Goca Tržan
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Gordana Marinković née Tržan, known as Goca Tržan (Гоца Тржан, gɔ̌ːtsa tr̩̂ʒan) is a popular Serbian singer. She was born on July 8, 1974, in Belgrade
, Yugoslavia
(now Serbia
). She was raised in the Novi Beograd
municipality, and lived there until her 18th birthday.
singer Toše Proeski
to record the track 1,200 milja which became an instant hit in the Serbian language. On the actual Želim da se promenim album, the track appears twice; it is also the final track in which the duo perform the song in the Macedonian language
(1,200 mili).
Tržan famously held a concert to which one fanatic male admirer purchased every ticket making him the only spectator; this was something unknown to her until she arrived on stage somewhat curious as to why the arena was (virtually) empty.
She is also a singer of the Serbian pop group Tap 011
.
. She has a younger brother, Andrej, born in 1977.
On 27 January 2007, Tržan married Ivan Marinković. Upon marriage, she took the name Marinković, but continues to perform under her former name in relation to her music. On May 23, 2007 she gave birth to a baby girl Lena. Goca divorced from her husband in 2011.
She loves long walks, fishing, animals, extreme sports.
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
(now Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
). She was raised in the Novi Beograd
Novi Beograd
Novi Beograd or New Belgrade is the most populous municipality that constitutes the City of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. It is a planned city, built in 1947 on the left bank of the Sava river which was previously an uninhabited area, opposite of the old Belgrade...
municipality, and lived there until her 18th birthday.
Musical background
Her music is typically pop with some Balkan ethnological influences. In 2001, she collabrated with the famous MacedonianMacedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
singer Toše Proeski
Toše Proeski
Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
to record the track 1,200 milja which became an instant hit in the Serbian language. On the actual Želim da se promenim album, the track appears twice; it is also the final track in which the duo perform the song in the Macedonian language
Macedonian language
Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...
(1,200 mili).
Tržan famously held a concert to which one fanatic male admirer purchased every ticket making him the only spectator; this was something unknown to her until she arrived on stage somewhat curious as to why the arena was (virtually) empty.
She is also a singer of the Serbian pop group Tap 011
Tap 011
Tap 011 is a popular Serbian pop group, active in the period 1994-2002 and again from 2011. Tap 011 predecessor was a rap group Tapiri consisting of Milan Bojanic, Djordje Pajovic - Djole, Petar Stupar-Pera and some members of the variable...
.
Family life
She was the first child of parents Rosa and Anton. Her father is from SloveniaSlovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
. She has a younger brother, Andrej, born in 1977.
On 27 January 2007, Tržan married Ivan Marinković. Upon marriage, she took the name Marinković, but continues to perform under her former name in relation to her music. On May 23, 2007 she gave birth to a baby girl Lena. Goca divorced from her husband in 2011.
She loves long walks, fishing, animals, extreme sports.
Discography
- U niskom letu - 1999
- Želim da se promenim - 2001
- Peta strana sveta - 2002
- Otrov u čaj - 2004
- Plavi ram - 2008
- Singles:
- Krug - 1999
- Znam ja da si tu - Budva 2005
- Slobodna - Ohrid 2005
- Hormoni - Radijski festival 2005
- Hotel - Radijski festival 2006
- K'o Ljudi (duet with Al' DinoAl' DinoAldin Kurić, known as Al'Dino is a famous Bosnian singer, songwriter and composer.-Biography:Aldin "Al'Dino" Kurić was born in Jajce 21.03.1970. where he enrolled in elementary music school, Department of harmonics, simultaneously playing the piano and guitar. To this day he remains a...
) - Radijski festival 2007 - Sanker - Budva 2010
- Pisi Propalo - Radijski festival 2010
External links & Sources
- Goca Tržan Official Site (in SerbianSerbian languageSerbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
)