Emina Jahović

Emina Jahović Sandal (born 15 January 1982) is a well-known Serbian-Turkish  Milliyet (November 2012) singer-songwriter, model, and actress.

She is of Bosniak origin and is married to Mustafa Sandal, the leading Turkish pop star.

Biography
Emina grew up in a Bosnian Muslim family in Novi Pazar, Serbia. Her brother is Mirsad Türkcan, the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA. She majored in Management at Braća Karić University in Belgrade.

She is 5'10" (178 cm) tall and is an official face of the Macedonian fashion label "Kara". She is quite popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia and all around Eastern Europe. Emina is also known in Iran for her role in "Omre Gole Laleh" and is widely-recognized amongst the diaspora communities of the Former Yugoslavia in the United States.

Her sister-in-law is Dina Džanković, the last beauty queen to have the title of Miss Serbia and Montenegro.

She has two sons, Yaman (b. 2008) and Yavuz (2012).

Career
In 2000, she won the youth festival Zlatna staza with the song "Samo ti, moja muziko". Her debut album "Tačka" was released in 2001 by Dino Merlin, the world-wide known artist.

In 2002, she participated in BH Eurosong with the song "U, la-la" and received an award at the Radio Festival in Sarajevo.

In 2003, she participated in the Sunčane Skale festival and won the third place with her song "Uzalud se budim". That made her one of the most popular artists in the former Yugoslav republics.

In 2005, she released her second album called "Radije ranije" through "City Records". In the 2005 Budvanski Festival she won the award for the best songwriter.

In 2008, Emina released her maxi single in English called "Exhale" in NYC. This album is produced by Bojan Dugić, the GRAMMY Awards voting member. Emina's 2008 video clip of "Još ti se nadam" is one of the most expensive music videos in Serbian music history.

In 2009, Emina Jahović's third studio album entitled "Vila" was released through PGP RTS.

In 2010, she was nominated to represent Serbia at the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ti kvariigro" that is composed by Goran Bregović for her.

She also performed in the 2013 Dosso Dossi Fashion Show on January 9, 2013 while Adriana Lima was on the runway.Magazin Haberleri - Son Dakika Magazin Haberi | HT Magazin

Emina Jahović Sandal is known for resemblance to the Spanish actress Penélope Cruz.http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2795/99809888.jpg 

Discography
Albums
 Tačka (2002)
 Radije ranije (2005)
 Exhale (2008)
 Vila (2009)

Singles
 Tačka (2002)
 Osmi dan (2002)
 Uzalud se budim (2003)
 Tvoja greška (2005)
 Dal' ona zna (2006)
 Nije vise tvoja stvar (2006)
 Pola ostrog noza (2006)
 Cool žena (2007)
 Exhale (2008)
 Još ti se nadam ft. Saša Kovačević(2009)
 Pile moje (2009)
 Med ft. Dino Merlin (2009)
 Ti kvariigro (2010)
 Gospodine ft. Nataša Bekvalac (2011)
 Posle mene (2011)
 Beograd priča feat. Dženan Lončarević (2012)
 Da mogu (2012)
 Kimse Yok Mu? (2012)

 International music charts 
YearSongRankingAlbum                2002 "Tačka" 5 4 — — — — — — — — — — 5 — Tačka  "U, la-la" 7 3 — — — — — — — — — — 7 — BH Eurosong 2005 "Dal' ona zna" 1 1 — 5 3 — — 4 3 2 2 1 1 56 Radije ranije 2009"Med" 2 1 — — 3 — — 5 7 4 5 2 1 71Vila"Još ti se nadam" 1 1 — — — — — 5 13 9 11 1 1 43"Vila" 7 10 — — — — — — — — — 7 6 —"Pile moje" 1 1 — 3 2 — — 5 5 4 2 1 1 84 2010"Ti kvariigro" 2 1 — — — — — — — — — 3 3 —Eurosong 2011"Gospodine" 1 1 — — — — — — — 2 2 1 1 —Gospodine 2012"Kimse Yok Mu?" — — — — 1 — 1 — — — — — — —Kimse Yok Mu?

 Filmography 

 Country Year Title Role Notes Television  2010-2011 Lale Devri Lale Taşkıran Ilgaz Leading role (Show TV, FOX)  2013-2014 ტიტების დრო ლალე ტაშკირან ილგაზი წამყვანი როლი (რუსთავი 2)  2011-2012 Polje lala Lala Taškran Ilgaž † Leading role (RTV Pink)  2012 Omre Gole Laleh Laleh Tashkyran Aylgas Leading role

References

 Other websites 


  TTNET Müzik Emina Jahović Page 
  TTNET Müzik Emina Sandal Page 


 Emina Jahović  at MTV
 Emina Jahović on iTunes
 Emina Sandal on iTunes

 Emina Jahović's Official Page @yaemina on Instagram
 Emina Jahović's Official Page on Facebook
 Emina Jahović Sandal for Today I'm Wearing at Vogue Türkiye

Category:1982 births
Category:Living people
Category:Serbian singers
Category:Turkish singers
Category:Synth-pop singers