Verica Šerifović (Serbian Cyrillic: Верица Шерифовић; born 12 September 1963) is a Serbian folk singer. She is the mother and first teacher of Marija Šerifović who was the winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2007.
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Верица Шерифовић | |
Born | (1963-09-12) 12 September 1963 (age 59) Kragujevac, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Spouse(s) | Rajko Šerifović (divorced)Mića Nikolić |
Children | Marija Šerifović |
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Instrument(s) | vocals |
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Verica Šerifović's repertoire consists mostly of folk songs.
Verica was born in Kragujevac, her family being Orthodox Christian from the surroundings of Kragujevac. Her first marriage was to Rajko Šerifović, a drummer from Kragujevac of mixed Muslim-Orthodox parentage.[1] Verica had four miscarriages and, with her fifth pregnancy, gave birth to a daughter, Marija, on 14 November 1984. Verica's husband Rajko left her for another woman when she was nine months pregnant with Marija and had a son, Danijel Pavlović, with the other woman in 1985.[2] Marija has described her father as an abusive alcoholic that would regularly beat Verica.[3]
Šerifović's second marriage was to musician Mića Nikolić.
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