Maja Milinković is a Fado and Sevdah singer and songwriter, multi awarded and internationally recognized artist, born in Sarajevo. Graduated on Music Academy of Sarajevo, plays piano and guitar and works as singer, songwriter and music arranger.
Maja's musical path combines two cultures, Portuguese and Bosnian-Herzegovinian, Fado and Sevdah. Those two cultures, so similar in many ways, meet for the first time on the album "Fado é Sorte" in 2017, then on the album "Fadolinka", album included in the 20 best albums in the world on the World music list, and on the album "Kaftan D'Alma" in 2021.
Maja is also known as "Fadolinka" - which became her recognizable musical style.

 

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AWARDS

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​2003. finalist at the first BaH-wide OBN Music Talent Show 

2003. Debut at the Bihać Festival receiving the following prizes for her first song 
“Zovem Te”: First Prize of the Experts Jury
First Prize for the interpretation
First Prize for the arrangement

2004. Prestigious award MpX from radio “M” in the category 
“Talent of the Year 2004”

2004. Music award of BaH radio and television channels in the category
“Surprise of the Year 2004”

2004 Participation in the first BaH Radio Television Festival with the song “Genijalno”
receiving the “First Award of the Expert’s Jury”,

2005 At Zenica Music Festival her song “Genijalno” is proclaimed “Hit of the Year”,

2005 At the second BaH Radio and Television Festival her song “Da hodamo u snu”
receives the “First Prize of the Expert’s Jury”, 
“First Prize for the Interpretation”,

2006 Oscar for Popularity” in the category “Pop-rock singer of the Year”, 

2006 Release of the first album (CD) “Zacarani krug” (under the label Hayat Production) 
which proudly carries 9 festival prizes and recognitions - most prestigious to be singled out, the “DAVORIN” for “Best Vocal Performance on an Album in 2007”

On this album she accomplishes a successful co-operation with the living legend, singer Mladen Vojičić Tifa, with the production of the song “Opako” and video spot

2007. Regional Zenica Festival declares her song “Nije me strah” as “Hit of the Year”

2023. Prize of the Expert’s Jury , Splitski Festival, Croatia

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