Stoja

**Stojanka Novaković** (; born 4 Juin 1972), kent by her stage name **Stoja** (Стоја), is a Serbie pop-fowk sangster.

She released her first album, *[[Kako je meni sada]]*, throu Lazarević Productions in 1998. Efter, she chuise tae release her albums throu the record label Grand Production, awned bi Bosnie sangster Lepa Brena, an athin a short time Stoja became ane o the maist popular an respectit sangsters in the Balkans. She is currently signed tae BN Music.

"Ćiki, ćiki", "Samo idi" an "Umri" is amang her major hits.

## Personal an early life
Novaković wis born in the veelage o Perlez, in the Zrenjanin municipality in northren Serbie. Her faither wis born in Pukiš, in the Lopare municipality in northeastren Bosnie an Herzegovinae. Awtho some media ootlets hae wrangly citit Bosnie an Herzegovinae as her birth place, she clarifee'd her oreegin on the TV Show "Ništa lično" on BN Televizija. She wis raised in Perlez, whaur she bidit till the age o 25. She is said tae hae received her wancommon an strang vyce frae her faither, Milan. Syne 2007, she haes livit in Belgrade.

On 4 October 2011, Stoja foond her mither Katica, wha haed hert problems an diabetes, deid in bed efter findin it strange that her mither hadna emergit frae her bedroom an gaun tae check on her.

She survivit a caur accident on 28 Mey 2012, whan her caur wis totaled efter bein hit by a larrie. She escapit wi anerly a minor skaith on her foreheid.

Stoja haes said that her favorite sangster is Šemsa Suljaković an she haes afttimes covered Suljaković's sangs at concerts an televeesion appearances, an wis even interviewed wi her in Juin 2012.

Stoja haes a son an twa grandchilder.

## Career
As a teenager in the 1980s, she begoud singin as an amateur for aboot a decade afore gettin a record deal wi the label Lazarević Produktion an releasin her debut studio album, *[[Kako je meni sada]]* (*Wha It's Like For Me Nou*), in 1998 at the age o 26. That first album became a big success. She signed wi the label Grand Production, whilk is awned bi Lepa Brena, an released her sophomore album, *[[Ćiki, ćiki]]* in 1999. The album featured multiple hit sangs, wi the biggest bein "Ćiki, ćiki".

Ower the follaein decade her success anerly grew wi the studio albums *[[Samo (album)|Samo]]* (*Only*, 2000), *[[Evropa (album)|Evropa]]* (*Europe*, 2001), *[[Zakletva (album)|Zakletva]]* (*Oath*, 2003), *[[Starija]]* (*Older Woman*, 2004), *[[Metak]]* (*Bullet*, 2006), *[[Do gole kože]]* (*To the Bare Skin*, 2008) an *[[Naj, naj]]* (*Best, Best*, 2009).

She haes wirkit wi her langtime friend an sangwriter Stevan Simeunović on amaist aw o her sangs syne the beginnin o her career.

The sang "Revolucija" (*Revolution*) an it's muisic video wur baith released in October 2010. The video caused some stir in the media acause it featured Stoja bathin a bathtub full o peppers.

Her tent studio album entitled *[[Nije da nije]]* (*It's Not That It's Not*) wis released on 6 Mey 2013 bi the Bosnie-based label BN Music, merkin the first time in 15 years that Stoja haes released an album wi a production company ither than Grand Production.

## Discografie
;Studio albums
**[[Kako je meni sada]]* (1998)
**[[Ćiki, ćiki]]* (1999)
**[[Samo (album)|Samo]]* (2000)
**[[Evropa (Stoja album)|Evropa]]* (2001)
**[[Zakletva (album)|Zakletva]]* (2003)
**[[Starija]]* (2004)
**[[Metak]]* (2006)
**[[Do gole kože]]* (2008)
**[[Naj, naj]]* (2009)
**[[Nije da nije]]* (2013)

;Nan-album singles
**Kakva sam, takva sam* (16 March 2010, featured on *Nije da nije*)
**Živi i uživaj* (21 June 2010) wi Ivan Plavšić an Ivan Gavrilović
**Revolucija* (October 2010)
**Polako* (9 May 2011)
**Idi gde ti volja* (9 May 2011)
**Šuki* (17 Januar 2012, featured on *Nije da nije*)
**Sad ja tebe neću* (28 Apryle 2012, featured on *Nije da nije*)
**Pare, pare* (13 October 2012, featured on *Nije da nije*)

;As featured airtist
**Što me tražiš sada* (*Why Are You Looking For Me Now?*, 1998) wi Dragan Kojić
**Tika tak* (*Tick Tock*, 2003) wi Sejo Kalač
**Zašto sam ti verovao* (*Why Did I Believe You?*, 2003) wi Đani
**Ej, od kad sam se rodila* (*Every Since I Was Born*, 2006) wi Južni Vetar (a cover of "Ej, otkad sam se rodio" by Sinan Sakić)
**Osveta* (*Revenge*, 2007) with Južni Vetar
**Ja te Mićo ne volim* (*I Do Not Love You, Mićo*, 2007) wi Valentino
**Aha* (2010) wi Ivan Zak
**Bože, čuvaj je* (*God, Take Care of Her*, 2010) wi Božo Vorotović

## Videografie
**Starija* (2004)
**Metak* (2006)
**Ja te Mićo ne volim* (2008)
**Do gole kože* (2008)
**Kučka* (2008)
**Pogrešna* (2009)
**Da li si za sex?* (2009)
**Kakva sam, takva sam* (2010)
**Živi i uživaj* (2010)
**Revolucija* (2010)
**Pare, pare* (2012)

## References

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## Freemit airtins
*Offeecial stoja steid 
*Offeecial Facebook Profile
*Stoja Leerics
*Stoja Gallery