Seka Aleksić
Seka Aleksić Сека Алексић | |
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Birth name | Svetlana Aleksić |
Born | Zvornik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia | 23 April 1981
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Svetlana Piljikić ( music.
In addition to music, she starred in the movie We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike Back (2006) and her own reality television show Moja desna ruka (2010). Aleksić has also launched several clothing lines.[2][3] She is currently the second most followed woman from Serbia on Instagram with over two million followers.[4]
Early life
Svetlana Aleksić was born on 23 April 1981 in
Career
Due to her family's financial struggles, Aleksić became a working singer early in her life. At the age of 19, she moved to Switzerland where she started performing with a band.[8] Seka rose to prominence in 2002 by winning at the folk music festival Moravski biseri in Ćuprija with the song "Idealno tvoja".[8][9] It was followed with the release of her debut album of the same name under Grand Production.[7] Her subsequent albums Balkan (2003) and Dođi i uzmi me (2005) spawned regional hits such as "Crno i zlatno", "Sviđa mi se tvoja devojka" and "Svi tvoji milioni". Aleksić made her on-screen debut starring in the 2006 comedy film We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike Back, directed by Petar Pašić.[10] Her third album Kraljica was released in November 2007. Selling in 300,000 copies, it became that year's best-selling album by a Serbian artist.[11] Kraljica produced popular songs like "Aspirin" and "Poslednji let".
While promoting her fifth release, titled
In May 2022, Aleksić released album Bioskop.[22] She announced her tenth studio album, titled Disco Seka, with its lead single "Priđi ako smeš" in December 2022.[23] During the 2023 Folk Music Assembly, Alekisć was declared the National Music Artist of Serbia.[24]
Personal life
Aleksić married former kickboxer Veljko Piljkić on 12 September 2010.[1][25] They have two sons, Jovan (born 24 September 2016) and Jakov (born 22 January 2020).[26][27] Both were conceived through in vitro fertilisation.[28] Aleksić and her family reside in Stara Pazova.[29]
She practices Eastern Orthodox Christianity and is vocal about her faith.[30]
Philanthropy
In December 2011, she held a benefit concert in Zenica for a young man, named Kemal Kremić, who was diagnosed with leukemia. The event reportedly raised €40,000.[31]
Following the 2014 Southeast Europe floods, Aleksić supplied shelters in Serbia with food and hygiene products.[32]
In August 2022, Aleksić condemned religious rallies against EuroPride in Belgrade and has since been known for showing her public support for the LGBT community in Serbia.[33][34] In March 2023, she also denounced the assault against an LGBT activist in Banja Luka and addressed the mayor Draško Stanivuković to solve the case.[35]
She has continuously supported the 2023 protests under the title
Discography
- Studio albums
- Idealno tvoja (2002)
- Balkan (2003)
- Dođi i uzmi me (2005)
- Kraljica (2007)
- Slučajni partneri (2009)
- Lom (2012)
- Lek za spavanje (2015)
- Koma (2017)
- Bioskop (2022)
Filmography
Year | Title | Genre | Role | Notes |
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2006 | We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike Back | Film | Smokvica | |
Ljubav, navika, panika | Television | Vrela Nela | 1 Episode | |
2010 | Moja desna ruka | Herself | ||
2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Film | Vexy | Serbian adaptation |
2021-present | Majke i snajke | Television | Herself (presenter) |
See also
References
- ^ a b E. B. (13 September 2010). "Udala se Seka". Blic (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "Sekina modna kolekcija kao Kavali". Zbrka.com (in Serbian). 24 February 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Yuma, F. (8 February 2011). "Seka izbacuje novu modnu liniju - "Queen is Bad!". Tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Petrović, D. (28 August 2013). "Dokazano da se Seka nikada nije zvala Zuhra!". Alo.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Seka Aleksić - Biografija". Sekaaleksic.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Živković, A. (12 May 2016). "Seka Aleksić slavi 14 godina karijere: Evo kako je izgledalo njen prvi nastup". Tracara.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Joksimović, J. (18 October 2006). "Seka Aleksić: "Držim se onoga što mi najbolje ide"". Nezavisne.com (in Bosnian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- Blic.rs(in Serbian). 10 January 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Seka Aleksić: Promocija albuma u H20". Tracara.rs (in Serbian). 22 December 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Sekin trijumf u Areni!". Vesti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Yuma, F. (24 October 2010). "Seka napunila Arenu!". Tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Moja desna ruka: Pobednik zaljubljeni Vukašin!". Tracara.rs (in Serbian). 11 June 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Živković, P. (23 October 2012). "Seka Aleksić pokorila Ameriku!". Tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- Blic.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Ekskluzivni foto: Seka za srpksi "Pjeboj"". Tracara.com (in Serbian). 29 April 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Seka Aleksić otkrila naziv albuma, prvog singla i datum izdavanja". Tracara.com (in Serbian). 30 March 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Seka Aleksić u prepunoj Štark areni održala spektakularan koncert: Presrećna sam, sve je savršeno ispalo!". hello.rs (in Serbian). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ "Seka krunisana u Areni". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). 15 April 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ Pavlović, V. (19 May 2022). "Seka Aleksić stigla na promociju svog novog albuma "Bioskop"". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Jovović, P. (2 December 2022). "Seka Aleksić šokirala javnost: "Zla sam kučka, ne poričem"". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- pink.rs(in Serbian).
- ^ "Seka Aleksić i Veljko Piljikić: Prva fotografija naslednika Jakova". Yumama.mondo.rs (in Serbian). 25 November 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Seka Aleksić sa naslednikom izašla iz porodilišta, pa otkrila zbog čega poklone koje je dobila za sina neće zadržati". hello.rs (in Serbian). 25 January 2020.
- Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Kuća Seke Aleksić izgleda nestvarno! Unela je nove detalje, a kada na ovom mestu je čist hedonizam". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 15 April 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ Yuma, F. (11 December 2011). "Seka na humanitarnom koncertu sakupila 40 000 evra". Tracara.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Seka pomaže ugroženima". Tracara.rs (in Serbian). 20 May 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ J. D. (30 August 2022). "Ko od javnih ličnosti podržava Evroprajd, a ko je protiv?". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 March 2023.
- Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- Nova.rs(in Serbian). Retrieved 12 June 2023.
External links
- Seka Aleksić at IMDb
- Seka Aleksić discography at Discogs