Konstrakta

Ana Đurić (née Ignjatović; Serbian Cyrillic: Ана Ђурић, née Игњатовић; pronounced [âna dʑǔːritɕ], née [iɡɲǎːtoʋitɕ]; born 12 October 1978), known professionally as Konstrakta (Serbian Cyrillic: Констракта), is a Serbian singer-songwriter.[1] Before pursuing a solo career in 2019, she rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the indie pop band Zemlja gruva!, which was founded in 2007.

Konstrakta
Констракта
Konstrakta in 2017
Background information
Birth nameAna Ignjatović
Born (1978-10-12) 12 October 1978
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupation(s)
Years active1997–present
Labels
Associated acts
  • Mistakemistake
  • Zemlja gruva!

Konstrakta gained more significant fame after she had won the national selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy with the song "In corpore sano".[2]

Career

Zemlja gruva!

She debuted as a member of the less-known group called Mistakemistake, but gained initial recognition as the lead singer of the Belgrade-based band Zemlja gruva!.[3] They released three studio albums: WTF Is Gruveland? (2010), Dino u Zemlji Gruva (Dino in Grooveland, 2013), which covered songs by Croatian singer Dino Dvornik, and Šta stvarno želiš? (What Do You Really Want?, 2016). Some of the band's best-known hits include "Najlepše želje" (Best Wishes, 2010), "Nisam znala da sam ovo htela" (I Didn't Know I Wanted This, 2011), and "Jače manijače" (Harder You Maniac, 2013). Zemlja gruva! took part in Beovizija music festival in 2008 and 2009 with "Čudesni svetovi" (Wonderful Worlds) and "Svejedno mi je" (I Don't Care), respectively.

By releasing her solo single "Žvake" (Chewing Gums) in June 2019, Konstrakta pursued a solo career.[3] In March 2020, she released "Neam šamana" (I Ain't Got No Shaman), inspired by a tabloid article about Emina Jahović seeking help from a shaman to overcome her divorce from Mustafa Sandal.[4]

Eurovision 2022

On 28 February 2022, Konstrakta released her project Triptih (Triptych), a 12-minute music video for three songs – "Nobl" (Noble), "In corpore sano" (In a Healthy Body) and "Mekano" (Soft). The concept was the idea of Konstrakta herself, alongside Ana Rodić and Maja Uzelac, the latter of whom also directed the video. The video and the songs illustrate the modern-day life in Serbia, each of them in their own way.[5]

On 8 February 2022, "In corpore sano" was announced as one of the 36 entries for the national selection festival broadcast on Radio Television of Serbia to choose Serbia's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[6] Entering the competition as an underdog, Konstrakta quickly acquired popularity following her performance in the first semi-final on 3 March, where she placed second and thus qualified for the final.[7] In the final, which was held on 5 March, "In corpore sano" won both the jury vote and the public vote, receiving 31.34% of the public votes and therefore winning the competition.[8]

Personal life

Konstrakta graduated from the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade.[9] In 2009, she married fellow architect Milan Đurić with whom she has a son Nikola and a daughter Lena.[10][9]

Discography

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CRO
[11]
"Žvake" 2019 — non-album singles
"Neam šamana" 2020 —
"In corpore sano" 2022 1 Triptih non-album singles
"Mekano" —
"Nobl" —

References
  1. Sretenović, Katarina (3 March 2011). "Ana Đurić: Muzika je najbolja terapija". Žena.rs. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  2. "Serbia: Konstrakta will take 'In Corpore Sano' to Italy 🇷🇸". Eurovision.tv. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. "Ko je Konstrakta, reagovanja na pesmu i Triptih…". N1.rs (in Serbian). 6 March 2022.
  4. Strugar, Stefan (21 March 2020). "Đurić: Tekst o Emini Jahović natjerao na preispitivanje identiteta". Vijesti (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. Kalaba, Ana (6 March 2022). "Pesma o zdravlju je samo deo Konstraktinog Triptiha - pogledajte ceo video". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. Jovović, Pero (8 February 2022). "Ovo su srpski kandidati za Evroviziju". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  7. Jovović, Pero (5 March 2022). "Konstrakta prva u trendingu – preokret nekoliko sati pred finale". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. "Konstrakta predstavlja Srbiju na Pesmi Evrovizije". Danas (in Serbian). 6 March 2022.
  9. "Ima DVOJE dece, udata je za kolegu: Ovo je muž KONSTRAKTE, srpske predstavnice na ovogodišnjoj Evroviziji". Glossy.rs (in Serbian). 6 March 2022.
  10. Dedakin, Irena (6 March 2022). "Pet stvari koje niste znali o Konstrakti, predstavnici Srbije na Evroviziji". Nova.rs (in Serbian).
  11. Peak positions in Croatia:
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