Jadranka Stojaković

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Jadranka Stojaković
Јадранка Стојаковић
FPR Yugoslavia
Died3 May 2016(2016-05-03) (aged 65)
Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active1972–2011

Jadranka Stojaković (

former Yugoslavia
, known for her unique voice. Her best known hits are "Sve smo mogli mi", "Što te nema", and "Bistre vode Bosnom teku".

Biography

Stojaković was born in

Bosanski Novi where her parents got assigned to teach. Her parents soon divorced and she moved with her mother back to Sarajevo. Over the subsequent few years, the two were continually on the move — throughout Yugoslav towns and communities experiencing shortages of primary school teachers where her mother would get work — Dubrovnik, Gradac na Moru, Vareš, etc. Mother and daughter eventually settled in various villages around Sarajevo, which is where young Jadranka spent a notable part of her childhood.[1]

At the age of 16, Stojaković joined her uncle Vukašin Radulović's jazz group and performed with them throughout the country as well other parts of Europe (mostly Germany). In 1981 she sang backing vocals with Ismeta Dervoz for Yugoslav representative

SFR Yugoslavia's best artist.[citation needed
]

She resided in

motor neuron disease.[2] After receiving a small compensation for her injury, Stojaković moved back to Bosnia and continued to battle the disability. In addition, Stojaković was in dispute with Bosnian officials to regain her property, an apartment in Sarajevo that was taken away from her while she was abroad. Nonetheless, she was determined to compose and write more music.[citation needed
]

After her return from Japan, Stojaković performed several pre-scheduled concerts in 2011 and moved to

Maja Odžaklijevska, Željko Vasić [sr], Kemal Monteno, Regina, Vajta, Romana, Tifa, Vlado Podany, Maja Tatić, Marija Šestić, Igor Vukojević, Dado Glišić [sr], Boris Režak [sr], Mari Mari [sr], Maja Nikolić, Bojan Marović, Jacques Houdek, Milan Stanković, and Jovana Tipšin [sr].[3] Stojaković's compilation album Boje zvuka was released by RTRS in 2013.[4]

As she grew increasingly ill, Stojaković eventually retreated to a Banja Luka nursing home.

raise funds for Stojaković's medical and living expenses was held, with Željko Joksimović, Haris Džinović, Jelena Tomašević, Romana, Iva Ćurić, Maja Tatić, Zdenka Kovačiček, and Marko Bošnjak performing.[6][7] On 16 April 2016, at the Republika Srpska National Theater [sr], actor Petar Božović put on a medley of monodrama perfromances from prior theatrical stagings of The Ray of the Microcosm, Reče mi jedan čoek, Ćeraćemo se još, and Kad budem mlađi; the proceeds of the performance went to Stojaković.[8][9] Stojaković died in the nursing home on 3 May 2016.[10] She was buried on 9 May 2016 in Vrbanja, a suburb of Banja Luka.[citation needed
]

Discography

Albums

  1. Svitanje (Dawn), LP 8018, Diskoton Sarajevo, 1981.
  2. Da odmoriš malo dušu (Rest Your Soul a Little), LP 8052, Diskoton, Sarajevo, 1982.
  3. Sve te više volim (I love you more and more), LP 3149,
    Sarajevo disk
    , Sarajevo, 1985.
  4. Vjerujem (I believe) LP 2122677,
    PGP RTB
    Belgrade, 1987.
  5. Sarajevo balada CD SC4106, Omagatoki Records, 1994.
  6. Baby Universe, Omagatoki Records, 1996.[11]
  7. 音色 = Otoiro - Adriatic Muse On The Cruise, Omagatoki Records, 2007.
  8. Daleko (Far Away), Croatia Records, 2011.

References

  1. ^ Sevdalinke sam slušala uz meku rakiju[permanent dead link], Blic, 14 September 2008.
  2. ^ Pešević, Slobodan (11 October 2015). "Jadranka Stojaković: Brak mi nije bio suđen" [Jadranka Stojaković: Marriage was not meant for me]. Večernje novosti. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Održan koncert solidarnosti za Jadranku Stojaković". Alternativna TV. 7 December 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Konferencija za medije povodom novog albuma "Boje zvuka" Јadranke Stojaković". RTRS.tv. 7 March 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  5. ^ Sanela Jovanović (24 November 2013). "Bolest joj oduzima sve više snage: Potresna ispovest kantautorke Jadranke Stojaković". Blic.
  6. ^ B., E. (19 February 2016). "Humanitarni koncert za Jadranku Stojaković u Banjoj Luci: Pjevaju Haris Džinović, Željko Joksimović..." Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  7. ^ B., E. (22 February 2016). "Održan koncert u Banjoj Luci: Uz klavir i gitaru za ozdravljenje Jadranke Stojaković". Klix.ba. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Petar Božović igra predstavu za pomoć Jadranki Stojaković". Klix.ba. Anadolu Agency. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Petar Božović igrao monodramu za pomoć Jadranki Stojaković". Klix.ba. Anadolu Agency. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Preminula Jadranka Stojaković". Blic. 4 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Jadranka Stojaković Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

External links

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