Breskvica

Serbian singer (born 2001)

Pop
trap
pop-folk

Occupation(s)

Singer
rapper

Years active2019–presentLabels

Generacija Zed
Toxic Entertainment

Partner(s)Voyage (2018–2021)

Musical artist

Anđela Ignjatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Анђела Игњатовић; born 19 May 2001), known professionally as Breskvica (Serbian Cyrillic: Бресквица, pronounced [brêskvitsa], lit. 'Little Peach'), is a Serbian singer and rapper. She made her recording debut with the single "Utopia" in 2019. Breskvica rose to more significant popularity by collaborating with her then-boyfriend Voyage on a series of singles between 2019 and 2021. Together they received the YouTube Star Award at the 2020 Music Awards Ceremony.

Following their breakup in 2021, Breskvica pursued a solo career in July with the single "Srećan put". She has had seven top ten singles on the Billboard Croatia Songs chart, including the chart-topping "Drift" (2023) with Teodora.

Life and career

Ignjatović was born on 19 May 2001 in Belgrade.^[1] She plays the piano and guitar.^[2] She holds dual Serbian and Croatian citizenships.^{[citation needed]}

She released her debut single "Utopia" in early 2019.^[3] The same year she signed a record deal with the label Generacija Zed.^[4] From 2019 to 2021 she collaborated on numerous occasions with her ex-boyfriend Voyage.^[5] At the 2020 Music Awards Ceremony, Ignjatović won the YouTube Star award for her collaboration "Vrati me" ("Return Me") with Voyage.^[6] In 2021, Ignjatović parted ways with Voyage and continued to release music as a solo artist.^[7] Following her breakup with Voyage, Breskvica released "Srećan put" ("Have a Nice Trip") in July 2021.^[8] The music video for the single has collected over 30 million views.^[8] In early 2022, Ignjatović released two singles, "Maska" ("Mask") and collaboration with MC Stojan titled "Život si moj" ("You're My Life").^[9] The later became her first song to chart on Billboard's newly introduced Croatia Songs chart.^[10] In late 2022, she collaborated with Henny on the track "Sava i Dunav" ("Sava and Danube"), which fast turned into one of her most successful songs. Breskvica began the year 2023 with the single "Sa anđelima" ("With Angels"). She collaborated with Teodora on the single "Drift", which was released in March 2023. The single topped the Billboard Croatia Songs chart.^[11]

During 2023, Breskvica changed her image drastically, leaving the trap sound behind in favour of more traditional folk and turbo-folk sound.^[12] Dressed in the Serbian national costume, she covered Danica Crnogorčević's "Veseli se, srpski rode" ("Rejoice, Serb Kin") during her set at the Music Week festival.^[13] She then released "Do gole kože" ("To the Bare Skin") and "Vidi se" ("It's Obvious").^[14]^[15] On 21 December 2023, she was announced among the participants of Pesma za Evroviziju '24, the Serbian national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Gnezdo orlovo" ("The Eagle's Nest").^[16] The song qualified for the final,^[17] where it finished second despite winning the televoting.

Personal life

Ignjatović was in a relationship with fellow musician Voyage. The couple broke up in January 2021 after two years of dating.^[18] In July 2021, it was revealed that Ignjatović started dating Nemanja Stanisavljević who works as a policeman and a bodyguard.^[19]^[20]

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	AUT ^[21]	AUT Billb. ^[22]	CRO Billb. ^[23]	Album
"Utopia"	2019	—	*	*	Non-album singles
"Koraci u noći" (with Vuk Mob and Voyage)	2019	—
"C'est la vie" (with Voyage)	2020	—
"Pancir" (with Voyage featuring Tanja Savić)		—
"Anđele" (with Voyage)		—
"Beli grad" (with Voyage)	2021	—
"Srećan put"	2021	—
"Maska"	2022	—
"Loša"		—	—	11
"Mazohista"		—	—	—
"Lutka"		—	—	6
"Leptir"		—	—	—
"Balkanska"		—	—	—
"Sava i Dunav" (with Henny)		29	22	3
"Loš"		—	—	14
"Sa anđelima"	2023	—	—	—
"Bad Boy"		—	—	—
"Drift" (with Teodora)		—	—	1
"Ko to tamo" (with Henny)		33	—	2
"Do gole kože"		—	—	2
"Vidi se"		—	—	—
"Kume moj"		—	—	—
"Gnezdo orlovo"	2024	—	—	13
"Čini"		—	—	6
"Olovo" (with Sloba Radanović and Dejan Petrović)		—	—	—	Vreme besramnih
"Alo gde si ti" (with THCF)		—	—	12	Non-album single
"—" denotes a single that did not chart in that territory. "*" denotes a single that was released before the chart's launch.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
Title	Year	AUT ^[21]	AUT Billb. ^[22]	CRO Billb. ^[23]	Album
"Vrati me" (Voyage featuring Breskvica)	2019	—	*	*	Non-album singles
"Budi tu" (Voyage featuring Breskvica)	2019	—
"Dam" (Voyage featuring Breskvica)	2020	—
"Bezimena" (Voyage featuring Breskvica)	2020	—
"Život si moj" (MC Stojan featuring Breskvica)	2022	—		3
"Tu tu tu" (Devito featuring Breskvica)	2023	21	16	1	Plava krv
"—" denotes a single that did not chart in that territory. "*" denotes a single that was released before the chart's launch.

