Lepa Brena

Quick Facts

Full Name	Lepa Brena
Occupation	Pop Singer
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1960(1960-10-20)
Age	64
Birthplace	Tuzla
Country	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Birth City	Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Horoscope	Libra

Lepa Brena Biography

Lepa Brena is one of the most popular and richest Pop Singer who was born on October 20, 1960 in Tuzla, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. A singer who has sold over forty million albums which makes her one of the most well-known performers from Yugoslavia.

In the mid-80’s she made an album of extended plays together with In the mid-80’s, she recorded an extended play album with Miroslav Ilic entitled Jedan dan života. named Jedan Zivota dan Jedan.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, ethnic tensions which started rising in Yugoslavia and eventually led to country’s breakup, made Lepa Brena become one of main tabloid targets at the time. Some Bosniaks viewed her as a traitor as she was a Bosniak who sang and spoke with an Ekavian accent (which is predominantly spoken in Serbia) and she married a Serbian, Slobodan Živojinović. Several tabloids claimed that she had converted from Islam to Serbian Orthodoxy and that she had changed her name from Fahreta to Jelena. She intensely denied these allegations. In socialist Yugoslavia religions in general were an unpopular topic, and people acknowledged the religion to which belonged in relation to its family roots, but were overwhelmingly non- practitioners. In that sense, being a Yugoslav icon, Lepa Brena has never publicly spoken about her religious beliefs, neither was seen or gave any indications of practicing any religion; all that is known is that she was raised as a Sunni Muslim.

In early 1980, at the age of 19, Fahreta began singing with a band called Lira Show when the group’s original singer Spasa left the band because her husband, a boxer, did not want his wife to be a singer. Saša Popović, the band’s frontman, was initially opposed to the idea that Fahreta should be the band’s new singer, but later changed his opinion. She subsequently moved to Novi Sad and then to Belgrade. Brena’s first performance with Lira Show occurred on 6 April 1980 in the hotel Turist in Bačka Palanka. Lira Show changed their name to Slatki Greh (Sweet Sin) in 1981. Brena and Slatki Greh premiered their first studio album, Čačak, Čačak, on 3 February 1982. The album was written mostly by Milutin Popović-Zahar, and the career-manager was Vladimir Cvetković.

She got married Slobodan Zivojinovic an athlete in tennis in 1991. They had children.

Lepa Brena Net Worth

Lepa Brena is one of the richest Pop Singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lepa Brena 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She performed with Slatki Greh at the age of twenty years old. She continued to sing in Jugovizija which is Jugovizija, the Yugoslav option for Eurovision Song Contest, and was the winner of the contest.

She is among the founding members of the Grand Slam Group and Grand Production.

Fahreta Živojinović (née Jahić, Serbian Cyrillic: Фахрета Јахић Живојиновић ; born 20 October 1960), known by her stage name Lepa Brena (Serbian Cyrillic: Лепа Брена ), is a Bosnia born Serbian pop-folk singer, actress, and talent manager. She is the best-selling female recording artist from the former Yugoslavia.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Lepa Brena height 5 ft 10 in Lepa weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Lepa Brena Dating?

According to our records, Lepa Brena married to Slobodan Živojinović. As of December 1, 2023, Lepa Brena’s is not dating anyone.

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Their next three albums, Pile moje (1985) and Voli me, voli and Uske pantalone (both 1986) would propel her to the throne of the Yugoslav music scene. Along with these albums, Brena established a cooperation with Serbian folk star Miroslav Ilić and recorded a collaborative extended play Jedan dan života, which featured four songs, including a romantic duet called “Jedan dan života”, and the song “Živela Jugoslavija”, which was received with a mixed response. The latter song was in line with Brena’s only official political stance: an uncompromising support of a united Yugoslavia, with her becoming a symbol of this view. By the end of 1986, Lepa Brena had become the star of Belgrade social jet-set, and the most popular public figure in Yugoslavia.

Facts & Trivia

Lepa Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Lepa Brena celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

Based on the success of the original, two sequels were produced: Hajde da se volimo 2 (1989) and Hajde da se volimo 3 (1990), which was followed by the studio album Boli me uvo za sve. Boli me uvo za sve also had multiple hit songs including “Čik pogodi”, “Biće belaja”, “Tamba Lamba”, and the title track. Their eighth studio album Četiri godine was released on 1 October 1989 and contained the controversial song Jugoslovenka with Bosnian rock musician Alen Islamović. The music video for the pop-folk song Čuvala me mama was filmed on the Croatian island Lopud.

Where is Lepa Brena now?

At the start of the Bosnian War in 1992, her sister Faketa emigrated to Canada , where she lives today, while Brena stayed in Belgrade where she had been living since 1980.

Is Lepa Brena still married?

Lepa Brena spoke about the divorce with Boba: Marriage without love without passion is not marriage! K. A. The famous singer Lepa Brena admits that she is eternally optimistic, that she and her husband Boba Zivojinovic took the children on the right path and that she now enjoys days of peace.

What nationality is Lepa Brena?

Bosnian

How old is Lepa Brena?

61 years (October 20, 1960)

What is Lepa Brena real name?

Fahreta Jahić