Aleksandra Kovač

Aleksandra Kovač is a Serbian singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer. She is the eldest daughter of composer Kornelije Kovač and the elder sister of singer Kristina Kovač. Alongside her sister Kristina, Kovač came to media prominence as a part of girl group K2, and then launched a successful solo career in 2001. She won a Best Adriatic Act Award at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006. She was one of the judges on the second series of X Factor Adria Kovač holds a Master of Science degree in composition for screen from the University of Edinburgh and a BA in music education from the University of Belgrade. In 2015, she was a BAFTA Scotland New Talent award nominee, and has also won awards for her work in theater, TV, and film. In 2024, Aleksandra was awarded the Order of Karađorđe's Star of third degree, for her merits in the field of music and film. She scored the off Broadway theater play "Jackie and Marilyn" (April 2014), which premiered at the Lion Theater in Theater Row, New York, to rave reviews, as well as the feature-length documentary "The most important boy in the world" (BELDOCS 2016, IDFA 2016). Early and personal life Aleksandra Kovač was born in 1972 to eminent Serbian musicians, composer and music producer Kornelije and songwriter Spomenka Kovač, who died in 2006 of cancer. She has two younger sisters; Kristina, born in 1974, who is also a musician, and Anja, born in 1988, who is an actress. Kovač was born and raised in Belgrade. Surrounded with music throughout her childhood, Kovač began playing the piano aged 15, while already writing her own material since the age of 13. She cites Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Alicia Keys as her idols, and is also a recognized philanthropist. Since 2014, she has not been in good terms with her sister Kristina, and the two have occasionally clashed on social media.