Donna Ares
Azra Kolaković (pronounced [ǎzra kɔlǎkoʋitɕ]; 1 January 1977 – 2 October 2017), known professionally as Donna Ares (pronounced [dôna âres]), was a Bosnian singer-songwriter and musician. Dubbed the "Queen of the Balkan Party" (Bosnian: Kraljica Balkan žurke), she began her professional music career in 1998 with the release of her debut album Ti me više ne voliš. Over the course of her career, she released six studio albums and performed a headlining concert at the Zetra Olympic Hall in Sarajevo in 2015.
She is regarded as one of the most versatile artists in Bosnia and Herzegovina, noted for writing and composing her own songs, directing her music videos, creating the graphic design for her album covers, and designing and managing her own website, as well as for playing piano, guitar, and keyboards and pursuing painting. She is best known for hit songs such as “Sviraj nešto narodno” (with Halid Bešlić, 2000), “Ubila me tvoja nevjera” (2004), “To mi nije trebalo” (2004), “Idi, idi, moja vilo” (2006), and “Suze moje plaču za oboje” (2014).
In October 2014, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer with metastases. In November 2015, she published a book titled Soba za nikoga, in which she wrote about her illness. She died on 2 October 2017 in her hometown of Bihać at the age of 40, following a three-year struggle with cancer.
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