Ljiljana Petrović
Ljiljana Petrović (Љиљана Петровић; 1939 – 4 February 2020) was a Serbian singer. She was born in Bosanski Brod, but was brought up in Novi Sad. She began to sing at local clubs and restaurants, and performed at a festival in Mali Lošinj in 1960, where she was noticed by the head of the artists and repertoire division at the record label Jugoton.
Ljiljana Petrović
- Name
- Ljiljana Petrović
- Born
- 1939
- Birthplace
- Bosanski Brod, Yugoslavia
- Died
- 4 February 2020
- Place of death
- Novi Sad, Serbia
- Nationality
- Serbia · Kingdom of Serbs and Croats and Slovenes
- Occupation
- singer · poet · actress
- Fields
- pop
- Languages
- Serbian
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Ljiljana Petrović (Љиљана Петровић; 1939 – 4 February 2020) was a Serbian singer. She was born in Bosanski Brod, but was brought up in Novi Sad. She began to sing at local clubs and restaurants, and performed at a festival in Mali Lošinj in 1960, where she was noticed by the head of the artists and repertoire division at the record label Jugoton.
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In 1961, Petrović represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 with the song "Neke davne zvezde" (Some ancient stars). Petrović finished in 8th place receiving 9 points. Subsequently, she continued to record music until the late 1970s, at which point she retired from public life until the late 1980s, when she became an author, releasing a book of poetry in 1991. Petrović died on 4 February 2020, aged 81.
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• Name — Ljiljana Petrović • Native Name — Љиљана Петровић • Born — 1939 • Birthplace — Bosanski Brod, Yugoslavia • Died — 4 February 2020 • Place of death — Novi Sad, Serbia • Years Active — 1959-1980
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Ljiljana Petrović was born on 1 January 1939.
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Ljiljana Petrović died on 4 February 2020.
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Ljiljana Petrović died at Novi Sad.
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