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{{Short description|Serbian singer (born 1959)}}
{{Short description|Serbian singer (born 1959)}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_place = [[Priboj]], [[SR Serbia]], [[SFRY|Yugoslavia]]
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| birth_name = Nada Polić
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|09|06|df=y}}
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| partner = [[Milutin Mrkonjić]] (2011-d. 2021)
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| birth_place = [[Priboj]], [[Socialist Republic of Serbia|PR Serbia]], [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
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| years_active = 1985–present
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| years_active = 1974–present
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'''Nada Polić''' ({{Lang-sh-Cyrl|Нада Полић}}; born 6 September 1959), better known as '''Ana Bekuta''' (Ана Бекута), is a [[Serbia]]n singer. She debuted in 1985 with her first album, she has a career spanning over three decades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/scena.147.html:691681-Ana-Bekuta-Sada-sam-na-vrhuncu-karijere|title=Ana Bekuta: Sada sam na vrhuncu karijere|last=Dobrosavljevic|first=S|date=21 October 2017|work=Vecernje Novosti|access-date=17 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>


'''Nada Polić''' ({{Lang-sr-Cyrl|Нада Полић}}; born 6 September 1959), better known as '''Ana Bekuta''' ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Ана Бекута}}), is a Serbian singer.
Since 2011, Bekuta has held her annual concerts in Belgrade's [[Sava Centar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grand.online/grand-tv/news/jubilarni-koncert-ane-bekute-27-novembra-u-sava-centru-foto|title=Jubilarni koncert Ane Bekute 27. novembra u Sava Centru (FOTO) - Grand TV|website=Grand Online|language=sr|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref> In 2014, she became a judge and mentor on the televised singing competition ''[[Zvezde Granda]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avaz.ba/showbiz/jet-set/456534/ana-bekuta-postidjela-sve-u-emisiji-zvezde-granda-a-evo-zbog-cega|title=Ana Bekuta postidjela sve u emisiji "Zvezde Granda", a evo zbog čega|website=Avaz.ba|language=bs-BA|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Polić was born on 6 September 1959, in [[Priboj]] and raised in the village of [[Banja (Priboj)|Banja]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.blic.rs/zabava/kuca-u-kojoj-je-odrasla-ana-bekuta-emisijametar-moga-sela/s1l1qz0 |title=U ovoj kući je živela Ana Bekuta, a danas je tu samo njena majka |website=[[Blic (newspaper)|Blic.rs]] |author=Pernjaković, S. |date=29 October 2022 |accessdate=3 January 2023 |language=Sr}}</ref> She began her music career in 1974 by competing on the music festival Prvi glas Priboja (''The First Voice of Priboj''), where she finished as the runner-up.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=https://grand.nova.rs/zvezde-granda/da-li-biste-je-prepoznali-ona-je-dokaz-da-ljubav-prema-muzici-pokrece-svet/ |title=Da li biste je prepoznali? Ona je dokaz da ljubav prema muzici pokreće svet |website=[[Grand Production|Grand.nova.rs]] |author=Jović, J. |date=7 September 2022 |accessdate=3 January 2023 |language=Sr}}</ref> In the following years, Polić started singing professionally as a hotel lounge singer.

Under the stage name Ana Bekuta, she made her recording debut in 1985 with the release of her first album under [[PGP-RTB]].<ref name=":1"/> Over the years she has collectively released twenty one studio albums. In 2011, Bekuta began performing annually at the [[Belgrade]]'s [[Sava Centar]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/scena.147.html:691681-Ana-Bekuta-Sada-sam-na-vrhuncu-karijere|title=Ana Bekuta: Sada sam na vrhuncu karijere|last=Dobrosavljevic|first=S|date=21 October 2017|work=[[Vecernje Novosti]]|access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://grand.nova.rs/showbiz/ceca-na-devetom-brena-na-osmom-mestu-ovo-su-najposeceniji-koncerti-iznenadicete-se-kad-vidite-ko-je-na-prvom-mestu-video/ |title= Ceca na devetom, Brena na osmom mestu: Ovo su najposećeniji koncerti, iznenadićete se kad vidite ko je na prvom mestu |website=Grand.nova.rs |author=Ankić, I. |date=12 November 2022 |accessdate=3 January 2023 |language=Sr}}</ref> For her work in [[Serbian folk music|folk music]], she has received numerous accolades, including the Charter of the Cultural and Educational Community in 2015 and the National Music Artist of Serbia award from the Union of the Music Artists of Serbia (SEMUS) in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rts.rs/page/magazine/sr/story/431/muzika/4145147/sabor-narodne-muzike-druga-emisija.html|title=Sabor narodne muzike Srbije: Još dve pesme u finalu"|date=10 November 2020|work=[[Radio Television of Serbia|RTS]]|language=sr|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prva.rs/show-biz/vesti/ana-bekuta-napunila-i-drugi-sava-centar-2039905 |title=Ana Bekuta napunila i drugi Sava Centar! |website=[[Prva srpska televizija|Prva.rs]] |date=29 October 2015 |accessdate=3 January 2023 |language=Sr}}</ref>

In addition to her singing career, in 2014 Bekuta became a judge and later a mentor on the [[singing competition]] show ''[[Zvezde Granda]]''.

