Zvezde Granda
Encyclopedia
Zvezde Granda is a televised singing contest in Serbia
organized by the Grand Production
record label. It is broadcast live on commercial television throughout the Balkans
.
Airing on Pink TV
in Serbia, as well as its subsidiaries Pink M
and Pink BH
in Montenegro
and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the competition has so far been held in five seasons - 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 with the sixth season currently in progress. Musical numbers performed by the contestants usually fall in the folk
, pop-folk
and turbo-folk
genres, although since the 2007 season there has been a significant increase of straight pop
elements.
Similar to the Idol
series, over the course of a season, Zvezde Granda comes up with the winner who's voted on by the TV
Those picked at the auditions get a chance to showcase their skills on televised broadcasts over the next few months. Eventually, there are 6-7 finalists left (mostly three guys and three girls), who compete in the final night, when one, Grand Star, is chosen. This act is, however, purely symbolical - being the chosen Grand Star does not guarantee success. The only reward for other finalists is one or two songs on Zvezde Granda compilation album. After that, they are pretty much left on their own, to find the way to viewer's hearts and make an album.
Bane Mojićević won the competition, yet, his colleaagues Tanja Savić, Slavica Ćukteraš and Darko Filipović gained much more popularity. The three of them had their first albums come out almost immediately after the finals. Over the next few years, Tanja Savić and Slavica Ćukteraš have become established folk music stars in Serbia and other part of the Balkans.
The winner of the second season of Zvezde Granda was Milica Todorović. This generation of Grand Stars was arguably less successful than the first one, so by 2009. only Jadranka and Milica had their contracts with Grand renewed. Both released their first albums this year, named "Krv sam tvoja" and "Pamtim ja", respectively.
reality show, this season garnered enormous viewership.
The finalists were:
The Grand Star was revealed on the 15th of September at Tašmajdan Stadium
. This time the winner Dušan Svilar was somebody with totally different approach to "Grand music". His victory caught many people by surprise, since he was first pop singer in this mainly folk music competition. Dušan was only 17 when he won. Although Dusan won, his colleagues Milan Stankovic
and Radmila Manojlovic received much more fame.
The finalists were:
The Grand Star was revealed on the 20. June at Belgrade Arena
in front of 20,000 people. Darko Lazic received great fame with his colleagues Milan Topalovic and Slobodan Vasic.
Zvezde Granda 2010-2011
TOP 8
The Grand Star was revealed on the 18. June at Belgrade Arena
. Live broadcast of the concert was on RTV Pink
. Stefan Petrušić won 214,000 SMS votes, while runner-up Ivana Pavkovic won 183,000 votes. Sasa Popovic stated in his show Narod Pita that Ivana would have won but more girls watch and they send votes for boys not girls. The winner will receive a luxury apartment in Belgrade, record albums and tour in Serbia
and abroad. The second place winner will receive a new car and tour with the winner. Great spectacle which was prepared by grand productions, performances and special guests were: Milan Topalovic, Darko Lazic
, Dusan Svilar, Milica Todorovic, Milan Dincic
, Branislav Mojićević, who marked in previous years the competition.
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...
organized by the Grand Production
Grand Production
Grand Production is a Serbian record label and production company. Registered as a limited liability company, it is owned and operated by Saša Popović...
record label. It is broadcast live on commercial television throughout the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
.
Airing on Pink TV
RTV Pink
RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...
in Serbia, as well as its subsidiaries Pink M
Pink M
Pink M is a television station in Montenegro with a signal and broadcast licence that covers its entire territory.Founded by Serbian network RTV Pink, Pink M operates as its Montenegrin subsidiary....
and Pink BH
Pink BH
Pink BH is a regional television station in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is a member of the Pink Media Group which also owns sister television stations in Serbia and Montenegro . Pink BH's main headquarters is in Sarajevo....
in Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
and Bosnia-Herzegovina, the competition has so far been held in five seasons - 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2011 with the sixth season currently in progress. Musical numbers performed by the contestants usually fall in the folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
, pop-folk
Pop-folk
Pop-folk is the umbrella term for the popular musical genres originating in the Balkans and Eastern Europe that are characteristic by the fusion of commercial folk music and "nightclub" music. The term is used alternatively for Turbo-folk and Chalga and is mostly used in Bulgaria...
and turbo-folk
Turbo-folk
Turbo-folk is a popular musical sub-genre that originated in Serbia, the Balkans. Having mainstream popularity in Serbia, although closely associated with Serbian performers, its sound is as popular in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Montenegro...
genres, although since the 2007 season there has been a significant increase of straight pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
elements.
