Kija Kockar

Kristina "Kija" Kockar (Serbian Cyrillic: Кристина "Кија" Коцкар; born 26 May 1989) is a Serbian singer and TV personality, who rose to prominence by winning the first season of Serbian reality TV show Zadruga.[1]

Kija Kockar
Кија Коцкар
Born
Kristina Kockar

(1989-05-26) 26 May 1989
Zrenjanin, SAP Vojvodina, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Occupation
  • singer
  • TV personality
  • flight attendant
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2016; div. 2018)​
Parent(s)
  • Nadica Zeljković (mother)
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2018–present
LabelsFM Play
Associated acts

Life and career

Kristina Kockar was born on 26 May 1989 in Zrenjanin, SR Serbia to mother Nadica Zveljković, who worked as a server. After graduating from the Zrenjanin Grammar School, Kija attended Hotelier College in Belgrade.[2] Before becoming famous, she worked as a flight attendant in Airpink, Air Serbia and Etihad Airways.[3] On 26 September 2016 she married singer and former Pinkove Zvezde contestant, Slobodan Radanović.[4]

In November 2017, Kockar entered reality series Zadruga, aired on RTV Pink, as an anonymous personality after her husband had cheated on her on air with another contestant, Luna Đogani.[3] She immediately attracted sympathies and support from the audience and eventually won the show with more than 55% of the public vote on 20 June the following year.[1] On 7 August 2018, it was reported that Kija had divorced from Radanović.[5]

After the show, she decided to pursue a career in music with her debut single "Ne vraćam se na staro" (I'm Not Going Back to the Old), released on 20 July 2018.[6] The official music video for the song has collected more than thirty million views on YouTube. Additionally, in October 2019, Kija published her autobiography, titled Moj potpis (My Signature), in which she reflected on her relationship with Radanović and her time in Zadruga.[3] Although becoming one of the biggest attractions at the Belgrade Book Fair, the book received polarizing reception in the public.[7][8] Between 2018 and 2019, she also served as a judge on two talent shows broadcast on TV Pink, Pinkove Zvezde: All Talents and Pinkove Zvezdice: All Stars. In November, Kockar was declared the gay icon of 2018.[9]

In July 2021, her mother, Nadica Zeljković, also became the winner of Zadruga season 4. In March 2022, Kockar stated that she started working as a foreign public relations professional to singer Aca Lukas as a part of Hype production company.[3]

Television appearances

Discography
Singles
  • Ne vraćam se na staro (2018) feat. Ministarke
  • Potpis (2018)
  • Ko bi rekao (2018) feat. Stoja
  • Amorova strela (2019)
  • Zlatan (2019)
  • Sanjam (2019)
  • Lako Ti Je Biti Veran Kad Te Niko Ne Gleda (2020) with Đani
  • Pazi Flow (2020) with Sha
  • Bejbi (2020)
  • Sviđas mi se (2020) with KIMMV
  • Момак лош (feat. са Fox и DJ Shone, 2021)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2019 Music Awards Ceremony Breakthrough Act Herself Nominated [10]
2020 Folk Song of the Year "Amorova strela" Nominated [11]

References
  1. "Drago mi je što je normalna Srbija stala iza mene! Evo šta je Kija rekla nakon pobede u Zadruzi! (VIDEO)". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). June 21, 2018. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  2. "Biografija Kije Kockar". svetopoznatima.com. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  3. "KAKO PR OD KIJA KOCKAR? KARIJERNI PUT OD PRANJA ŠOFERŠAJBNI DO EVROVIZIJE..." Puls Online (in Serbian). March 2, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  4. "Kija i Sloba danas bi slavili dve godine braka, a Kristinine reči na dan kad je bivšem mužu izgovorila "da" su surove". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). August 26, 2018.
  5. "Stvarno je kraj! Kija i Sloba se zvanično razveli, priznali da im je teško pa otkrili da li će ostati prijatelji". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). August 7, 2018.
  6. "UPLOVILA U MUZIČKE VODE: Kija svoju prvu pesmu posvećuje Slobi, a naziv će vas ostaviti bez teksta!" (in Serbian). July 20, 2018.
  7. "Kija Kockar objavila knjigu Moj potpis". mondo.rs. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  8. "Prelistali smo knjigu Kije Kockar i nije za '18+'". noizz.rs (in Serbian).
  9. "Kija dobila nagradu za GEJ IKONU, pa progovorila o ZDRAVSTVENOJ SITUACIJI, kontroverznoj knjizi i POMIRENJU sa Slobom". Blic.rs. November 1, 2018.
  10. "Ovo je lista dobitnika regionalnih MAC muzičkih nagrada" (in Serbian). Tracara.com. January 2019.
  11. "GLASANJE" (in Serbian). Music Awards Ceremony. December 2019.
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