Svetlana Stević Vukosavljević

Svetlana Stević Vukosavljević
Birth name Svetlana Stević
Born (1948-02-15) 15 February 1948
Milatovac, Republic of Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres Traditional music
Occupation(s) artist
Instruments vocal
Years active 1976–present

Svetlana Stević Vukosavljević (born 15 February 1948) is a Serbian vocal soloist and national artist. Vukosavljević is one of the most respected interpreters, researchers and the keepers of traditional Serbian musical folklore.

Biography

Vukosavljević was born on 15 February 1948[1] in Milatovac near Žagubica (Serbia). She graduated from the Chemical-technological technical school in Belgrade.[2]

More than 35 years Vukosavljević is engaged in research work in the field of ancestral culture in HomoljeEastern Serbia.[3] As a gifted singer of the traditional Serbian songs, in 1976, she became a soloist of Radio Belgrade and since then has left a large opus of permanent recordings sound archives of Radio Belgrade. That same year she became a collaborator on several programs on Radio Belgrade, "Svanovnik" (the Dawn), "Od zlata jabuka" (Golden Apple) and "Riznica" (Treasury) in which she still participates.

In 2009, Vukosavljević received a special award which is awarded to the artists for superior contribution to the national culture of the Republic of Serbia.[2]

References

  1. "Riznica (in Serbian)". Riznica Srpska. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Светлана Стевић Вукосављевић, национални уметник – вокални солиста". УДPУЖЕЊЕ СРПСКИ КРИВАК (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  3. "СУНЦЕ СТАРЕШИНА СРБСКОГА РОДА". КОНФЕРЕНЦИЈА (in Serbian). Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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