Ana Vukićević (née Nikolić; Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Вукићевић, née Николић; born 1 January 1983), better known as Ana Rich (Serbian: Ана Рич, romanized: Ana Rič), is a Serbian pop singer, dancer and choreographer. Ana Rich was born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia.
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 Ana Rich on Zvezde Granda in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ana Nikolić |
| Also known as | Ana Vukićević |
| Born | 1 January 1983 |
| Origin | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
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| Occupation(s) |
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| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Formerly of | Funky G |
Early life and education edit
Ana Rich was born in Belgrade, at fifteen years of age she started first steps of Jazz dance. As she was very talented she danced in famous dance school Trik FX,[1] with whom she had many public appearances.
Ana attended Dental school in Belgrade, and after graduated in Tourism.[2] During the fourth quarter of 2020, she started attending Faculty of law[3] at University of Priština.
Career edit
She released her first single "Duplo golo"[4][5] in 2010. During 2011, she became part of Funky G, popular Serbian dance music group, alongside Gagi Đogani,[6] who is the leader of the group, and Marija Mijanović,[7] another singer.
After one year of cooperation, five singles, she left Funky G at the end of 2012 and continued her career as a solo singer. The main reason for the termination of cooperation with Funky G was her different view of the band's future, some disagreements with the band leader Gagi Đogani, as well as Ana's wish for independent advancement.[8][9]
Ana released new single "Daj mi se"[10] in 2013.
She take a part in the Balkan famous singing competition Zvezde Granda in 2018.[11] In the second round she sang two songs, "Rukuju se, rukuju" by former Yugoslav pop rock band Zana and "Da li si to ti" by Ana Kokić.[12] Although she failed to qualify for the third round of competition, she caused a lot of sympathy and shock of the audience and jury,[13] who compared her to the famous Serbian singer and media personality Jelena Karleuša because of her fashion style during the competition. [14]
Television appearances edit
- Zvezde Granda (2017–18) as a competitor
Discography edit
Singles edit
Videography edit
- Jača nego pre Funky G (2012)
- Duplo Golo, Ana Rich (2010)
- Daj mi se, Ana Rich (2013)
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Wienne Oscar Of Popularity | Discovery of the year | Won | [16] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Trik FX" (in Serbian). September 22, 2016.
- ^ "Ana Rich turizmolog" (in Serbian). Estradaboom.com. December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Аna Vukićević Pravni fakultet" (in Serbian). Pra.pr.ac.rs.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Novi singl u najavi Duplo Golo" (in Serbian). Svetplus.com. September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Tekstovi pesama, Duplo golo-Ana Rich" (in Serbian).
- ^ "Gagi Djogani biografija" (in Serbian). Biografija.org. September 6, 2019.
- ^ "Marija Mijanović-Funky G" (in Serbian). Blic.rs. February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Gagi ostao bez pevačice Ane" (in Serbian). Svetplus.com. November 16, 2012.
- ^ "Pevačice grupe Funky G" (in Serbian). Blic.rs. April 1, 2020.
- ^ "Tekstovi pjesama lyrics, Daj mi se-Ana Rich" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on July 3, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Zvezde Granda" (in Serbian).
- ^ "Zvezde Granda" (in Serbian). February 18, 2018.
- ^ "Bivša pevačica Grupe Funky G u Zvezdama Granda" (in Serbian). Tračara.com. December 18, 2017.
- ^ "Ana Rich dvojnica Jelene Karleuše" (in Bosnian). Novi.ba. December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Igor X biografija" (in Serbian). Biografija.org. July 21, 2017.
- ^ "Bečki oskar popularnosti-Otkrice godine" (in Serbian). Alo.rs. February 7, 2015. Archived from the original on July 5, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
External links edit
- Ana Rich Ana Rich Grand Online
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