Nena Lekovic was born in
Zaječar,
Serbia, and studied at
Mokranjac Music School. She later finished her studies at the
Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade. Lekovic started her career as a professor at the Josip Slavenski music school. Lekovic's first success and international recognition as a composer and songwriter came in 1988. She began collaborating with vocal soloists in pop and folk music (including
Nataša Bekvalac,
Marija Šerifović,
Zorica Brunclik,
Toše Proeski,
Maja Odžaklijevska,
Goca Tržan, and
Sanja Đorđević, as well as children's choirs and soloists (
Kolibri Choir and
Carolija). She received the Award for Mediterranean Sound at the
Budva Music Festival 2007 for the song "Ključ od ljubavi". One of her songs, "Otrezni me" was also one of the nominations to represent Serbia and Montenegro at the Eurovision 2006. Lekovic is known for bringing a unique style, working to transform traditional folk music into successful pop compositions. Her successes led to her being selected as a member of the board of Serbian music copyright agency, SOKOJ. She has done some collaborations with her husband,
Zoran Lekovic, a famous Yugoslav pop singer who also is known as a producer, author of lyrics, and actor. She has two children. == Discography ==