Maya Berovic

Maya Berovic (born 8 July 1987) is a Bosnian born Serbian singer. Maja was born in the village of Malesici, part of the Ilijas municipality near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Serbian parents. She lost her father when she was three years old. Berovic family lived in Malesici until the end of the Bosnian War in 1995, alongside her mother and older brother; Maja relocated to Bratunac where her mother is originally from. In Bratunac, she attended school and first began practicing music. From age 12 she used to sing in local discotheques every weekend until she turned 18. Still a teenager, Maya was signed to the Belgrade-based record label Grand Production and released her debut studio album "Zivot uzivo" in August 2007, achieving initial success with the song "Dzin i limunada" (Gin and Lemonade). She has acquired enormous popularity since of 2014, becoming one of the leading regional performers, mainly due to her collaboration with Bosnian rappers Jala Brat and Buba Corelli.