Birth name Sonja Bakic Name Sonja Bakic | Role Singer Years active 2008—present | |
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Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, composer, television personality Similar People Nina Petkovic, Ana Bebic, Milica Majstorovic, Adnan Babajic, Dorde Gogov | ||
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Sonja Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Соња Бакић; born February 22, 1984 in Sombor, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian singer and songwriter. She reached fame as a contestant in television show Operacija trijumf, which was broadcast in five countries (Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro), and made Sonja a regional music superstar.
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Early life
Sonja Bakić was born on February 22, 1984, in the town of Sombor, located in the north of Serbia. At the age of seven, her parents enrolled her in a music school where she spent 8 years studying the theory of music and piano. When she started high school she became a member of Iuventus Cantat Youth Choir that in her time won various prizes all over Europe (Austria, Wales, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy) and South Korea and performed in London, Amiens, Zürich, Rome etc.).
Operacija trijumf
Sonja Bakić made her breakthrough in a regional reality show for music talents, Operacija trijumf, based on Endemol's Fame Academy. Operacija trijumf 2008 was one of the most watched programs in the region in 2008, in Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia.
During the Operacija trijumf, Sonja performed with international music stars, such as Anastacia and Junior Jack, and with the regional stars such as Magazin, Jelena Rozga, Kaliopi and Colonia.
Sonja was a special guest in both semifinal and the final. At the semifinal event, she performed En Vogue song "Don't Let Go (Love)" with other expelled students Milica Majstorović and Antonija Besednik.
Performances on Operacija trijumf
During the Operacija trijumf, Sonja Bakić performed the following songs:
Solo career
Sonja's first solo performance after Operacija Trijumf was on the stage of Sava Centar in Belgrade, where she took part in Beovizija 2009, the national preselection for Serbia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. She performed Ništa Novo, written by Mirko and Snežana Vukomanović. However, her song received in final 0 points from the jury, and only one point from the audience, and Sonja placed last. The song became her first single. Since then, she recorded Kiša, a duet with Nina Petković, written by Bojan Momčilović and Zoran Radonjić. In September 2009, she toured Serbia, performing in various clubs. In February 2010. she was featured on the Beatshakers' single 'Prisoner'. In autumn 2010. Sonja released her first single off her debut album, that is yet to come out, "Trazim te", co-written by Sonja herself. Special guest on this track is one of the most famous Balkan stars, singer Tony Cetinski.
Biography
After completing high school in Sombor, Sonja tried getting into the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, aiming to become a movie director, but ends up studying Japanese language and literature. After two years, she decided to return to Sombor to pursue her musical career. Her band Chicks & Freaks was then formed. She also started studying English language and literature in Novi Sad, but after two years ends her studies to participate in Operacija Trijumf and eventually become famous.
Personal life
Sonja got together with her guitarist from the band in 2006, and they've been together even since.