Ana Vukićević (née Nikolić; Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Вукићевић, née Николић; née Николич; Bulgarian: Ана Вукичевич, romanized: Ana Vukicevich born 1 January 1983), better known as Ana Rich (Serbian: Ана Рич, romanized: Ana Rič), is a Serbian-Bulgarian pop singer, dancer and choreographer. Ana Rich was born in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia.
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| Born | 1 January 1983 |
| Other names | Ana Vukićević |
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| Alma mater | University of Priština (LLB) |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) |
| Awards | Wienne Oscar Of Popularity |
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| Formerly of | Funky G |
Early life and education
editAna 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] After several years, she graduated on Faculty of law[3] at University of Priština.
Career
editShe 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]
In 2017, she declared herself a vegetarian, thus emphasizing the rights of animals, she is a member of a many animal welfare organisations as well as a signatory of many petitions about animal rights,she also advocate for free vaccination of abandoned animals [15] [16]
Television appearances
edit- Zvezde Granda (2017–18) as a competitor
Discography
editSingles
editVideography
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 | [18] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Trik FX" (in Serbian). 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Ana Rich turizmolog" (in Serbian). Estradaboom.com. 1 December 2017.
- ^ "Аna Vukićević Pravni fakultet" (in Serbian). Pra.pr.ac.rs.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Novi singl u najavi Duplo Golo" (in Serbian). Svetplus.com. 21 September 2010.
- ^ "Tekstovi pesama, Duplo golo-Ana Rich" (in Serbian).
- ^ "Gagi Djogani biografija" (in Serbian). Biografija.org. 6 September 2019.
- ^ "Marija Mijanović-Funky G" (in Serbian). Blic.rs. 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Gagi ostao bez pevačice Ane" (in Serbian). Svetplus.com. 16 November 2012.
- ^ "Pevačice grupe Funky G" (in Serbian). Blic.rs. 1 April 2020.
- ^ "Tekstovi pjesama lyrics, Daj mi se-Ana Rich" (in Serbian). Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Zvezde Granda" (in Serbian).
- ^ "Zvezde Granda" (in Serbian). 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Bivša pevačica Grupe Funky G u Zvezdama Granda" (in Serbian). Tračara.com. 18 December 2017.
- ^ "Ana Rich dvojnica Jelene Karleuše" (in Bosnian). Novi.ba. 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Аna Vukićević organizacija SASAP" (in Serbian).
- ^ "Аna Vukićević peticija ORCA" (in Serbian).
- ^ "Igor X biografija" (in Serbian). Biografija.org. 21 July 2017.
- ^ "Bečki oskar popularnosti-Otkrice godine" (in Serbian). Alo.rs. 7 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
External links
edit- Ana Rich Ana Rich Grand Online
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