Similar to the Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
series, over the course of a season, Zvezde Granda comes up with the winner who's voted on by the TV
Concept
The show starts with a jury consisting of folk music stars and show's producers, led by the owner of Grand Production, Saša Popović, picking out the contestants in the auditions throughout Serbia.Those picked at the auditions get a chance to showcase their skills on televised broadcasts over the next few months. Eventually, there are 6-7 finalists left (mostly three guys and three girls), who compete in the final night, when one, Grand Star, is chosen. This act is, however, purely symbolical - being the chosen Grand Star does not guarantee success. The only reward for other finalists is one or two songs on Zvezde Granda compilation album. After that, they are pretty much left on their own, to find the way to viewer's hearts and make an album.
Zvezde Granda 2004
| Contestant | From | Position reached |
|---|---|---|
| Branislav Mojicevic | Čačak Cacak Čačak is a city in central Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Moravica District of Serbia. Čačak is also the main industrial, cultural and sport center of the district... |
Winner |
| Stevan Andjelkovic | Leskovac Leskovac Leskovac is a city and municipality in southern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Jablanica District of Serbia... |
Second place |
| Tanja Savic Tanja Savic Tanja Savić is a Serbian pop-folk singer. She became famous after competing on a first season of the Zvezde Granda television singing contest and making it into the final six.... |
Smederevo Smederevo Smederevo is a city and municipality in Serbia, on the right bank of the Danube, about 40 km downstream of the capital Belgrade. According to official results of the 2011 census, the city has a population of 107,528... |
Third place |
| Darko Filipovic Darko Filipovic Darko Filipović is a popular Serbian turbo-folk singer born in Leskovac, south Serbia, who became famous after he becoming a finalist in Zvezde Granda 2004. Darko is born 1981.02.21 in Leskovac, Serbia, and lived there until 2003, after that he moved to Belgrade... |
Leskovac Leskovac Leskovac is a city and municipality in southern Serbia. It is the administrative center of the Jablanica District of Serbia... |
Fourth place |
| Nemanja Nikolic Nemanja Nikolic Nemanja Nikolić may refer to:* Nemanja Nikolić , Serbian footballer* Nemanja Nikolić , Montenegrin international footballer* Nemanja Nikolić , Serbian singer... |
Nišava District Nišava District The Nišava District expands in the south-eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 373,404... |
Fifth place |
| Slavica Cukteras Slavica Cukteraš Slavica Ćukteraš is a Serbian pop-folk singer. She became famous after competing in the first season of the Zvezde Granda television singing contest and making it into the final six.-Discography:*Nema pravila *Ćiribu, ćiriba *Exclusiva *Nevreme... |
Šabac Šabac Šabac is a city and municipality in western Serbia, along the Sava river, in the historic region of Mačva. It is the administrative center of the Mačva District. The city has a population of 52,822 , while population of the municipality is 115,347... |
Sixth place |
Bane Mojićević won the competition, yet, his colleaagues Tanja Savić, Slavica Ćukteraš and Darko Filipović gained much more popularity. The three of them had their first albums come out almost immediately after the finals. Over the next few years, Tanja Savić and Slavica Ćukteraš have become established folk music stars in Serbia and other part of the Balkans.
Zvezde Granda 2005
- Nenad Jovanović -6th Place
- Jovana Pajić -5th Place
- Saša Jovanović -4th Place
- Jadranka Barjaktarović - 3rd Place
- Aca Ranđelović -2nd Place
- Milica Todorović Winner
The winner of the second season of Zvezde Granda was Milica Todorović. This generation of Grand Stars was arguably less successful than the first one, so by 2009. only Jadranka and Milica had their contracts with Grand renewed. Both released their first albums this year, named "Krv sam tvoja" and "Pamtim ja", respectively.
Zvezde Granda 2007
The third season started during Spring 2007. Presented by Ena Popov and Marko Miljkovic, both of whom rose to prominence on Veliki bratVeliki brat
Veliki brat is a reality show shot and produced in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a local franchised version of the Big Brother reality series, which mostly includes contestants from Serbia along with some from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, and Montenegro.Produced by Emotion media company, the first...
reality show, this season garnered enormous viewership.
The finalists were:
- Silvija NedeljkovićSilvija NedeljkovicSilvija Nedeljković is a contestant on the second season of Serbian Idol and on the third season of Zvezde Granda.-Idol:...
- 7th Place - Slobodan Batjarević - 6th Place
- Nemanja Stevanović- 5th Place
- Milan StankovićMilan Stanković-Biography :Milan started his career taking part in musical contest Zvezde Granda, where he became a favorite of the audience . He entered the super-final and attracted significant media attention. In the same year, his singles appear on the compilation disks "Zvezde Granda"...
- 4th Place - Milan Dinčić-Dinča - 3rd Place
- Radmila ManojlovićRadmila ManojlovicRadmila Manojlović is a Serbian pop-folk singer. Growing up in the village of Četereže, she started singing in clubs and at weddings all over Serbia as soon as she finished her primary school education...
