

In 2007, Emina collaborated with Serbian duo Flamingosi on "La Gitana" ( The Gypsy Woman). Same year she was also declared the songwriter of the year at the Pjesma Mediterana festival in Budva. It saw significant success with hit-songs such as "Da l' ona zna" ( Does She Know). Her sophomore album, Radije ranije ( Rather Sooner), was released through City Records in 2005. Jahovi? in 2004 joined pop-rock band Hari Mata Hari on their tour across Bosnia and Herzegovina and North America, performing for Yugoslavian diaspora. Emina then rose to prominence upon her debut album Ta?ka ( Enough) in 2002, which was released under Dino Merlin's record label. She began her career by competing at regional music festivals and has won at the youth festival Zlatna staza in Montenegro with "Samo ti, moja muziko" ( Only You, My Music). Jahovi? eventually received a bachelor's degree in management from the Bra?a Kari? University in Belgrade. She started attending music school during middle school and took theatre lessons in high school. Emina lost her father at the age of thirteen. She has two older siblings, including NBA player Mirsad Türkcan. Her mother Senija who worked as a paediatrician and father Nusret who was a cardiothoracic surgeon. Emina is a recognized style icon both in Serbia and Turkey and has been featured in magazines such as Cosmopolitan Serbia, Elele and Vogue Türkiye.īetween 20, she was married to singer Mustafa Sandal with whom she has two sons.Įmina Jahovi? was born on 15 January 1982 in Novi Pazar to a Muslim Bosniak family. She released her own perfume called Closer in 2014 and founded beauty brand, Yaemina Beauty, in 2020. Jahovi? also served as a judge on the first season of the X Factor Adria in 2013 and the second season of the Rising Star Turkey in 2016. īetween 20, she starred as Lale Ta?k?ran Ilgaz in Lale Devri.

Arguably one of the most popular pop performers in the Slavic-speaking territories in the Balkans, she has been referred to as "pop princeza" ( Pop Princess). Jahovi? released her debut album in 2002, but acquired commercial success with her third record Vila in 2008. Born and raised in Novi Pazar, she rose to prominence through music festivals. Emina Jahovi? ( Serbian Cyrillic: ?, pronounced born 15 January 1982), recently also known as just Emina, is a Serbian- Turkish singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman of Bosniak origin.
