Relja Popović

Relja Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Реља Поповић, born on 2 August 1989) is a Serbian rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. Born and raised in Belgrade, he rose to prominence alongside childhood friend Vladimir Matović as members of the duo Elitni Odredi, which was founded in 2005.[1] After they had taken a hiatus in 2015, Relja pursued a solo career with his first single "Beograd još živi" (2016).[2] At the beginning of 2020, Popović also established a record label imprint, called Made In Blkn Records, in distribution deal with IDJTunes.

Relja Popović
Birth nameRelja Popović
Born (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupation(s)
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels
  • IDJTunes
  • Made In Blkn
Associated acts

As an actor, he made his debut in the Vladimir Perišić's short film Dremano oko (2003). Popović also became the youngest recipient of the grand prix at the Sarajevo Film Festival for his performance in Ordinary People (2009).[3] He has also had a supporting role in the box office success The Parade (2011) and crime drama series Besa (2021-present).[4]

Popović has dated singer Nikolija Jovanović since 2014, with whom he has two daughters.

Biography

Popović was born on August 2, 1989 in Belgrade to Zoja Begolli (née Đoković), who was a ballet dancer at the National Theatre in Belgrade and lecturer at the Academy of Arts, and Srđan Popović, who worked as a sports journalist at the daily newspaper Večernje Novosti.[5][6][7] Grew up in the Paviljoni neighborhood of New Belgrade, he was raised by a single mother after losing his father in 1991. Popović has an older half-brother, Miša, who according to Relja exposed him to hip-hop during their childhood through artists such as Eminem, Jay-Z and Juice.[8] Before graduating from high school Relja was shot in stomach after trying to defend his girl friend in a pub, and had his kidney and spleen removed.[7]

Popović graduated from the Faculty of Media and Communications at the Singidunum University and also studied acting at the Academy of Arts in Belgrade.[9][7]

In 2014, he started dating singer Nikolija Jovanović after Elitni Odredi had collaborated with her on the single "Alkohola litar".[10] They welcomed their first daughter, named Rea, on September 26, 2016.[11] The couple's second daughter was born on July 17, 2021.[12]

Discography

Singles
2015–2020
  • Beograd još živi (2015)
  • Hoću da se napijem (2015)
  • Opet te nema (2015); feat. Boban Rajović
  • Pakao od žene (2015)
  • Crni sin (2016); feat. Cvija and Coby
  • Trošim pare (2016)
  • Lom (2017)
  • Samo jako (2017); feat. Coby and Stoja
  • Adrenalina (2017)
  • Latino Evropa (2018)
  • Dolce Vita (2018)
  • Mi Amor (2018)
  • Meduza (2019)
  • Takvi kao ja (2019)
  • Tuga iz Porschea (2019)
  • Made in Balkan (2019)
  • Maria (2020)
  • Genge (2020); feat. Rasta
2021–present
  • Offline (2021); feat. Devito
  • Manije (2021)
  • Kraj je (2021)
  • Oguccio sam je (2021); feat. Eevke & 8Nula8

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Dremano okoBoy
2009Ordinary PeopleJohnny
2011The ParadeVuk

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2021–presentBesaIgiSeason 2, main character
2022–presentIDJShowHimself (judge & coach)

Awards and nominations
Acting
Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2009 Sarajevo Film Festival Best Actor Himself (Ordinary People) Won
Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema Outstanding Actor Won
Music
Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2020 Music Awards Ceremony Trap Collaboration of the Year "Meduza" (Relja feat. Nikolija) Nominated [13]

References
  1. Dejanović, M. (17 May 2021). "Otkrivamo da li će se opet spojiti Elitni odredi". Nova S (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. "Relja obeležava 5 godina od prve solo pesme "Beograd živi"!". idjtv.rs (in Serbian). 10 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  3. Katavić, I. (2 August 2009). "Završen Sarajevo Film Festival". Radio Slobodna Evropa (in Bosnian). Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. "Naoružan i furiozan; Relja Popović kao kriminalac u seriji "Besa"". B92 (in Serbian). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  5. "Relja Popović je nedavno izgubio majku, a malo ko zna da je bila jedna od najvećih umetnica Jugoslavije!". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 6 January 2017.
  6. "Relja Popović: Bolan oproštaj od majke". gloria.rs (in Serbian). 20 January 2017.
  7. Stoisavljević, L. (27 December 2021). "Relja Popović sa suzama u očima o roditeljima i poreklu: Oca nisam zapamtio". Nova S (in Serbian).
  8. Mondo Portal (16 February 2020). "Relja: Ja sam jedini bacao rime, Vlada je jedini pisao - ostalo je istorija! (THCF Podcast)". YouTube (in Serbian).
  9. "Alumni fakulteta za medije i komunikaciju". fmk.singidunum.ac.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  10. "Nikolija i Relja iz Elitnih Odreda u vezi već mesecima" (in Serbian). Tracara.com.
  11. "Nikolija Jovanović i Relja Popović, ćerka stiže na jesen". Story.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  12. Stoisavljević, L. (20 July 2021). "Nikolija izašla iz porodilišta, ne želi da otkrije ime bebe". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. "GLASANJE" (in Serbian). Music Awards Ceremony. December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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