Kristina Đukić (Serbian Cyrillic: Кристина Ђукић; 25 July 2000 – 8 December 2021), better known by her alias Kika (Serbian Cyrillic: Кика, stylised as K1KA), was a Serbian YouTuber and livestreamer.

Kristina Đukić
Đukić in November 2021, shortly before her death
Personal information
Born(2000-07-25)25 July 2000
Died8 December 2021(2021-12-08) (aged 21)
Belgrade, Serbia
Occupations
YouTube information
Also known as
  • Kika
  • k1kax3
ChannelsK1KAx
Years active2015–2021
Genres
Subscribers785.00 thousand
Total views83.1 million
100,000 subscribers

Last updated: 7 July 2023

Born in Belgrade in 2000, Kika began her solo YouTube career in 2015. Initially, she had recorded content related to Minecraft, but later moved on to Grand Theft Auto V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and League of Legends. She was involved in an online drama with Baka Prase in 2019, which received national attention, and was later a target of cyberbullying. Kika's death was announced to the public on 9 December 2021; it raised suspicion that she had died by suicide, although her mother claimed that she was allegedly the subject of a murder.

Internet career

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Before opening her YouTube channel, she had one with her friend Katy. It was called "Kika and Katy". Kika first said that they stopped filming because of private reasons, but later confirmed that they got in a fight. Kika launched her channel in March 2015 where she began posting Minecraft content.[1] Considering that she was one of the few Serbian female YouTubers at that time, she managed to gather attention and in less than a month, she had reached thousand subscribers.[1] At some point of time, her channel was the fastest-growing in the Balkans region, and in less than a year she gathered 50,000 subscribers.[2] She later expanded her career into Grand Theft Auto V and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which brought her more popularity.[2] Kika had also recorded reaction videos and Vlogs.[1] Videos with her mom were extremely popular, a number of them had also reached a couple of million views; the videos were not gaming-related.[3] Kika later also launched a Twitch account, where she mainly livestreamed League of Legends.[3] She had published her only music video in 2019.[4] Kika was also involved in esports, and was known for her skills in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive; she had also participated in tournaments in the game.[5][6] She was also a part of multiple esports organisations.[7]

Kika had received national attention after being involved in an online drama with Baka Prase, a Serbian YouTuber, in 2019.[8][9] Both of them had also argued in a television show which was aired on Prva.[10] Shortly after, Kika became a target of cyberbullying by Baka Prase and his followers,[11][12] which allegedly worsened her mental health.[13][14]

Personal life

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Kika was born on 25 July 2000 in Belgrade,[2][15] where she finished primary school.[15] She enrolled in an engineering class in the Belgrade Trade School, but switched to a trading school.[16] Kika was offered to take part in the Sinđelići television series, although she declined the offer; she later stated that "rejecting the role was the worst move in my career".[17]

Death

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On 9 December 2021, it was revealed to the public that Kika had died the previous day.[18][19] Although not revealed at first, the police confirmed that her body was found around 11:40 pm in her apartment, including medication, which raised suspicion that she died by suicide.[20][21][22] Her funeral was held on 14 December.[23][24] In July 2022, the Public Court had concluded that her death was caused by an overdose of MDMA and bromazepam.[25] In a 23 July video, Kika's mother had claimed that Kika was murdered. She had also noted that Kika's farewell letter was written by an unknown person at her computer a day after her death.[26] Baka Prase had later published a video in which he agreed with Kika's mother and stated a similar theory regarding her death.[27]

