Mina Kostić
Jasmina Kostić Mina (Serbian Cyrillic: Јасмина Костић Мина;[1] born May 5, 1975) is a Serbian turbo-folk singer.
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Birth name | Minira Jašari |
Born | Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | May 5, 1975
Genres | Turbo-folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2000–present |
Early and personal life
Mina Kostić was born as Minira Jašari in the Ledine neighbourhood of Belgrade, into a Romani family of 10 children.[2] She was adopted at 5 years of age by Evdokija "Duda" Ivanović.[3] Her cousin is rapper Ivan Ivanović-Juice, whose paternal aunt is Duda Ivanović.[4]
Her former partner is singer Igor Kostić, whom she dated from December 2007[5] until shortly after becoming parents to a daughter, Anastasija (born February 2009).[6]
Career
Kostić has made many television appearances and performances, three albums, and is working on a fourth.[7] She is known for an often provocative stage appearance, which occasionally attracts media comment.[8]
She has sung as guest at many high-profile birthday parties of Serbian celebrities such as: Dejan Stanković, Siniša Mihajlović, and Mateja Kežman.[1]
References
- Interview in Serbian Archived May 28, 2006, at the Wayback Machine: Često si pevala na slavljima fudbalera. Kakva su ti iskustva? Jasmina Kostić Mina: Pozitivna, jer su oni su normalni ljudi. Pevala sam Stankoviću, Mihajloviću, Kežmanu i mnogim drugima. Bio je tu i Džej i OK Band, pa je atmosfera bila fantastična. Dejan Stanković je najjači lik i definitivno ga obožavam. Uz to je i najveći kavaljer, najlakše se hvata za džep. Baš mi se sviđa kao ličnost.
- "ZOJA JAŠARI: NEĆU PREŽALITI ŠTO SAM MINU DALA NA USVAJANJE". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Popular Mina Kostić & Grand Production videos – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- "YouTube" – via YouTube.