Biography
Who is Indira Radić?
Early life and real name
Indira Radić was born Indira Subotić in the village of Dragalovci near Doboj on June 14, 1966. Her father worked as a chauffeur and was active in the local branch of the Communist party, choosing her name after the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Her mother managed the household duties during her upbringing in Bosnia.
After finishing primary school in Stanari, she attended a medical high school in Doboj because the nearest musical school was located far away in Banja Luka. Following her graduation, she worked as a nurse at the University Hospital in Zagreb for three years.
Career beginnings
In the early 1990s, she prepared for an amateur singer contest in Sarajevo, which was ultimately canceled due to the start of the Bosnian War. She then contacted the record label Diskos and recorded her first album, Nagrada i kazna, with the band Južni Vetar in 1992. After this release, she moved to Belgrade with her family to further develop her music career.
She recorded two additional albums with Južni Vetar titled Zbog tebe in 1993 and Ugasi me in 1994. In 1995, she released her first self-titled solo album through PGP-RTS, which featured the track "Srpkinja je mene majka rodila".
Rise to fame and major albums
In 1996, Indira joined Saša Popović and his ZaM production team, releasing the album Krug. This was followed by Izdajnik in 1997 and the award-winning album Voliš li me ti in 1998, which led to numerous successful tours and performances. She continued her work with Grand Production in 2000 by releasing Milenijum and later Gde ćemo večeras in 2001.
A major milestone occurred when she recorded the duet "Lopov" with Alen Islamović for her 2002 album Pocrnela burma. In 2003, she released the highly successful album Zmaj, which received multiple awards including Album of the Year and Top-selling Album. Her songs from this project were translated into several languages across Europe.
Tours and later releases
Following her widespread regional success, Indira held a large concert at the Sports Hall in Belgrade on April 27, 2004, and started on a major Balkan tour. She received an award in Bulgaria in 2005 as the most popular and best singer in the Balkans. She released Ljubav kad prestane in 2005 and Lepo se provedi in 2007.
Her 2008 album Heroji featured a controversial music video for the single "Pije mi se" and included a duet with Ksenija Pajčin. She later released the album Istok, sever, jug i zapad in December 2011, which included seventeen new tracks such as the French duet "Marija" recorded with Stanko Marinković.
Birthday and age
Indira Radić was born on June 14, 1966, which makes Indira 60 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Indira shares the date with 46 other famous people.
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