References

^ "Breskvica se pohvalila kako joj je Voyage ulepšao dan" (in Serbian). IDJ Videos. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Danas o Breskvici svi pričaju, a evo kako je ona nekad izgledala" (in Serbian). Alo.rs. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Oni su trenutno NAJPOPULARNIJI par na muzičkoj sceni" (in Montenegrin). Mondo. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Breskvica nenajavljeno predstavila pjesmu dva sata nakon Voyagea!" (in Croatian). Extra FM. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Voyage objavio fotografiju s pet žena u krevetu" (in Croatian). Najnovije vijesti. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Music Awards Ceremony 2020 Nagrade" (in Serbian). Magazin Student. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ "Bili su najpoznatiji regionalni par, pred očima javnosti su i prekinuli" (in Croatian). Dnevnik.hr. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b Dejanović, M. (3 July 2021). "Breskvica svojom prvom pesmom srušila internet". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Anđela je pratioce na mrežama zbunila fotografijom" (in Serbian). Alo.rs. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ Plovanić, Edo (16 February 2022). "Billboard uveo hrvatsku ljestvicu, najslušanija Senidah, od domaćih Matija Cvek" (in Croatian). Muzika.hr. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ Šumanović, A. (11 April 2023). "Billboard Hrvatska: Jala i Buba "skinuti s trona" nakon pet uzastopnih tjedana". Muzika.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Ko je dečko Anđele Ignjatović Breskvice? Zavolela ga je posle popularnog kolege, stariji je 8 godina i ludo zgodan". Glossy (in Serbian). 28 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "Grmelo je "Veseli se Srpski rode": Breskvica u narodnoj nošnji iznenadila pesmom na Music week-u". Telegraf (in Serbian). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "Potpuno nova Breskvica u pesmi DO GOLE KOŽE 😍: Da li ste je već čuli?🎤". RED Portal (in Serbian). October 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "Damir Handanović uticao na veliku transformaciju Breskvice: Pevačica promenila muzički pravac i imidž, publika oduševljena". Informer (in Serbian). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "Serbia: 'Pesma za Evroviziju' details announced!". Eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 2023-12-21. Retrieved 2023-12-21.
^ Marín, Marc (28 February 2024). "Pesma za Evroviziju '24: seleccionados los primeros 8 finalistas de la preselección serbia" [Pesma za Evroviziju '24: the first eight finalists of the Serbian preselection have been selected]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ Lj. T. (9 January 2021). "Raskinuli Vojaž i Breskvica! Jedan potez ih razotkrio, usledio haos na društvenim mrežama". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ "Breskvica uslikana s novim dečkom: Nabildovan je i opasan, nimalo ne liči na Vojaža! (Foto)". Ekskluziva.ba (in Bosnian). 9 July 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ "PRVI PAPARACO SNIMCI BRESKVICE I NJENOG ZGODNOG DEČKA POLICAJCA! Pevačica se ne odvaja od NJEGA, a u ovom izdanju su UHVAĆENI". Kurir.rs (in Serbian). 9 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b
Peak positions in Austria:
- "Discographie Henny & Breskvica". Austrian Charts (in Austrian German). Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- "Discographie Breskvica". Austrian Charts (in Austrian German). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b
Peak positions in Austria:
- For "Sava i Dunav": "Austria Songs (Week of January 28, 2023)". Billboard. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- For "Tu tu tu": "Austria Songs (Week of June 9, 2023)". Billboard. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b
Peak positions in Croatia:
- For "Život si moj": "Croatia Songs (Week of February 19, 2022)". Billboard. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- For "Loša": "Croatia Songs (Week of April 23, 2022)". Billboard. 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- For "Lutka": "Croatia Songs (Week of July 23, 2022)". Billboard. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- For "Sava i Dunav": "Croatia Songs (Week of December 17, 2022)". Billboard. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- For "Loš": "Croatia Songs (Week of January 14, 2023)". Billboard. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- For "Drift": "Croatia Songs (Week of April 15, 2023)". Billboard. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- For "Tu tu tu": "Croatia Songs (Week of June 9, 2023)". Billboard. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- For "Ko to tamo": "Croatia Songs (Week of July 15, 2023)". Billboard. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- For "Do gole kože": "Croatia Songs (Week of November 18, 2023)". Billboard. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- For "Gnezdo orlovo": "Croatia Songs (Week of March 16, 2024)". Billboard. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- For "Čini": "Croatia Songs (Week of April 20, 2024)". Billboard. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- For "Alo gde si ti": "Croatia Songs (Week of May 11, 2024)". Billboard. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

External links

Breskvica discography at Discogs

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