Dara Bubamara

Radojka Adžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радојка Аџић; born 21 May 1976), better known as Dara Bubamara (lit. 'Dara the Ladybug'), is a Serbian singer from Novi Sad. She came to prominence as a member of the Dara Bubamara Show Band. Adžić subsequently pursued a solo career in 1995 and has released twelve studio albums.

Dara Bubamara Дара Бубамара
Birth name	Radojka Adžić
Born	(1976-05-21) 21 May 1976 (age 48) Novi Sad, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop-folk
Occupations	Singer media personality
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	1989–present
Labels	PGP-RTS ZaM Best Records Grand Production K::CN Records IDJ Tunes City Records
Formerly of	Dara Bubamara Show Band
Spouses	Lazar Dugalić ​ ​ (m. 2002; div. 2007)​ Milan Kesić ​ ​ (m. 2008; div. 2015)​

Early life

Radojka Adžić was born on 21 May 1976 in Novi Sad, SFR Yugoslavia. She comes from a working class family.^[1] Adžić showed interest in music from an early age by appearing on popular children's variety shows.^[1][2] As a child, Dara also opened for Lepa Lukić at her concert in Zrenjanin.^[3] Furthermore, Adžić stated that she took home the first prize at the Zmaj Children Games.^[1] According to the media, she dropped out from high school, but Adžić has claimed otherwise.^[4][5]

Career

Adžić began her career as a member of the Vojvodina-based Dara Bubamara Show band, from which she got her stage name. They released one studio album, titled Košava sa Dunava, in 1993. Dara pursued a solo career with her debut album, Dosada, which was released under PGP-RTS in 1995. In the following years, she released three more albums under ZaM, featuring stand-out songs "Ja neću da ga vidim" and "Svi su tu kao nekada". Her self-titled fifth album was released in 2001 through Best Records.

In 2003, she released Polje jagoda under Grand Production. Bubamara subsequently released two more albums under the label: Bez milosti (2005) and Dodirni me (2007). The latter was sold in 150,000 copies, making it one of her most commercially successful releases.^[6] During her time in Grand, Adžić gained significant popularity with the hit songs like "Polje jagoda", "Vero nevero", "Javite mi, javite", "Dodirni me" and "Zidovi". In 2009, it was reported that Dara alongside several other singers had been dropped from Grand Production.^[7][8]

In September 2010, Adžić promoted the album Sangrija, released under K::CN Records.^[9] It was sold in 30,000 copies.^[10] The following album, titled Dara 2013, was released through City Records in April 2013.^[11] It was preceded by the singles "Galama" (2011) and "Delete" (2012).^[11] Dara 2013 was sold in 50,000 units.^[12] In May 2015, Dara competed in the second Pink Music Festival with the song "Žena zmaj", receiving the Audience Award.^[13] In March the following year she was announced as a contestant on the third season of the television show Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, where she ultimately finished in 8th place.^[14] Adžić subsequently became a judge on the singing competition Pinkove Zvezde.^[15] Her twelfth studio album was released under City Records in May 2017. It was sold in 50,000 copies.^[16] The album also included previously released standalone singles like "Opasan", "Kraj i tačka", "Karera" and "Volim sve što vole maldi". In April 2018, Dara held her first solo concert in the Belgrade Arena to 15,000 people. Jelena Karleuša was a guest performer at the concert and joined Dara for the song "Galama".^[17]

Personal life

Dara's first marriage was to Lazar Dugalić in 2002, which lasted for five years.^[18] During their relationship, Dugalić was arrested for car theft in Germany.^[19]

In 2008, Adžić married Serbian-born French businessman, Milan Kesić.^[18] The couple welcomed their son Konstantin on 2 January 2009.^[20] In December 2015, she was caught up in a media scandal when nude photos of her were leaked to the tabloids, which also provoked accusations of her adultery.^[21][22] After months of speculations, in September 2016, Dara stated that she and Kesić had not been married for a year.^[23]

