Bilja Krstić

Biljana "Bilja" Krstić Serbian Cyrillic Биљана "Биља" Крстић Is A Serbian Singer And Songwriter. She Was Born In Niš And Brought Up On The Folk Traditions Of Central Serbia. Biljana First Studied Music In Niš At The Music School "Dr. Vojislav Vučković" After Graduating She Continued Her Education By Travelling To Belgrade To Study Music At The Belgrade University Of Arts. Upon Graduating In Belgrade She Set Out On An Extremely Successful Career In Music. To Date She Has Released Seven Albums And Has Written Scores For Such Films As Savior And Zona Zamfirova. Bilja Has Been On The Yugoslav Pop Scene For A Long Time. Her Stage Experience Started At Her Very Young Age In Chorus Of Youth Later In The '70s She Was A Member Of The Cult Bands Suncokreti And Rani Mraz One Led By Bora Đorđević And The Other By Đorđe Balašević. Finally She Decided To Go Solo And Her First Album Was Released In 1983. Furthermore She Released Three Pop-Oriented Records And Did Music For Many Theatre Shows At Belgrade's National Theatre. In The Meantime She Graduated From University Of Musical Arts And Started To Work As A Music Editor On The National Radio Broadcast. After Successful Career In Pop Music Bilja Krstić Has Decided To Record Material Close To Her Heart Ever Since Her Childhood. For More Than Five Years She Was Patiently Collecting Obscure Folk Songs From The Territories Of Kosovo South Serbia Macedonia East Serbia Romania Bulgaria And Hungary. The Results Were The Albums Bistrik 2001 And Zapisi 2003 . Album Bistrik Was Re-Released By V2-Greece Record Label In May 2002. The Music Performed By Bilja Krstić Is A Fusion Blend Of Traditional Ethno Music A Capella Songs And Ethno Grooves With Elements Of Improvisation And Modern Music Approach. Their Aim Is To Translate Folklore Into Contemporary Art Their Performances To Awaken The Heart And Give Rebirth And Energy To Forgotten Emotions. Her Sincere Stage Presence And Beautiful Voice Received Great Acclaim At More Than 170 Concerts Across The World And In Her Home Country It Was Best Acknowledged When She Was Invited As The Only Female Vocal Performer From Mediterranean At Festival "Mostra Sesc De Artes" In Sao Paolo In 2005. At The Time She Was A Member Of "Mediterraneo Orchestra" Formed Of About 25 Top Musicians From All Over The World. Her Third Folk Album Tarpoš Was Released Across Europe In Early 2007 Under The Licence Of German Record Label Intuition/Schott Music. Discography Bilja Krstić * Prevari Večeras Svoje Društvo Sa Mnom 1983 * Iz Unutrasnjeg Džepa 1985 * Loptom Do Zvezda 1990 * Bilja 1994 Bilja Krstić & Bistrik Orchestra * Bistrik 2001 * Zapisi 2003 * Tarpoš 2007 read less