Sanja Vučić
Sanja Vučić is a Serbian singer and songwriter. She began her career as the lead vocalist of the Serbian crossover band ZAA. In 2016, Vučić was selected to [Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016|Eurovision Song Contest 2016|represent Serbia] at the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Goodbye". From 2017 to 2022, she was a member of pop folk girl group Hurricane, who represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Loco Loco". She released her first solo album, Remek-delo, in 2023. She has written songs and provided backing vocals for many Serbian artists such as Tea Tairović, Teodora Džehverović, and Nikolija.
Life and career
Early career
Vučić finished both primary and secondary music school in Kruševac, Serbia at the department of opera singing. During her studies, she sang in various ensembles, ranging from the band performing ethno music Bele vile, to the town jazz orchestra, and in the church choir Saint Prince Lazar.ZAA (2012–2016)
The band ZAA was founded in Kruševac in 2008 and Vučić joined in April 2012. Their music is a mix of styles from ska music and dub, to post-rock, jazz and punk. They have performed in over 200 cities throughout the former Yugoslavia, and also performed in Austria, Czechia and Hungary. The band has participated in numerous festivals, like Exit, Nišville, and Reggae Serbia fest. As a member of ZAA, Vučić released an album titled What About.Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Radio Television of Serbia internally selected Sanja Vučić for the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. A press conference with the artist, held by RTS, took place on 7 March 2016 in Košutnjak, Belgrade where it was announced that the song Vučić would perform at the Eurovision Song Contest would be titled "Goodbye " and was written by Serbian singer-songwriter and lead vocalist of the rock band Negative, Ivana Peters.The Serbian performance at the Eurovision stage featured Sanja Vučić performing together with four backing vocalists and a male ballet dancer. The choreography and staging of the performance interpreted the song's abuse of women in domestic violence message. In the final, Serbia performed in position 15 and placed eighteenth out of the 26 participating countries, scoring 115 points.
Vučić was an international jury member in the Czech national selection process to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 and in the first semi-final of the selection for the French entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2019.
Hurricane (2017–2022)
In 2017, Sanja became a member of the Serbian girl group Hurricane. Their first single, "Irma, Maria", was released shortly afterwards. The group gained regional popularity with the song "Favorito". They participated in the 2020 edition of Beovizija, the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, where they won the competition and were selected to represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Hasta la vista". However, in March the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.In November 2020, it was confirmed that Hurricane would represent Serbia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "Loco loco". At the contest, Hurricane performed in the second semi-final and placed 8th with 124 points, therefore qualifying for the grand final. In the final, they placed 15th in a field of 26 entrants, scoring 102 points. After the contest, "Loco loco" went on to become a hit in the Balkan region.
After the contest, the group released various singles and collaborations. On 4 May 2022, Hurricane announced that they would be disbanding, with its members going on to pursue their solo careers.
Solo career (2022–present)
On 20 September 2022, Vučić released her first solo single titled "Omađijan". On 29 November of the same year, Vučić released her second solo single "Đerdan", featuring Serbian rapper Nucci. On 19 October 2023, Vučić announced the release of her first solo album called Remek-delo which would be made of eight songs, including another duet with Nucci. The album was released on 31 October 2023.On 1 July 2024, Vučić released her EP Makadam which contained six songs, including the duet "Marrakesh-Dubai" with Tea Tairović.
On 26 June 2025, Vučić released Trilogy, an EP consisting of three songs.