The NIN Award, officially the Award for Best Novel of the Year, is a prestigious Serbian literary award established in 1954 by the NIN weekly and is given annually for the best newly published novel written in Serbian. The award is presented every year in January by a panel of writers and critics. In addition to being a highly acclaimed award capable of transforming writers' literary careers, the award is also sought after because it virtually assures bestseller status for the winning novel. The literary website complete review called it the "leading Serbian literary prize" in 2012.
The Žanka Stokić is the distinguished award for acting in Serbian theater. It is awarded only to actresses.
Antonija Šola is a Croatian musician, singer-songwriter, lyricist, actress and music producer. She is known for playing a main role of "Tina Bauer-Fijan" in first Croatian soap opera Zabranjena ljubav (2004–2008). In addition to her role in the series, she composed and wrote songs, and wrote the lyrics of the series' theme song. After a role in the series, she started her musician career, while also has worked on songs and album with numerous artists of Balkan Region.
Jelena Rozga is a Croatian pop, folk, and electropop singer. Born and raised in Split, Croatia, Rozga was a ballet dancer as a child. She rose to fame in 1996, when she became the lead singer of Magazin, a pop band famous in Croatia. She served as the band's lead singer until 2006, releasing a total of five studio albums. During the ten years, the band released numerous commercially and critically successful singles including "Ginem", "Minut' srca tvog" and "Minus i plus" among others.
Sara Jovanović, professionally known as Sara Jo, is a Serbian singer, songwriter, model and actress. Born in Rome, she came to prominence upon competing on Prvi glas Srbije in 2012, finishing in 3rd place. Subsequently, as a member of Moje 3, Jovanović represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden with "Ljubav je svuda". They placed 11th in the semi final, failing to reach the grand final.
Steven Z. Pavletic is a Croatian-American physician and researcher in hematology and oncology known for his role in developing consensus guidelines for clinical trials in chronic Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD).
Zdenka Kovačiček is a Croatian jazz and rock vocalist. She remains one of the most prominent musicians on the Croatian music scene.
Lejla Kalamujić is a queer writer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She writes prose, essays and reviews with central topics of sexuality, madness, and death. Her Call me Esteban short stories collection received the “Edo Budisa” literary award of Istria region in 2016 and it was the Bosnian-Herzegovinian nominee for the European Union Prize for Literature in the same year.
The Sixth of April Sarajevo Award is the highest decoration given by the city of Sarajevo. Recipients are awarded for their continuous work and achievements in the fields of science, business, education, technology, health care, art, sports, and human rights. The award is given annually by the City Assembly of Sarajevo.
Senida Hajdarpašić, known by her stage name Senidah, is a Bosnian-Slovenian singer-songwriter. Often dubbed the "Balkan Trap Diva" by the media, she was born in Ljubljana and rose to prominence as the lead singer of the band Muff. She rose to popularity across the former Yugoslavia upon the release of her solo single "Slađana" in March 2018.
Laguna Publishing was founded in 1998 in Belgrade and is one of the biggest publishing houses in Serbia with almost 400 publications a year. Since it was established, Laguna has published over 4.500 titles.
The Miloš Žutić Award is an eminent Serbian award given by the Serbian Union of Dramatists, to actors with notable theatre roles. Presented since 1994, it is named after successful theatre actor Miloš Žutić.
Dragan Velikić is a Serbian novelist, short story writer, essayist and former Ambassador to Austria. He's one of the best known writers of modern Serbia.
Marin Jurić-Čivro is a Croatian singer. He rose to fame after placing third in season one of The Voice Hrvatska.
Veljko Lalić is a Serbian journalist, editor and publicist.
BluVinil is a Croatian rock band composed of four members: Matej Nakić, Bruno Jakelić, Marko Jurin and Ante Lovrić Tancalo. The group signed a joint record deal with Dallas Records, after forming in 2017. In 2020 the band released their breakthrough hit "Apaši". Their debut album Apaši was released in late 2020.
Marko Bošnjak is a Bosnian-Croatian pop singer. He rose to fame as the winner of the second season of the Serbian talent show Pinkove Zvezdice.
Ana Đurić, known professionally as Konstrakta, is a Serbian singer and songwriter. She had risen to prominence as the lead vocalist of the indie pop band Zemlja gruva!, which was founded in 2007, before pursuing her solo career in 2019. She gained more significant recognition by representing Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with the song "In corpore sano", finishing in fifth place.
The Music Awards Ceremony are annual popular music awards for Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, North Macedonia and Montenegro presented by Skymedia Group. The awards were first held on 29 January 2019 at the Belgrade Arena. The MAC is broadcast on several regional television networks, as well as via YouTube. It consists of up to 20 different categories, which are based on public votes, and other special awards, whose winners are determined by the organizers. MAC is recognized as one of the highest profile music awards ceremony in the western Balkans.
Martina Vrbos is a Croatian singer-songwriter who lives and works in Belgrade.
