Bebi Dol

Bebi Dol (even Baby Doll), actually Dragana Šarić (Cyrillic Драгана Шарић ) ( born October 2, 1964 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, now Serbia ) is a Serbian singer.

Her trademark heard eccentric appearance and behavior. Even their music videos fall on account of their intended shrill and exaggerated way.

She gained international recognition through their participation for Yugoslavia at the Euro Vision Song Contest 1991 in Rome. As the first start, she presented with a number, at that time, daring choreography and flashy clothes in her title "Brazil" and finally finished in last place. Even today, her appearance often appeared in Europe as a curiosity in TV retrospectives and anniversary programs on the Euro Vision Song Contest on.

Life

Dragana Šarić grew up in a musical family, her father Milenko was a jazz musician and so she traveled quite a young age Europe.

Getting started in the music business as a member of the bands made ​​Dragana Tarkus and Annoda Rouge in the 1970s and early 1980s.

In 1980 she produced her first single entitled " Mustafa ", which also received an award as Single of the Year in Yugoslavia.

Since then, she took several times a Yugoslav preselection for the Euro Vision Song Contest: 1983 she won the title " Rudi " the 6th place in 1987 with " Zrno nežnosti '(' seeds of Endearment ') 4th Place, and in 1988 with " zatvori, mummy, " ( 'Close, mamma, the windows ') prozore the 3rd place.

Over the years, she also participated in many other festivals. Victories they could among others the MESAM Festival, entitled Inšalah.

1984-1986 she worked for three years as a singer in Egypt.

In 1991 she won the Yugoslav preselection for the Euro Vision Song Contest. Your winning song "Brazil" occupied at the international final only the 21th Place. There is an English version of the song titled " Control". Participation in the Euro Vision Song Contest was marked by the tense political situation in the former Yugoslavia. In addition to that, the Belgrade television, which was responsible for the Song Contest that year, had failed to organize a half-playback for the song. Thus, the entire Instrumental had to be played live.

Frustrated with the poor placement of the Euro Vision Song Contest, the record label PGP - RTS refused (then PGP RTB) to produce the single " Brazil" and terminated the contract with Bebi Dol. Brazil was produced only as a promo single for Europe.

Bebi Dol then looked at the children's project "S one strane Duge '(' From the other side of the rainbow ') with. She interpreted the classic " Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland in the Serbian language ( " Iznad Duge ").

In 2003, she took the title " Tvrdoglava " ( "Dick head") part of the Serbian Festival Beovizija, which was originally intended as a preliminary round Serbia - Montenegro to the Euro Vision Song Contest 2003. The country took only a year later, again at the Euro Vision Song Contest. Bebi Dol finished sixth. When Beovizija 2007 she was part of the jury.

For a time, moderated Babydoll their own talk show, " Bla bla bla Bebi Dol uz " on the television ART TV.

In 2008, Bebi Dol participated in the talent show Evropsko lice ( The European face), in which the presenters for the Beovizija 2008, which should be in 2008 also co- moderators of the Euro Vision Song Contest, have been sought. She was the only celebrities who had made it to the semifinals. To let their hitherto unknown rival Nina Radulovic precedence, she left voluntarily. The monologue in which she justified why she had so decided and subsequently adopted by the public, was cut by the organizing transmitter RTS, when editing in the studio, in front of the television broadcast. Instead, a manipulated TED was shown in which Nina Radulovic had supposedly won. Numerous dailies reported in the wake of this incident.

As one of the few celebrities they publicly supported, in a promotional campaign that Belgrade Povorka Ponosa ( Gay Pride, literally " parade of pride "). Under the motto " Vreme za ravnopravnost ever " ( It's time for equality ), she called in a television spot, the population for tolerance, understanding and solidarity.

Another time Bebi Dol attracted attention when she in the winter of 2009 on the reality show Farma ( The Farm) took part and noticed by their scathing commentaries against some other participants.

Discography

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