Anastasija Ražnatović

Anastasija
Анастасија
Birth nameAnastasija Ražnatović
Also known asAnastasija Gudelj
Born (1998-05-25) 25 May 1998 (age 26)
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • model
InstrumentVocals
Years active2018–present
Labels
  • Ceca Music
Spouse
​
(m. 2023)​
[1]

Anastasija Gudelj[1] (née Ražnatović; Serbian Cyrillic: Анастасија Гудељ, née Ражнатовић; born 25 May 1998), professionally known simply as Anastasija, is a Serbian singer and model. She is the daughter of Ceca and Arkan. Anastasija pursued her music career with the release of her debut single "Savršen par" in July 2018.

Early life

Ražnatović was born on 25 May 1998 in Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia. She is the daughter of singer Svetlana "Ceca" Ražnatović and career criminal, politician and the founder of the paramilitary formation Serb Volunteer Guard Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović.[2][3] When she was less than two years old, she lost her father, after he was assassinated on 15 January 2000.[2] Ražnatović has an older brother, Veljko, and seven half-siblings from her father's previous relationships.[4][3] After graduating from high school, she attended business school.[3]

Career

In 2016, Anastasija began modeling for the fur coat brand Inverno Caldo.[3] Pictures of her from the campaign were featured in an article in the February 2018 issue of the British Vogue.[5]

In July 2018, Ražnatović made her recording debut by releasing the single "Savršen par" (Perfect Pairing) under her mother's record label Ceca Music.[6] Anastasija herself wrote the song alongside Darko Dimitrov. As of January 2023, its music video has accumulated over 68 million views on YouTube. Her next single, titled "Rane" (Wounds), was released in March the following year. It managed to surpass the success of the previous release, collecting million views during the first nine hours and 88 million views overall.[7]

During the 2020, Ražnatović released three singles: "Heroina" (Heroine), "Volim te" (I Love You) and "Promašena" (Missed). A year later on 25 May, she released the singles "Gotovo" (Over) and "Izvini" (Sorry). Subsequently, "Ubica" (Killer) was released in January 2022.[8] In July that year, Anastasija also collaborated with Serbian recording artist MC Stojan on the single "Otkaz" (Dismissal).[9] In October 2022, Anastasija began appearing alongside her family on the reality television show Ceca Show: Ceca i deca broadcast on Blic TV.[10]

Personal life

In March 2022, Ražnatović began dating Serbian footballer Nemanja Gudelj.[11] In August 2023, Ražnatović and Gudelj married in a secret ceremony at Rajinovac.[1]

In June 2022, she reached one million followers on Instagram, becoming the sixth most followed person in Serbia.[12]

She is part of the Ražnatović family which is a part of the Ceklin clan of Montenegro.

Discography

Singles

Title Year Album
"Savršen par" 2018 non-album
singles
"Rane" 2019
"Heroina" 2020
"Volim te"
"Promašena"
"Izvini" 2021
"Gotovo"
"Ubica" 2022
"Otkaz"
(with MC Stojan)
"Brani me" 2023

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2019 Music Awards Ceremony Breakthrough Act Herself Nominated [13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "CECA NAKON ANASTASIJINE ODLUKE ODMAH ODREAGOVALA: Došlo je do velike PROMENE, da li ste ovo očekivali?". Espreso (in Serbian). 28 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Jeremić, V.; Čongradin, S. (1 August 2017). "Usta puna patriotizma, džepovi puni novca". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d Ančić, G. (28 April 2020). "Anastasija Ražnatović - Osuđena na popularnost". Magazine Story (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Arkan je imao devetoro dece sa pet žena: Veljko i Anastasija su najmlađi, a evo ko su ostali naslednici". Mondo.rs (in Serbian). 15 December 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ^ J. M. (10 January 2018). "Anastasija u britanskom "Vogu": Na ovakvom izgledu pozavidele bi joj i SVETSKE LEPOTICE". Blic Žena. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. ^ Dobrosavljević, S. (22 July 2018). "Anastasija Ražnatović o prvoj pesmi i spotu "Savršen par" i muzičkim planovima". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ^ M. Ć. (26 March 2019). "Novi singl Anastasije Ražnatović izazvao euforiju". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ V N. (12 January 2022). "UBICA SRCA MOGA: Premijera nove pesme Anastasije Ražnatović". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  9. ^ Tubin Podgorščak, I. (12 July 2022). "Anastasija Ražnatović poručila MC Stojanu: "Svašta si ti radio, odlično te poznajem"". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. ^ Jovanović, F. (30 September 2022). "CECA I DECA Prva sezona serijala "Ceca show" na Blic televiziji! Folk diva po prvi put za javnost: "Nakon 35 godina otvaram vrata svog doma"". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  11. ^ Dedakin, I. (30 September 2022). "Anastasija objavila prvu fotku sa Gudeljem: Poznati par proslavlja 6 meseci veze". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. ^ V N. (11 June 2022). "Anastasija stigla do magične brojke na Instagramu: Šesta iz Srbije sa milion pratilaca". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Ovo je lista dobitnika regionalnih MAC muzičkih nagrada". Tracara.com (in Serbian). January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2019.