Anabela (singer)
Bosnian and Serbian singer
Anabela Atijas (née Bukva; born 26 January 1975), better known mononymously as Anabela, is a Bosnian singer. She began her professional music career in 1993 as a member of the group Funky G, with whom she released 12 studio albums. After leaving the group in 2009, she began her solo career. Her debut solo single, "Moj dragi", was released in September of that year. In July 2010, she released her first solo studio album Igra sudbine. Since then, she has released several singles, including "Beograd" (2011), a collaboration with Elitni Odredi and DJ Shone.
Early life
Anabela Bukva was born in Goražde, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia to a Bosniak father Ahmed Bukva and Bosnian Serb mother Jadranka Polutak. Her parents filed for divorce when she was three or four years old. The divorce was finalized when she began first grade of primary school. It was initially argued in court that Anabela would live with her father because her mother did not have the financial capabilities to care for Anabela.
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