Vesna Zmijanac

Vesna Zmijanac
Весна Змијанац
Zmijanac performing in 2011
Background information
Born
Vesna Zmijanac

(1957-01-04) 4 January 1957
GenresFolk
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
InstrumentVocals
Years active1979–present
Labels

Vesna Zmijanac (Serbian Cyrillic: Весна Змијанац, pronounced [ʋêsna zmijǎːnats]; born 4 January 1957) is a Serbian singer. Dubbed the "Queen of Sadness" (Kraljica tuge), she is known for her emotional vocal delivery and melancholic ballads. Having sold around 6.7 million records, Zmijanac is recognized as one of the most popular singers from the former Yugoslavia, and has also maintained popularity in neighboring Bulgaria. She made her recording debut in 1979 and is best known for hit songs "Nevera moja" (1975), "Kad zamirišu jorgovani" (1988), "Svatovi" (1990), "Idem preko zemlje Srbije" (1994) and "Malo po malo" (1995).