Relja Popović

Relja Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Реља Поповић, born on 2 August 1989) is a Serbian rapper, singer-songwriter and actor who rose to prominence as member of Elitni Odredi.

Relja Popović
Birth nameRelja Popović
Born (1989-08-02) 2 August 1989
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
  • record executive
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–present
Labels
  • IDJTunes
  • Made In Blkn
Associated acts

Life and career

Personal life

Relja Popović was born on August 2, 1989 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia and grew up in the Paviljoni neighborhood of New Belgrade. He was raised by his mother, Zoja Begolli (née Đoković), who was the primaballerina at the National Theatre in Belgrade, after his father, Srđan Popović, had died when Relja was two years old.[1][2] According to Popović, he was introduced to hip-hop by his older brother, Miša, with artists such as Eminem, Jay-Z and Juice, and started writing songs in middle school. Before finishing high school Popović was injured in a gunfire and had his kidney and spleen removed.[3] He graduated from the Faculty of Media and Communications at the Singidunum University an also attended the Academy of Arts.[4]

In late 2014, he began dating singer Nikolija Jovanović after Elitni Odredi collaborated with her on the single "Alkohola litar".[5] The couple welcomed a daughter, named Rea, on 26 September 2016.[6]

Music

In 2005, him and his childhood friend, Vladimir Matović, formed the pop rap group Elitni Odredi. They received fame with the song Moja jedina (My Only) the following year. Elitni Odredi released their first and to date only album in 2010 under Gold Production, titled Oko svet (Around The World), through which they acquired further success.

In 2015, Elitni Odredi took a permanent hiatus to focus on their solo projects. In April, Relja released his first solo single "Beograd još živi" (Belgrade Still Lives). Same year he released three more singles "Samo hoću da se napijem" (I Just Want To Get Drunk), "Opet te nema" (You're Missing Out Again) featuring Boban Rajović and "Pakao od žene" (Hell of a Woman). The following year he collaborated with Cvija and Coby on "Crni sine" (Black Son) in May, but also released "Trošim pare" ([I'm] Spending Money) in October. In 2017, Popović released "Lom" (Ruckus) in February, "Samo jako" (Keep It Strong) with Coby and turbo-folk singer Stoja in April and latino influenced "Adrenalina" ([From] Adrenalin) in December. He released "Latino Evropa" (Latino Europe), "Dolce Vita" and "Mi Amor" in May, June and December 2018, respectively.

In March 2020, Popović established the record label imprint Made in Blkn Records in distribution deal with IDJTunes.

Acting

In 2003, Popović made his on screen debut in Vladimir Perišić's short film Dremano oko, which was elected for Cinefoundation at the Cannes Festival. He had also collaborated with the director on his existentialist feature film Ordinary People in 2009 and subsequently received the Heart of Sarajevo award at the Sarajevo Film Festival for the best male actor .

Popović also appeared in the box office success The Parade by Srđan Dragojević in 2011.

Discography
Albums and EPs
  • Made in BLKN (TBA)
Singles
  • Beograd još živi (2015)
  • Hoću da se napijem (2015)
  • Opet te nema (2015); feat. Boban Rajović
  • Pakao od žene (2015)
  • Crni sin (2016); feat. Cvija and Coby
  • Trošim pare (2016)
  • Lom (2017)
  • Samo jako (2017); feat. Coby and Stoja
  • Adrenalina (2017)
  • Latino Evropa (2018)
  • Dolce Vita (2018)
  • Mi Amor (2018)
  • Meduza (2019)
  • Takvi kao ja (2019)
  • Tuga iz Porschea (2019)
  • Made in Balkan (2019)
  • Maria (2020)
  • Genge (2020); feat. Rasta

Filmography

Awards and nominations
Acting
Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2009 Sarajevo Film Festival Best Actor Himself (Ordinary People) Won
Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema Outstanding Actor Won
Music
Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2020 Music Awards Ceremony Trap Collaboration of the Year "Meduza" (Relja feat. Nikolija) Nominated [7]

References
  1. "Relja Popović je nedavno izgubio majku, a malo ko zna da je bila jedna od najvećih umetnica Jugoslavije!". telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 6 January 2017.
  2. "Relja Popović: Bolan oproštaj od majke". gloria.rs (in Serbian). 20 January 2017.
  3. "Ovo malo ko zna: Relja Popović je bio upucan sa 19 godina, evo detalja drame!". puls.rs (in Serbian). 28 March 2020.
  4. "Alumni fakulteta za medije i komunikaciju" (in Serbian). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  5. "Nikolija i Relja iz Elitnih Odreda u vezi već mesecima" (in Serbian). Tracara.com.
  6. "Nikolija Jovanović i Relja Popović, ćerka stiže na jesen" (in Serbian). Story. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  7. "GLASANJE" (in Serbian). Music Awards Ceremony. December 2019. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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