Milan Stanković

Milan Stanković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан Станковић, born September 9, 1987 in Obrenovac) is a Serbian singer-songwriter.

Milan Stanković
Background information
Birth nameMilan Stanković
Born (1987-09-09) September 9, 1987
Obrenovac, SFRY
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • filantropist
Instruments
  • Vocal
  • Piano
Years active2007–present
Labels
Associated acts

Career

He rose to prominence as a contestant on the televised singing competition Zvezde Granda in 2007, finishing in fourth place. His debut album, Solo, was released in 2009, selling around 50,000 copies.[1] Stanković then applied to represent Serbia on the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo, Norway with "Ovo je Balkan", winning the national selection with 45% of the public votes.[1] He eventually reached the final of Eurovision and finished in 13th place with 72 points.[2][3]

In February 2017, he collaborated with Bosnian hip-hop musicians Jala Brat and Buba Corelli on his single "Ego", which has collected over seventy million views on YouTube. Stanković also saw success with his following singles "Trans" (2018), "Kripton" and "Brane mi te" (2019), which he titled as the 'Tokyo Trilogy'.

Additionally, Stanković also served as a judge on the children's singing competition Pinkove zvezdice, broadcast on TV Pink between 2014 and 2019.

Discography
Studio albums and EPs
  • Solo (2009)
  • Milan (2015)
Singles
  • "Mašina" (2015)
  • "Gadure", feat. Mile Kitić & Mimi Mercedez (2015)
  • "Faktor rizika" (2016)
  • "Ego", feat. Jala Brat & Buba Corelli (2017)
  • "Trans" (2018)
  • "Kripton" (2018)
  • "Brane mi te" (2019) feat. Buba Corelli

Awards and nominations
Music Awards Ceremony
Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2019 'Ego' ft. Jala Brat & Buba Corelli Collaboration of the Year Nominated [4]
'Trans' Modern Dance Song of the Year Nominated
Music Video of the Year Nominated

See also

References
  1. "Milan Stanković ide u Oslo". danas.rs (in Serbian). March 14, 2010.
  2. Storvik-Green, Simon (March 13, 2010). "Milan Stanković takes home victory in Serbia". European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  3. Klier, Marcus (March 13, 2010). "Serbia sends Milan Stanković to the Eurovision Song Contest". ESCToday. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  4. "Ovo je lista dobitnika regionalnih MAC muzičkih nagrada" (in Serbian). Tracara.com. January 2019.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Marko Kon and Milaan
with Cipela		 Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest
2010		 Succeeded by
Nina
with Čaroban
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