Jelena Karleua

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Jelena Karleua
Jelena Karleua
Jelena Karleua
Background information
Birth name Jelena Karleua
Also known as JK
Born 17 August 1978
Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Genres Pop, electropop, dance, Turbo-folk
Occupations Singer, television personality
Years active 1995present
Labels Grand Production, Heaven Music, City Records
Website
www.karleusa.com
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Jelena Karleua Toi (Serbian Cyrillic: ; born 17 August 1978), professionally known
under her maiden name Jelena Karleua and initials JK, is a Serbian pop singer, and former columnist. She rose to
fame with her debut turbo-folk album Ogledalce (1995), and has since gained popularity in all of the former
Yugoslavia. She is married to football player, Duko Toi, with whom she has two daughters.
Early and personal life
Jelena Karleua was born on 17 August 1978 to Serbian father Dragan, a senior police officer, and a of mixed
Slovene and Serbian ethnicity mother Divna. Her maternal grandfather was from Ptuj, Slovenia and her maternal
grandmother from Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She was born and raised in Fontana, Novi Beograd, Belgrade,
Yugoslavia (in modern-day Serbia), but did not finish college. In 2004, Karleua married Bojan Kari, the son of
Serbian businessman Sreten Kari. They divorced after two months.
In 2008, Karleua married Serbian football player Duko Toi. On 7 September 2008, she gave birth to their first
daughter, Atina, named after the Greek goddess Athena. Their second daughter, Nika, was born on 7 September
2009, and named after the Greek goddess of victory Nika.
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Career
She began her singing career as a turbo folk singer in the mid-90s and gained popularity with her debut album,
Ogledalce (Mirror, 1995), selling more than 10,000 copies in Serbia and Montenegro. Later, she started singing pop
music exclusively. She has since had several #1 hits, most of which were written by Marina Tucakovi. Jelena has
released nine studio albums, which charted in Serbia, Montenegro and neighboring countries such as Croatia,
Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria and Greece. Her biggest hits are: "enite se momci" (Get Married
Boys), "Ko ovu dramu reira" (Who Is Directing This Drama?), "Zovem se Jelena" (My Name is Jelena), "Gili, gili"
(Tickle, Tickle), "Ludaa" (Crazy Woman), "Nije ona, nego ja" (It's Not Her, It's Me), "Jo te volim" (I Still Love
You), "Manijak" (Maniac), "Samo za tvoje oi" (For Your Eyes Only), "Moj dragi" (My Darling), "Slatka mala"
(Sweet Little Girl), "Ide maca oko tebe" (The Kitty Walks Around You), "Nisi u pravu" (You're Wrong), "Casino",
"Tihi ubica" (Silent Killer), "Testament" (Will), "Jedna no i kajanje" (One Night and Regret), "Ba je dobro biti ja"
(It's Really Good Being Me), "Ko ti to baje" (Who Is Charming You), "Insomnia", "Mukarac koji mrzi ene" (A Man
Who Hates Women), "Nova religija" (New Religion), "Krimi rad" (Criminal Work, featuring Tea), "So" (Salt,
featuring Nesh), "Sodoma & Gomora" (Sodom and Gomorrah), "Pucaj u ljubav (Ne vredi)" (Shoot My Love (Not
Worth It)), and "Savren zloin" (Perfect Crime).
Karleua's single, "Insomnia", featuring Mirza Hamzi, was downloaded 1.5 million times from her website, just a
day after its official premiere on 30 December 2009, the final night of the reality show Big Brother. It was the
remake of the song "Dance Pe Chance" from an Indian movie Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. "Insomnia" became the third
most viewed video on YouTube, with over four million viewers for two weeks. Karleua's second single, "Mukarac
koji mrzi ene" (A Man Who Hates Women), was released on 4 January 2011. Her third single "Nova religija (Plava
eherezada)" (New Religion (Blonde Scheherazade)) was premiered on 26 June 2011. During the performance she
belly danced and painted herself in light brown color. The studio album featuring all these songs, Diva, was released
on 11 June 2012.
Ten months after the release of Diva, Karleua performed guest vocals on Ferrari, a single by Karleua's Krimi rad
collaborators Tea and Nesh.
Other activities
In 2006, Karleua launched her own fashion brand, named JK Wear.
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The collection included dresses and other
accessories. In 2010, she was guest star on the reality show Big Brother All Stars VP for two days. The same year, it
was rumoured Karleua would start her political career, as she openly supported the ideas of Zoran ini and
edomir Jovanovi.
In 2010, Karleua began writing her own column for the Serbian newspaper Kurir, in which she criticized and
mentioned Serbian celebrities such as politicians Boris Tadi, edomir Jovanovi and Ivica Dai, and singers Lepa
Brena and Svetlana Ranatovi. She stopped writing it in November 2010 as she was "afraid for her own security".
Her column drew criticism, with some people stating she was just trying to draw attention. Karleua is known for
supporting LGBT persons and has received numerous awards as a gay icon. In its November 2013 issue, W
magazine featured Karleua in an article about idols outside the USA. Jelena's PR is Zoran Birtaevi since 2007.
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Discography
Studio albums
Ogledalce (1995)
enite se momci (1996)
Vetice, vile (1997)
Jelena Karleua (1998)
Gili, gili (1999)
Ludaa (2001)
Samo za tvoje oi (2002)
Magija (2005)
JK Revolution (2008)
Diva (2012)
Compilation albums
The Diamond Collection (2009)
As featured artist
Ferrari (released 16 April 2013) with Tea & Nesh
Videography
Ogledalce (1995)
Najbolja drugarice (1995)
enite se momci (1996)
Sad smo stranci postali (1996)
Preiveu (with Dejan Milievi) (1998)
Gili gili (1999)
Ludaa (2001)
Samo za tvoje oi (2002)
Manijak (2003)
Slatka mala (2005)
Upravo ostavljena (2006)
Tihi ubica (2008)
Mani se (with Gale) (2009)
Insomnia (Dark version) (2010)
Insomnia (Light version) (2010)
Mukarac koji mrzi ene (2011)
Krimi rad (2012)
So (2012)
DVD
All about diva (2010)
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Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result
1998 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity (Banja Luka) Album of the Year "Vestice vile" Won
1999 Golden Melodies Album of the Year "Zovem se Jelena" Won
1999 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity Album of the Year "Gili, gili" Won
2000 Golden Melodies Best Female Dance Singer Won
2001 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity Best Female Dance Singer Won
2002 Golden Melodies Album of the Year "Ludaca" Won
2003 Beovizija 2003 Album of the Year "Samo za tvoje oci" Won
2004 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity Best Female Musician Won
2005 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity Album of the Year "Magija" Won
2005 Serbian Grammy's The Duet "Ne smem da se zaljubim u tebe" Won
2006 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity (Banja Luka) Best Female Singer Won
2008 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity Album of the Year "JK Revolution" Won
2009 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity (Banja Luka) Best Female Pop Singer Won
2010 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity (Banja Luka) Song of the Year "Insomnia" Nominated
2010 GayEcho Annual Gay Icon Awards 2010 Gay Icon of the Year Won
2010 Loud & Queer Annual Awards 2010 LGBT person of the Year Won
2011 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity Best Female Folk Singer Nominated
2011 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity (Banja Luka) Best Female Pop Singer Won
2012 Music Festival at Vrnjacka Banja Album of the Year "Diva" Won
References
[1] http:/ / www. karleusa. com/
External links
JK website (http:/ / karleusa. blogspot. com/ )
Official website (http:/ / www. karleusa. com/ )
Official fansite (http:/ / www. karleusa. com/ forum)
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