Požarevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer songwriter
Years active	2003-present
Labels	Mascom Bassivity Digital

Bojana Vunturišević (Serbian Cyrillic: Бојана Вунтуришевић; born 6 March 1985) is a Serbian singer-songwriter. Born in Požarevac and raised in Kostolac, she rose to prominence as the lead singer of Svi na pod!.[1] In 2015, Vunutrišević began her solo career and has released two critically acclaimed albums: Daljine (2017) and Ljubav (2023). Additionally, she has written hit-singles for other prominent regional artists, such as Nataša Bekvalac, Sara Jo, Senidah and Franka.[2][3]

Career

Beginnings with bands

Vunturišević began her professional music career as a member of underground bands The Root Out and MistakeMistake.[1] She gained popularity alongside Svi na pod!, which was founded in 2007.[4] After releasing two albums with the band: Prvi (2011) and Mladost (2014), she decided to pursue a solo career in 2015.

Solo career

On 21 April 2017, Vunturišević released her critically acclaimed debut solo album Daljine under Mascom Records. It was preceded by the single "Kese, etikete".[5][6] As a part of her album tour, she held a concert at the Belgrade Youth Center on 19 May 2018.[7] In June the following year, Vunturišević began collaborating with Bassivity Digital through which she released "Promašaj".[8] The single was subsequently taken off music platforms alongside "Mili mili" by Sara Jo, which was written by Vunturišević, by company Tim Drum Music (TDM). Two months later, she made a statement that TDM, which was supposed to represent her copyright, was negligent of her music and also censored her work outside Mascom Records, whom the company is associated with.[9] Due to legal issues, Vunturišević took a hiatus from releasing music until she reached a settlement with TDM in March 2020 and officially parted her ways with Mascom.

In September 2022, Vunturišević performed in Tašmajdan Hall during the EuroPride manifestation, hosted by Belgrade.[10] On 11 February 2023, she released her second album Ljubav under Bassivity Digital. It produced three singles: "Money" (2021), "Madrina" and the title track (2022).[11] To promote the album, Vunturišević held two sold-out shows at the Belgrade Youth Center on April 12 and 13, 2023.[12]

Artistry

Vunturišević describes her musical style as "capitalist blues", which originated from the review of her song "Kese, etikete" by Serbian music publicist and critic Žikica Simić.[2] Her music draws influences from indie pop, trip hop and dancehall.[13][14] In 2023, Muzika.hr enlisted Vunturišević on their International Women's Day list of the "women who leave their mark on the regional music scene".[15]

Personal life

In 2014, Vunturišević started her own children's choir, named DFhor. In 2015, she graduated from the Faculty of Musical Arts at the University of Belgrade with a degree in music pedagogy.[1][16] In 2017, Vunturišević has signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, Bosniaks and Montenegrins.[17]

She has a son, born in 2016, with director Ivan Stojiljković.[18]

Discography

Studio albums

• Daljine (2017)
• Ljubav (2023)

Songwriting credits for other artists

List of songs, with chart positions, showing artist, year released and album name

Title	Artist	Year	Peak chart positions					Album
			AUT	AUT Billb. [19]	CRO [20]	CRO Billb. [21]	SWI [22]
"Mala plava"	Nataša Bekvalac	2018	—	—	—	—	—	non-album singles
"Mili, mili"	Sara Jo	2019	—	—	—	—	—
"Replay"	Senidah	2021	—	—	—	23	—
"Ova noć"	Franka		—	—	9	—	—
"On"	Franka & Sara Jo		—	—	38	—	—
"Behute"	Senidah	2022	15	5	—	1	50	Za Tebe
"Muškarčina"	Sara Jo		—	—	—	12	—	non-album singles
"Noćna životinje"	Senidah		—	—	—	—	—	Za Tebe
"Senida"			—	—	—	—	—
"Level"			—	—	—	—	—

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Ref.
2019	Music Awards Ceremony	Breakthrough Act	Herself	Nominated	[23]

References

1. "Pop-rok azbučnik - Bojana Vunturišević". RTS (in Serbian). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
2. Jovović, P. (9 June 2021). "Vunturišević: Zašto ne odustajem od borbe za bolju Srbiju". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 February 2023.
3. ""Tebi seansa, meni renesansa": Ove žene stoje iza trenutno najpopularnijeg stiha domaće muzike". Danas (in Serbian). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
4. "ZVEZDA U USPONU: Nova pevačica sastava "Svi na pod" oduševila publiku "Reksa"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 1 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
5. Stojanov, I. (20 April 2017). "Bojana Vunturišević: Sudar vajbova u "Svi na pod" je doveo do mog solo albuma". Noizz.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
6. Miklaužić, S. (10 October 2017). "Bojana Vunturišević: Kao balkanska Lorde". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 February 2023.
7. "Veliki koncert Bojane Vunturišević". Danas (in Serbian). 3 May 208. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
8. "Da li ste spremni za "Promašaj"… Bojana Vunturišević ima novu pesmu i spot". Headliner.rs (in Serbian). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
9. "Bojana Vunturišević otkrila zašto je "Promašaj" skinut sa YT". Noizz.rs (in Serbian). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
10. Jovović, P. (16 September 2022). "Od Sajsi MC do Ide Prester: Ko sve večeras nastupa u okviru EuroPrajda". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
11. "BOJANA VUNTURIŠEVIĆ SAMO ZA ELLE O ALBUMU 'LJUBAV': Zavirite u specijalan editorijal i ličnu priču o deset novih pesama". Elle (in Serbian). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
12. Jovović, P. (12 April 2023). "Dva rasprodata koncerta Bojane Vunturišević: "Ljubav" koju obožava beogradska publika". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 April 2023.
13. "Premijera novog singla benda "Svi na pod!"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 9 December 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
14. Zlatanović, S. (17 June 2021). "Luna park: U potrazi za beogradskim zvukom". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
15. Šumanović, A. (8 March 2023). "Žene koje ostavljaju trag na glazbenoj sceni". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
16. Paspalj, A. (29 September 2019). "Bojana Vunturišević u razgovoru sa ELLE: Samo promašaji vode do uspeha". Elle (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
17. Signatories of the Declaration on the Common Language, official website, retrieved on 2024-05-13.
18. Stojaković, S. (7 June 2017). "Bojana Vunturišević: Mama koju ne mrzi da hiljadu puta ponavlja "ne"". Gloria (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 January 2023.
19. Peak positions in Austria:
    • For "Behute": "Austria Songs (Week of February 19, 2022)". Billboard. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
20. Peak positions in Croatia:
    • For "Ova noć": "HR TOP 40 Week 36 2021" (in Croatian). top-lista. 12 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
    • For "On": "HR TOP 40 Week 2 2022" (in Croatian). top-lista. 16 January 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
21. Peak positions in Croatia:
    • For "Replay": "Croatia Songs (Week of March 5, 2022)". Billboard. 1 March 2022. Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
    • For "Muškarčina": "Croatia Songs (Week of March 19, 2022)". Billboard. 15 March 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
    • For "Behute": "Croatia Songs (Week of February 19, 2022)". Billboard. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
22. "Swisscharts.com". Swiss Hitparade. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
23. "Ovo je lista dobitnika regionalnih MAC muzičkih nagrada". Tracara.com (in Serbian). January 2019.

External links

Bojana Vunturišević discography at Discogs