Vesna Zmijanac is a Serbian singer born on 4 January 1957 in Nikšić, in present-day Montenegro. Her musical work encompasses folk, turbo-folk, pop-folk and pop. She has released fourteen studio albums and, with sales of 6.7 million records, ranks among the most successful Serbian female singers in Yugoslavia. Her popularity also extends to Bulgaria.
Her studio discography begins with “Ljubi me, ljubi, lepoto moja”, released in 1982. It was followed by “Ti mali” in 1983 and “Šta će meni šminka” in 1984. She continued releasing albums regularly throughout the decade: “Zar bi me lako drugome dao” appeared in 1985, “Dođi što pre” in 1986 and “Jedan si ti” in 1987. Another release from this period was “Istina”, which arrived in 1988.
Zmijanac entered the following decade with “Svatovi” in 1990. She released “Ako me umiriš sad” in 1992, followed by “Idem preko zemlje Srbije” in 1994. Her recordings from the 1990s also include “Malo po malo”, released in 1995, and “Posle svega, dobro sam”, released in 1997. Later studio albums include “Šta ostane kad padnu haljine” from 2003 and “Sokole” from 2011. Together, these fourteen releases span the period from 1982 to 2011.
Alongside her recording career, Zmijanac has appeared in film and television. She acted in the 1981 film “Sok od šljiva”, preceding the release of her first listed studio album. She later competed in the reality television programmes “Survivor Srbija VIP: Filipini” in 2010 and “Farma” in 2016.
During the 1980s, she was married for three years to lyricist and instrumentalist Miroljub Aranđelović Kemiš. From her second marriage, to Vlado Jovanović, she has a daughter, Nikolija, born in 1989, who is also a singer.