Discography

Solo albums

• Košava sa Dunava (1993)
• Dosada (1995)
• Ja neću da ga vidim (1996)
• Dunav (1997)
• Nisu to kiše (1999)
• Dvojnica (2001)
• Polje jagoda (2003)
• Bez milosti (2005)
• Dodirni me (2007)
• Sangrija (2010)
• Dara 2013 (2013)
• Biografija (2017)

Filmography

Filmography of Dara Bubamara

Year	Title	Genre	Role	Notes
1995	Snovi od Šper ploče	Television	Komšinica Dara	Season 1, Episode 1
2016	Tvoje lice zvuči poznato		Herself	Season 3, 8th place
2016–2017	Pinkove Zvezde			Season 3, judge

References

1. "Bila je dete radničke klase, a asada ne zna koliko je teška!". Kurir.rs (in Serbian). November 14, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
2. "Nema silikona i plavu kosu: Dara Bubamara prije 29 godina". avaz.ba (in Bosnian). 17 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
3. "LEPA LUKIĆ O NASTUPU DARE BUBAMARE: Zar ovo ZGEPČE da peva pre mene?". Kurir.rs (in Serbian). 31 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
4. Lj. T. and V. M. (2 February 2019). "Dara Bubamara je podigla prašinu izjavom o "seljačkim školama", a evo šta je završila pevačica". Blic.rs (in Bosnian). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
5. Jovanović, V. "Večiti mali maturanti: Estradnjaci koji su završili samo osnovnu školu". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
6. "Tiraži domaćih albuma u 2007". Blic.rs (in Serbian). 10 January 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
7. "Dara Bubamara ipak leti iz Granda". Tracara.com (in Serbian). 1 August 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
8. "MNOGI SU TADA DOBILI OTKAZ: Saša Popović otpustio stare "Zvezde Granda", pa ih zvao da se vrate". Express.ba (in Bosnian). 29 April 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
9. Yuma, F. (29 September 2010). "Dara Bubamara posle 17 godina napravila promociju". Tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
10. "Sangrija [Zvučni snimak]". Virtuelna biblioteka Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
11. Živković, P. (18 April 2013). "Dara Bubamara izdala album za svetsko tržište". Tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
12. "Dara 2013 [Zvučni snimak]". Virtuelna biblioteka Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
13. "Dara Bubamara posle 17 godina napravila PINK MUSIC FESTIVAL: Vesni Zmijanac nagrada žirija, Đus prozivao Bobana, sjajna Mika Kostić". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
14. "Dara Bubamara: Videćete šta sve Dara Bubamara zna". Tlzp.prva.rs (in Serbian). 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
15. Aleksovski (8 September 2016). "Dara Bubamara je četvrti član žirija Pinkovih zvezda". Tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
16. "Ekstravagantno [Zvučni snimak]". Virtuelna biblioteka Srbije (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.
17. "Dara Bubamara napravila spektakl u Areni". Tracara.com (in Serbian). 16 April 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
18. "DARA BUBAMARA SE UDAVALA DVA PUTA: Ovako je izgledao spektakl u Novom Sadu pre 14 godina". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). 18 February 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
19. Savuć, B. (11 July 2022). "Darin prvi muž bio u zatvoru, prodavao kradena kola, šmrkao kokain". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.
20. "ESTRADNA SVADBA OD 150.000 EVRA O KOJOJ SE MALO ZNA! Na dan venčanja Dara je dobila savet od MAJKE vredniji od suvog zlata, a onda se sve OBISTINILO!". Kurir.rs (in Serbian). 14 November 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
21. N.M. (18 December 2015). "Objavljene eksplicitne fotke i poruke koja je Dara slala ljubavniku". tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
22. Jovanović, V. "Seks skandali domaćih zvezda koje nikada nećemo zaboraviti". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
23. N.M. (16 September 2016). "Dara konačno priznala: Razvedena sam već godinu dana". tracara.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 13 October 2022.

External links

• Dara Bubamara discography at Discogs
• Dara Bubamara at IMDb