- 2nd Place - Dušan Svilar- Winner
The Grand Star was revealed on the 15th of September at Tašmajdan Stadium
Tašmajdan Sports Centre
Tašmajdan Sports and Recreation Center is a sporting and recreational complex situated in the city of Belgrade, Serbia, which was founded by the Assembly of the City of Belgrade in 1958. In recent years, the stadium has shown very visible signs of aging. This led to many public personalities in...
. This time the winner Dušan Svilar was somebody with totally different approach to "Grand music". His victory caught many people by surprise, since he was first pop singer in this mainly folk music competition. Dušan was only 17 when he won. Although Dusan won, his colleagues Milan Stankovic
Milan Stanković
-Biography :Milan started his career taking part in musical contest Zvezde Granda, where he became a favorite of the audience . He entered the super-final and attracted significant media attention. In the same year, his singles appear on the compilation disks "Zvezde Granda"...
and Radmila Manojlovic received much more fame.
Zvezde Granda 2008-2009
The show's fourth season started on September 20, 2008, featuring 37 contestants. It was presented by previous year's contestants Silvija Nedeljković and Nemanja Stevanović.The finalists were:
- Jelena Kostov
- Saša Kapor
- Jovan Stefanović
- Svetlana TanasićSvetlana TanasićSvetlana Tanasić , born on September 16, is a Serbian singer who had years of experience in singing at private parties and celebrations before gathering the courage to apply for the auditions for Zvezde Granda 2008/2009 singing contest...
- Slobodan Vasić - 3rd place
- Milan Topalović -2nd place
- Darko LazićDarko LazićDarko Lazić is a popular Serbian singer and was born in Brestač a town in Serbia. He was the winner of the recent popular music show Zvezde Granda season 4 in 2009...
- Winner
The Grand Star was revealed on the 20. June at Belgrade Arena
Belgrade Arena
The Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs. With a total space that covers 48,000 square metres, and an official total capacity of 19,982 seats , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in...
in front of 20,000 people. Darko Lazic received great fame with his colleagues Milan Topalovic and Slobodan Vasic.
Zvezde Granda 2010-2011Zvezde Granda 2010-2011- Baraz :Twelve male and ten female contestants who participated in Zvezde Granda 2008-2009 and didn't get to the end, had another opportunity to compete in Zvezde Granda 2010-2011 but only two males and two females could join fifty new contestants...
TOP 8
- Stefan Petrušić from Smederevska PalankaSmederevska PalankaSmederevska Palanka is a town and municipality located in Central Serbia. According to the preliminary results of the 2011 census, the municipality had a total population of 50,078, while the town proper has 23,152 inhabitants.-Geography:Smederevska Palanka lies in Pan-European Corridor X , just...
- 1st Winner - Ivana Pavković - 2nd place
- Milan Mitrović - 3rd place
- Mišel Gvozdenović 4th place
- Mirjana Mirković 5th place
- Dragi Domić 6th place
- Andrija Marković 7th place
- Bojana Šarović 8th place
The Grand Star was revealed on the 18. June at Belgrade Arena
Belgrade Arena
The Belgrade Arena is an indoor arena located in Novi Beograd, Belgrade. It is designed as a universal hall for sport, cultural events and other programs. With a total space that covers 48,000 square metres, and an official total capacity of 19,982 seats , it is one of the largest indoor arenas in...
. Live broadcast of the concert was on RTV Pink
RTV Pink
RTV Pink or Radio-Television Pink is a popular, privately-owned, national TV network in Serbia. Pink is the leading commercial station in the Serbian television broadcast market. TV Pink has gained a strong reputation for its entertainment programming...
. Stefan Petrušić won 214,000 SMS votes, while runner-up Ivana Pavkovic won 183,000 votes. Sasa Popovic stated in his show Narod Pita that Ivana would have won but more girls watch and they send votes for boys not girls. The winner will receive a luxury apartment in Belgrade, record albums and tour in 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...
and abroad. The second place winner will receive a new car and tour with the winner. Great spectacle which was prepared by grand productions, performances and special guests were: Milan Topalovic, Darko Lazic
Darko Lazić
Darko Lazić is a popular Serbian singer and was born in Brestač a town in Serbia. He was the winner of the recent popular music show Zvezde Granda season 4 in 2009...
, Dusan Svilar, Milica Todorovic, Milan Dincic
Milan Dincic
Milan Dinčić is a Serbian singer. He was discovered on the Pink show, Zvezde Granda where was awarded third place in 2007. His hit songs include Bubo, Bubice and Digni Me Pao Sam....
, Branislav Mojićević, who marked in previous years the competition.