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Marija Šerifović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марија Шерифовић, pronounced [mǎrija ʃerǐːfoʋitɕ]; born 14 November 1984) is a Serbian singer, talent show judge, and YouTuber. Best known for representing Serbia and winning at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with "Molitva", she is also recognized as one of the most powerful vocalists in the country.

Marija Šerifović Марија Шерифовић
Šerifović performing in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Marija Šerifović
Born	(1984-11-14) 14 November 1984 (age 38) Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop soul
Occupation(s)	Singer producer television personality YouTuber
Years active	1997–present
Labels	City Records Dallas

Additionally, she has served as a judge on the televised singing competition Zvezde Granda (2015-present).

Life and career

Early life

Šerifović was born on November 14, 1984 in Kragujevac to musicians Verica and Rajko Šerifović. According to the column by The Guardian's Germaine Greer, she is of Romani descent and has been out as a lesbian since 2004.[1] She reflected on her sexual orientation as well as on personal struggles such as domestic abuse from her father in a documentary film, titled Ispovest (The Confession), which premiered at Belgrade's Sava Centar in November 2013.[2] Šerifović graduated from a grammar school and also attended music school in childhood.

Career

Šerifović recorded her first song with her mother in 1988, titled "Moje bube". Her debut album Naj, Najbolja, produced by Darko Dimitrov was released in 2003 under City Records. The following year, she took first prize at Pjesma Mediterana music festival in Budva with "Bol do ludila". In 2006, Šerifović released her sophomore album Bez Ljubavi, and a year later held her first concert at Sava Centar.

She gained more significant popularity after winning the Beovizija music festival with "Molitva" and subsequently representing Serbia at the 2007 Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki, Finland. On May 12, Šerifović won the contest with a total of 268 points, becoming Serbia's first and, to date, only Eurovision winner. Upon returning home, she was greeted by more than 70,000 people in front of the Civic Assembly of Belgrade, and later also performed in her home town to a crowd of 60,000.[3] Šerifović was ranked among the most deserving winners of Eurovision by the SBS in 2016 and The Independent in 2019, while a fan blog The Eurovision Times declared "Molitva" the third best Eurovision song of all time in 2010.[4][5][6]

Following her Eurovision win, she released her third studio album, Nisam anđeo, which sold 120,000 copies, and a year later Anđeo. Šerifović held her first concert at the Belgrade Arena in May 2010. Hrabro was released in 2014 alongside her autobiography, titled Ispovest.[7] In addition to her singing career, Šerifović has also served as a judge on the televised singing competition Zvezde Granda since 2015, and had winning contestants as a mentor for two consecutive seasons with Džejla Ramović (2019) and Mahir Mulalić (2021).[8][9][10] Between March and May of 2019, she embarked on a tour called 'Druga strana ploče' (The Other Side of the Record), during which she covered her favorite songs from other artists as well as her own hits. It featured seven sold out shows, six of which were in Belgrade's Sava Centar and one SPC Vojvodina in Novi Sad.[11] During the shutdown due to COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020, she also started vlogging on her official YouTube channel. The same year, Šerifović released a compilation The Best Of, which included standalone singles that had been released since 2015.

Discography

Studio albums

• Naj, Najbolja (2003)
• Bez Ljubavi (2006)
• Nisam Anđeo (2008)
• Anđeo (2009)
• Hrabro (2014)

Songs

• Molitva (2007)
• Pametna i luda (2015)
• Sama i nervozna (2015)
• Deo prošlosti (2016)
• 11 (2017)
• Nije ljubav to (2018)
• Prijatelji (2020)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee/work	Result	Ref.
2007	Marcel Bezençon Awards	Artistic Award	Herself	Won
2019	Music Awards Ceremony	Female Pop Song of the Year	"Nije ljubav to"	Nominated	[12]
		Music Video Song of the Year	"11"	Nominated
		Concert of the Year	Štark Arena, 24 May 2017	Nominated
		Female Artist of the Year	Herself	Won
2020		Concert of the Year	Druga strana ploče (Sava Centar)	Won

See also

• Music of Serbia
• List of singers from Serbia
• Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest

References

External links

• Marija Šerifović discography at Discogs
• Marija Šerifović at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Lordi with Hard Rock Hallelujah	Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007	Succeeded by Dima Bilan with Believe
Preceded by No name	Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007	Succeeded by Jelena Tomašević with Oro
Preceded by Flamingosi feat Louis	Beovizija winner 2007
Preceded by Saša Matić Dado Topić	Music Festival Budva winner 2004	Succeeded by Tijana Dapčević

На других языках

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[de] Marija Šerifović

Marija Šerifović (serbisch-kyrillisch Марија Шерифовић; * 14. November 1984 in Kragujevac) ist eine serbische Sängerin. Einem internationalen Publikum wurde sie durch ihren Sieg beim Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki bekannt.

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- [en] Marija Šerifović

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[es] Marija Šerifović

Marija Šerifović (Kragujevac, 14 de noviembre de 1984) es una cantante serbia, conocida por ser la ganadora del Festival de Eurovisión en 2007 con la canción «Molitva». La madre de Marija, Verica Serifovic, es una conocida intérprete de música étnica. Fue miembro del jurado para escoger la entrada eurovisiva de Irlanda para el festival de 2008. También formó parte del Jurado Internacional del Melodifestivalen en 2009, que eligió la canción que posteriormente representaría a Suecia en el Festival de Eurovisión de 2009.

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[ru] Шерифович, Мария

Ма́рия Шери́фович (серб. Марија Шерифовић, Marija Šerifović; род. 14 ноября 1984, Крагуевац) — сербская певица, победительница конкурса «Евровидение» 2007 года с песней «Молитва» на сербском языке.

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