Maya Sar | |
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| Born | Maja Hodžić (1981-07-12)12 July 1981 (age 44) |
| Alma mater | Sarajevo Music Academy |
| Occupation(s) | Singer and songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Children | 1 |
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| Website | MayaSar.com |
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Maja Sarihodžić (née Hodžić;Bosnian pronunciation:[mǎːjasǎrixodʒitɕ]; born 12 July 1981), known by her stage nameMaya Sar, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter. She represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the2012 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Korake ti znam". Her debut albumKrive riječi was released 1 June 2013.
In 2005, Maya Sar graduated with aBachelor of Music with concentration on piano fromUniversity of Sarajevo'sSarajevo Music Academy. Before she started her solo career, Sar was a backing vocalist for many famous singers, includingDino Merlin.[1][2]
Her first single "Nespretno" (Awkwardly) was released in March 2010 and it became big hit in Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as in neighboring countries.
She is the founder of the regional humanitarian project in the fight against cervical cancerMoj je život moja pjesma (My Life Is My Song) and the composer and songwriter of the eponymous song which is performed by leading some of the leading stars in the region –Nina Badrić,Karolina Gočeva,Aleksandra Radović, and Sar herself. For this, she received the Gold plaque of the great human heart by the International League of Humanists in 2011 and the European award by European Cervical Cancer Association (ECCA) in February 2014.[3]
Sar's debut studio albumKrive riječi was released 1 June 2013 through the record label Hayat Production.[4][5][6]
Maya Sar participated onEurovision as a back vocalist in 2004 and 2011 (both times for the Bosnia and Herzegovina entry). She also played the keyboard on Dino Merlin's "Love in Rewind" during the semi-finals and finals at theEurovision Song Contest 2011.
On 15 December 2011 it was confirmed that Maya Sar would representBosnia and Herzegovina with the song "Korake ti znam" in theEurovision Song Contest 2012 inBaku, Azerbaijan. The song premiered on 15 March 2012.[7] She progressed from the second semi-final into the grand final where she finished in 18th place.
Sar met her future husband Mahir Sarihodžić (born June 1974) when she was 16 and he was 23 in 1997. They wed in 2008.[8] Sarihodžić is a music producer and together they own the recording studio "Long Play Studio".[9] They live in Sarajevo.
In addition to her nativeBosnian, Sar is fluent in English and Italian.
| Preceded by | Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 | Succeeded by |
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