Madita
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Edita Malovčić better known as Madita, is an Austrian singer and actress. Her mother is Serbian
and her father is Bosniak.
and took private acting-lessons. In 1999 she acted in the Austrian film Nordrand, which won many prizes. The film's subject was the Bosnian War
. After her first success she played in many films, such as "Berlin Is In Germany" (2001), "Kaltfront" (2003), "Zelary" (2003) and "Vier Minuten" (2006). And she also played characters in TV series "SOKO Kitzbühel", "Inspector Rex" and "Medicopter 117".
and their album Gran Riserva. Her first solo album Madita was released in 2005. In December 2005 the album was also released on the iTunes Music Store, where she reached the top 3 of the "Electronic Album Chart". Months later she also reached many charts in other countries. Her biggest "download success" was reaching number 1 in the UK World Music iTunes chart. In 2007, the song "Ceylon" from this album was featured on an episode of Damages
.
In 2008 she released her second album Too in Austria. In the US the album was released on March 28, 2008, it is also available on the iTunes Music Store.
TV series
Other releases:
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
and her father is Bosniak.
Acting career
She studied musicologyMusicology
Musicology is the scholarly study of music. The word is used in narrow, broad and intermediate senses. In the narrow sense, musicology is confined to the music history of Western culture...
and took private acting-lessons. In 1999 she acted in the Austrian film Nordrand, which won many prizes. The film's subject was the Bosnian War
Bosnian War
The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
. After her first success she played in many films, such as "Berlin Is In Germany" (2001), "Kaltfront" (2003), "Zelary" (2003) and "Vier Minuten" (2006). And she also played characters in TV series "SOKO Kitzbühel", "Inspector Rex" and "Medicopter 117".
Music career
The first time she acted as a singer was in 2002, when she sang for the duo dZihan & KamienDZihan & Kamien
dZihan & Kamien are a downtempo house and acid jazz music duo based in Vienna, Austria. Their sound has been described as having "jazzy texture, trip-hop rhythms and Eastern ambience." Their first production single, Der Bauch, released in 1996 under the name MC Sultan, was popular in European...
and their album Gran Riserva. Her first solo album Madita was released in 2005. In December 2005 the album was also released on the iTunes Music Store, where she reached the top 3 of the "Electronic Album Chart". Months later she also reached many charts in other countries. Her biggest "download success" was reaching number 1 in the UK World Music iTunes chart. In 2007, the song "Ceylon" from this album was featured on an episode of Damages
Damages (TV series)
Damages is an American television drama series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler . It is broadcast in the United States on the DirecTV channel Audience Network after originally airing on FX and is produced by the creators' own...
.
In 2008 she released her second album Too in Austria. In the US the album was released on March 28, 2008, it is also available on the iTunes Music Store.
Filmography
- 1999: Nordrand - Tamara
- 2000: Mysteries of Disco
- 2000: Der Briefbomber (TV)
- 2001: Berlin Is in Germany - Ludmila
- 2003: Kaltfront - Sandra (Hauptrolle), "Zelary" - Marie Gorcíková
- 2005: Nur für Mozart
- 2006: Vier Minuten
- 2008: Der Knochenmann
- 2009: ZweiohrkükenZweiohrkükenZweiohrküken is a 2009 German romantic comedy film, written, produced and directed by Til Schweiger...
TV series
- 2000: "Medicopter 117", "Kommissar Rex", "Julia, eine ungewöhnliche Frau", "Der Briefbomber"
- 2001: "Der Ermittler", "Medicopter 117", "SOKO KitzbühelSOKO KitzbühelSOKO Kitzbühel is an Austrian television series....
", "Kommissar Rex" - 2002: "Inspektor Rolle", "Kommissar RexKommissar RexKommissar Rex is a popular Austrian-made police television drama, aired from 1994 to 2004. In 2007 a new series was released , under Austrian-Italian production. From February 18, 2008, the 12th season was shot in Rome...
", "Medicopter 117" - 2004: "Ein Starkes Team - Zahn der Zeit", "Ein Starkes Team - Sippenhaft"
- 2005: "Tatort - Schneetreiben", "Ein Starkes Team - Zahn um Zahn"
- 2006: "Zodiak"
- 2007: "Tatort - Der Finger"
Albums
- 2005: Madita
- 2008: Too
- 2010: Pacemaker
Other releases:
- 2002: Gran Riserva by dZihan & KamienDZihan & KamiendZihan & Kamien are a downtempo house and acid jazz music duo based in Vienna, Austria. Their sound has been described as having "jazzy texture, trip-hop rhythms and Eastern ambience." Their first production single, Der Bauch, released in 1996 under the name MC Sultan, was popular in European...
, Couch Records - 2006: Too soon by "Coup DeBam", Couch Records
- 2008: DBN Asteroidz feat. Madita