Ceca (singer)
Serbian pop-folk singer (born 1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Svetlana Ražnatović (née Veličković; Serbian Cyrillic: Светлана Ражнатовић, née Величковић; pronounced [sʋětlana raʒnǎːtoʋit͡ɕ]; born 14 June 1973), better known as Ceca (Serbian Cyrillic: Цеца, pronounced [t͡sěːt͡sa]), is a Serbian singer. Born in Prokuplje and raised in Žitorađa, she made her recording debut in 1988 and has collectively released sixteen studio albums.
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Birth name | Svetlana Veličković |
Born | (1973-06-14) June 14, 1973 (age 50) Prokuplje, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia |
Genres | Pop-folk |
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Instrument(s) | Vocals |
Years active | 1988–present |
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Dubbed the "Serbian Mother" (Srpska majka), she is recognized as one of the commercially most successful Serbian artists of all time with collective sales of seven million records.[1][2][3] Furthermore, with 150,000 attendees, her 2013 concert in Ušće, Belgrade was one of the highest-attended concerts in the world.[4] In 2023, Ražnatović also became the youngest recipient of the Life Achievement Award at the Serbian Folk Music Assembly.[5]
Between 1995 and 2000, Ceca was married to Željko Ražnatović 'Arkan', with whom she has two children. In 2011, Ražnatović was convicted of embezzlement and illegal firearm possession; she was fined with 1,5 million euros and to a one year in house arrest.