Sonja Bakić
Background information
Birth name	Sonja Bakić
Born	February 22, 1984 (1984-02-22) (age 25) Sombor, SAP Vojvodina, Yugoslavia
Origin	Serbia, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Genres	Pop, Rock, Pop rock, R&B
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, composer, television personality
Instruments	Vocals, piano
Years active	2008—present
Labels	Melody Music
Associated acts	Operacija trijumf, Chicks&Freaks
Website	Official website

Sonja Bakić (Serbian Cyrillic: Соња Бакић; born February 22, 1984., in Sombor, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian singer. She reached fame as a contestant in television show Operacija trijumf, which was broadcast in five countries (Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro), and made Sonja a regional music superstar.

[edit] Early life

Sonja Bakić was born on February 22, 1984. in a small town of Sombor, located in the north of Serbia. At the age of seven, her parents enrolled her in a music school where she spent 8 years studying the theory of music and piano^[1]. When she started high school she became a member of Iuventus Cantat Youth Choir that in her time won various prizes all over Europe ( Austria, Wales, Switzerland, Hungary, Italy and South Korea and performed in London, Amiens, Zurich, Rome etc)^[2].

[edit] Career

[edit] Operacija trijumf

Sonja performing with Anastacia during the opening of Operacija Trijumf

Sonja Bakić made her breakthrough in a regional reality show for music talents, Operacija trijumf, based on Endemol's Fame Academy. Operacija trijumf 2008 was one of the most watched programs in the region in 2008, in Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia.

During the Operacija trijumf, Sonja performed with international music stars, such as Anastacia and Junior Jack, and with the regional stars such as Magazin, Kaliopi and Colonia, as well as with the other students. She was expelled on the twelfth gala event, losing to Vukašin Brajić. On her last gala event, she performed "Beware of the Dog" by Jamelia, "Svet tuge" by Negative (with Vukašin Brajić), "Stupidisco" by Junior Jack (with Junior Jack), "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell in a mix with "SOS" and "Disturbia" by Rihanna (with the students Nina Petković and Ana Bebić).

Sonja was a special guest in both semifinal and the final. At the semifinal event, she performed En Vogue song "Don't Let Go (Love)" with other expelled students Milica Majstorović and Antonija Besednik.

Performances on Operacija trijumf

During the Operacija trijumf, Sonja Bakić performed the following songs:

• Anastacia — "Left Outside Alone" with Anastacia herself (Gala 1)
• U2/Indexi — "One"/"Ti si mi bila u svemu naj,naj" with the student Ivana Nikodijević (Gala 2)
• Magazin — "Ginem" with Magazin (Gala 3)
• OneRepublic — "Apologize" with the student Vukašin Brajić (Gala 4)
• Negative — "Zbunjena" (Gala 5)
• En Vogue — "Free Your Mind" with the student Mirjana Kostić (Gala 6)
• Kaliopi — "Rođeni" with Kaliopi (Gala 7)
• Colonia — "Plamen od ljubavi" with Colonia (Gala 8)
• Jadranka Stojaković — "Sve smo mogli mi" (Gala 9)
• Jelena Rozga — "Ožiljak" (Gala 10)
• Pink — "So What" (Gala 10) with the students Nina Petković and Ana Bebić
• Grace Jones — "La Vie en Rose" (Gala 11)
• Queen — "We Will Rock You"/"We Are the Champions" with the students Vukašin Brajić, Nikola Sarić , Danijel Pavlović and Ana Bebić (Gala 11)
• Jamelia — "Beware of the Dog" (Gala 12)
• Negative — "Svet tuge" with the student Vukašin Brajić (Gala 12)
• Junior Jack — "Stupidisco" with Junior Jack (Gala 12)
• Rihanna/Soft Cell/Rihanna — "SOS"/"Tainted Love"/"Disturbia" with the students Nina Petković and Ana Bebić (Gala 12)
• En Vouge — "Don't Let Go (Love)" with the expelled students Milica Majstorović and Antonija Besednik (Semifinal, revival performance)

[edit] Solo career

Sonja's first solo performance after Operacija Trijumf was on the stage of Sava Centar in Belgrade, where she took part in Beovizija 2009, the national preselection for Serbia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009.^[3] She performed Ništa Novo, written by Mirko and Snežana Vukomanović. However, her song received 0 points from the jury, and only one point from the audience, and Bakić placed last.^[4] The song became her first single. Since then, she recorded Kiša, a duet with Nina Petković, written by Bojan Momčilović and Zoran Radonjić. Sonja is now working on her debut album with her band Chicks&Freaks^[5] The first single off the album will be Želim da...^[6]. Authors of the song are Sonja herself and Siniša Grozdek, the lead guitarist of Chicks&Freaks. As of September 2009, she is currently touring across Serbia, performing in various clubs ^[6].

[edit] Biography

After completing high school in Sombor, Sonja tried getting into the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, aiming to become a movie director, but ends up studying Japanese language and literature. After two years, she decided to return to Sombor to pursue her musical career. Her band Chicks & Freaks was then formed. She also started studying English language and literature in Novi Sad, but after two years ends her studies to participate in Operacija Trijumf and eventually become famous^[1].

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• 2009: Upcoming compilation of the Operacija trijumf contestants
• TBD: Upcoming debut album

[edit] Singles

• 2009: "Ništa novo"
• 2009: "Kiša"(feat Nina Petkovic)
• TBD: "Želim da..."

[edit] Television appearances

• 3K-Dur
• Neon City
• Operacija trijumf

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Official Forum - Discussion, News, Pictures, Videos about Sonja Bakić
• Official Youtube channel