Due to her involvement in the drama that took place in 2019, Baka Prase was subsequently detained and sent to questioning.[28][29] He was later released on the same day.[30][31] The Independent Association of Journalists of Serbia (NUNS) had strongly condemned the "shameful reporting about the person who committed suicide" and stated that many media tabloids allegedly violated the Code of Journalists of Serbia.[32]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ko je srpska jutjuberka Kika koja se ubila: prati je 700.000 ljudi, a njeno gostovanje u jutarnjem se mesecima prepričavalo". Kurir (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Kristina Kika Đukić". Biografija.org (in Serbian). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cooper, Dalton (9 December 2021). "Twitch Streamer and YouTuber Kika Has Died at Age 21". Game Rant. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Kikin prvi singl Penjem se na tron na 1. mestu trendinga u celoj regiji". Teenstar (in Serbian). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ Rondina, Steven (9 December 2021). "CSGO streamer and former pro Kika dead at 21 years old". WIN. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  6. ^ Dodgson, Kelly McLaughlin, Lindsay. "Twitch streamer and YouTuber Kika with 700,000 subscribers dies at 21". Insider. Retrieved 23 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Belopavlović, Vladimir (9 December 2021). "Preminula Kristina "K1KA" Đukić". Sportklub (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Skandal u jutarnjem programu, Baka Prase i Kika nisu mogli da se smire: Ćelava si, jer ideš na hemoterapiju". Novosti (in Serbian). 19 October 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  9. ^ Topolić, Zorana (9 December 2021). "Ovo je pesma kojom je Baka Prase surovo izvređao Jutjuberku: Reči su užasne!". Telegraf (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  10. ^ Jovović, Pero (9 December 2021). "Ko je Kristina Đukić, preminula srpska jutjuberka". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  11. ^ "O Kikinom sukobu sa Bakom Prasetom brujala je cela Srbija: Evo zbog čega su se jutjuberi svađali nedeljama". Kurir (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  12. ^ Gudžulić, Milica (9 December 2021). "Baka je prema Kiki bio nemilosrdan! Govorio joj da je vampir, ku*ka, glupača, tražio dokaz što je ćelava". 24sedam (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Šta je Buling, čija je žrtva bila i preminula Kika Đukić". Direktno (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Zbog drame sa Baka Prasetom Kika Đukić je dospela u žižu javnosti: Sukob je stigao do medija, ali su na kraju zakopali ratne sekire". Blic (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  15. ^ a b "Preminula Kristina Kika Đukić: Influenseri se opraštaju od mlade jutjuberke". Novosti (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Sestra preminule influenserke otkrila datum i mesto sahrane". Direktno (in Serbian). 11 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  17. ^ "Kika u svojim videima otvoreno pričala o problemina: Iza sebe ostavila najveću neostvarenu želju". Srbija Danas (in Serbian). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Ubila se srpska influenserka Kika (22) bila je jutjuberka i gejmerka, prijatelji se opraštaju od nje na mrežama". Kurir (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  19. ^ Hale, Jacob (9 December 2021). "Twitch streamer K1KA dies aged 21". Dexerto. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Kako se Kika ubila? Sumnja se da je jutjuberka Kristina Đukić ovako izvršila samoubistvo!". Alo (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  21. ^ "Srpska jutjuberka izvršila samoubistvo". B92 (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Oglasio se MUP o slučaju preminule jutjuberke Kristine Đukić". NOVA portal (in Serbian). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  23. ^ Jovović, Pero (14 December 2021). "Sahranjena jutjuberka Kristika Kika Đukić". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  24. ^ "We Will Miss You: Streaming sensation found dead in her home at just 21". 7News. 12 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  25. ^ "Oktriven uzrok smrti influenserke Kike Đukić: Oglasilo se tužilaštvo sa svim detaljima". Kurir (in Serbian). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Majka jutjuberke Kike ima jezive tvrdnje: Kika je ubijena, neko drugi je napisao oproštajno pismo". Espreso (in Serbian). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  27. ^ Radivojević, Ivana (26 July 2022). "Imam informacije u vezi sa njenom smrću...: Baka Prase progovorio o Kiki Đukić, pa se obratio njenoj majci". Telegraf (in Serbian). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  28. ^ Lazić, Miloš Ž. (10 December 2021). "Baka Prase priveden na saslušanje zbog smrti Kristine Đukić". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  29. ^ Dimitrijević, Aleksandar (10 December 2021). "Baka Prase priveden na saslušanje zbog smrti jutjuberke Kristine Kike Đukić". Noizz (in Russian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  30. ^ Dedakin, Irena (10 December 2021). "Foto – Baka Prase napustio SBPOK: Saslušan u vezi smrti Kike, po izlasku se krio". NOVA portal (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  31. ^ "Oglasio se Baka Prase i potvrdio pisanje Kurira: Pretili su mi ubistvom, ostao sam bez para!". Kurir (in Serbian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  32. ^ "NUNS: Lešinarsko izveštavanje tabloida o osobi koja je izvršila samoubistvo". N1 (in Serbian). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.