Ukraden was born in Glavina Donja, a village near the small
Croatian town of
Imotski, to
ethnic Serbian parents Anđelija (1924–2018) and Dušan Ukraden (1927–1997). She lived in Imotski with her grandparents until the age of two when she relocated to
Višegrad, in eastern
Bosnia and Herzegovina. When she was in elementary school, her family moved to
Sarajevo where she lived until 1992 when the
Bosnian War broke out. When the war started, Neda moved to
Belgrade,
Serbia. Between 1992 and 1996, she rented an apartment in
Vienna, Austria. Respecting the wishes of her father, she attended the
University of Sarajevo where she successfully completed degrees in
Law,
Philology, and the
English language. It was only at age 17 that she started singing. Ukraden was married to director Milan Bilbija and together they had a daughter named Jelena. Bilbija died on 30 January 2013 in Montenegro. Ukraden did not attend his funeral. ==Discography==