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Radojka Adžić 21 May 1976 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia |
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Years active | 1989–present |
Children | 1 |
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Website | DaraBubamara |
Radojka Kesić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радојка Кесић, née Adžić (Аџић); born 21 May 1976), known by her stage name Dara Bubamara (Дара Бубамара), is a Serbian pop-folk recording artist.
Born as Radojka Adžić, she grew up in Satelit, a neighborhood of Novi Sad, Serbia. Her mother Milica (1938 – 22 August 2011) was a food server in a hospital, and her father Petar was a cab driver. Her parents moved to Novi Sad from Derventa, Bosnia and Herzegovina before Radojka was born. Radojka showed affection for singing and acting in her primary school. She joined the school choir and improved her singing. With 11 years she began to compete in the various music events.Shortly after that, she was a guest at the concert of Lepa Lukic. With 12 years she represents Vojvodina on "Zmajeve decije igre" in Novi Sad and won first place. Two years later she won the title "most beautiful voice of Yugoslavia".
Bubamara began her career aged 13 on the television show Pokaži šta znaš in 1989 singing songs by Lepa Brena and Neda Ukraden.
She has a son named Konstantin (born 2 January 2009) with husband Milan Kesić.