==Personal life==
At the age of 17, Polić became a mother to a son, named Igor.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/estrada-je-puna-maloletnih-majki-najmladja-je-bila-zorica-markovic/ |title=Estrada je puna maloletnih majki: Najmlađa je bila Zorica Marković |website=[[Nova S|Nova.rs]] |author=Jovanović, V. |date=30 June 2022 |accessdate=3 January 2023 |language=Sr}}</ref> She was in a relationship with Serbian politician [[Milutin Mrkonjić]] between 2012 and his death in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/samo-je-smrt-mogla-da-ih-rastavi-najvece-ljubavi-na-domacoj-estradi/ |title=Samo je smrt mogla da ih rastavi: Najveće ljubavi na domaćoj estradi |website=[[Nova S|Nova.rs]] |author=Jovanović, V. |date=24 May 2022 |accessdate=3 January 2023 |language=Sr}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
;Studio albums
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* ''Ti si mene varao'' (1985)
* ''Ti si mene varao'' (1985)
* ''Ti mi trebaš'' (1986)
* ''Ti mi trebaš'' (1986)
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* ''Hvala ljubavi'' (2013)
* ''Hvala ljubavi'' (2013)
* ''Ime sreće'' (2018)
* ''Ime sreće'' (2018)
* ''Grešila sam'' (2023)
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==Personal life==
==See also==
*[[Music of Serbia]]
She was in a relationship with the Serbian politician [[Milutin Mrkonjić]] from 2011 until his death in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/scena.147.html%3A528185-Ana-Bekuta-I-Milutin-Mrkonjic-pakuju-kofere-za-odmor|title=Ana Bekuta I Milutin Mrkonjić pakuju kofere za odmor|last=S|first=D|date=10 January 2015|work=Vecernje Novosti|access-date=17 January 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
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*[[Serbian folk music]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|10463238|Ana Bekuta}}
* {{Discogs artist|Ana Bekuta}}


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Latest revision as of 17:23, 19 February 2024

Ana Bekuta
Ана Бекута
Birth nameNada Polić
Born (1959-09-06) 6 September 1959 (age 64)
Priboj, PR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • TV personality
InstrumentsVocals
Years active1974–present
Labels
Partner(s)

Nada Polić (Serbian Cyrillic: Нада Полић; born 6 September 1959), better known as Ana Bekuta (Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Бекута), is a Serbian singer.

Life and career[edit]

Polić was born on 6 September 1959, in Priboj and raised in the village of Banja.[1] She began her music career in 1974 by competing on the music festival Prvi glas Priboja (The First Voice of Priboj), where she finished as the runner-up.[2] In the following years, Polić started singing professionally as a hotel lounge singer.

Under the stage name Ana Bekuta, she made her recording debut in 1985 with the release of her first album under PGP-RTB.[2] Over the years she has collectively released twenty one studio albums. In 2011, Bekuta began performing annually at the Belgrade's Sava Centar.[3][4] For her work in folk music, she has received numerous accolades, including the Charter of the Cultural and Educational Community in 2015 and the National Music Artist of Serbia award from the Union of the Music Artists of Serbia (SEMUS) in 2020.[5][6]

In addition to her singing career, in 2014 Bekuta became a judge and later a mentor on the singing competition show Zvezde Granda.

Personal life[edit]

At the age of 17, Polić became a mother to a son, named Igor.[7] She was in a relationship with Serbian politician Milutin Mrkonjić between 2012 and his death in 2021.[8]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums
  • Ti si mene varao (1985)
  • Ti mi trebaš (1986)
  • Samo ti (1987)
  • Uvek postoji nada (1988)
  • Stani, stani zoro (1989)
  • Tu sam ruku da ti prižim (1990)
  • Pitaš kako živim (1993)
  • Taj život moj (1995)
  • Opet imam razloga da živim (1996)
  • Sve je bolje od samoće (1998)
  • Kriv si samo ti (1999)
  • Svirajte mi onu pesmu (2001)
  • Dve suze (2003)
  • Brojanica (2005)
  • Manite se ljudi (2006)
  • Blago meni (2009)
  • Hvala ljubavi (2013)
  • Ime sreće (2018)
  • Grešila sam (2023)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pernjaković, S. (29 October 2022). "U ovoj kući je živela Ana Bekuta, a danas je tu samo njena majka". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jović, J. (7 September 2022). "Da li biste je prepoznali? Ona je dokaz da ljubav prema muzici pokreće svet". Grand.nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  3. ^ Dobrosavljevic, S (21 October 2017). "Ana Bekuta: Sada sam na vrhuncu karijere". Vecernje Novosti. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ^ Ankić, I. (12 November 2022). "Ceca na devetom, Brena na osmom mestu: Ovo su najposećeniji koncerti, iznenadićete se kad vidite ko je na prvom mestu". Grand.nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Sabor narodne muzike Srbije: Još dve pesme u finalu"". RTS (in Serbian). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Ana Bekuta napunila i drugi Sava Centar!". Prva.rs (in Serbian). 29 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  7. ^ Jovanović, V. (30 June 2022). "Estrada je puna maloletnih majki: Najmlađa je bila Zorica Marković". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ Jovanović, V. (24 May 2022). "Samo je smrt mogla da ih rastavi: Najveće ljubavi na domaćoj estradi". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 January 2023.

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