Seka Aleksić
Svetlana "Seka" Piljkić (née Aleksić, Serbian Cyrillic: Сека Алексић; pronounced [sɛ̌ːka ǎlɛksitɕ]; born 23 April 1981) is a Serbian pop-folk singer. Born in Zvornik, she was raised in an ethnically mixed household by a Bosniak mother and Bosnian Serb father.[1][2] Aleksić started performing in kafanas and discothèques at the age of fourteen, before signing to Grand Production in 2002. The following year, she gained significant success upon the release of her second album Balkan, which included hits such as "Crno i zlatno". Her 2007 release, Kraljica, was sold in 300,000 copies and remains one of the best-selling albums by a Serbian artist.[3] Aleksić has also held two concerts in Belgrade Arena in 2010 and 2018.[4]
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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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Website | http://www.sekaaleksic.com/ |
Additionally, she had a minor movie role in We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike Back (2006) and starred in her own reality show, titled Moja desna ruka (2010).
Aleksić married Veljko Piljikić in 2010, with whom she has two sons; Jakov (b. 2016) and Jovan (b. 2020).[5][6] She alongside her family resides in Stara Pazova, Serbia.
Filmography
- Film
- We Are Not Angels 3: Rock & Roll Strike Back (2006)
- The Smurfs 2 (2013); Serbian adaptation
- Television
- Ljubav, navika, panika (2006)
- Moja desna ruka (2010)
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)
References
- "Nastavlja se porodični rat: Seka Aleksić pokušala parama da ućutka ujaka?" (in Serbian). Svet. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Mića Srbin, otac Seke Aleksić: Zbog njenog bivšeg dečka godinama nismo pričali" (in Serbian). Svet. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Tiraži domaćih albuma u 2007". blic.rs (in Serbian). 10 January 2008.
- "Seka Aleksić u prepunoj Štark areni održala spektakularan koncert: Presrećna sam, sve je savršeno ispalo!". hello.rs (in Serbian). 15 April 2018.
- "LJUBAVNA BAJKA SEKE I VELJKA! Ovako je izgledala GLAMUROZNA SVADBA, a onda je usledila KRUNA njihovog BRAKA!". pink.rs (in Serbian).
- "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.