Marija Šestić

Marija Šestić



Marija Šestić at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Background information
Birth name Marija Šestić
Born May 5, 1987
Origin Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia


Marija Šestić (Serbian: Марија Шестић) (born May 5, 1987, Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb singer and musician. She is most known for representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland.

Šestić has achieved top results in domestic festivals and also had the chance to be the first artist from the former Yugoslavia to appear on MTV Europe. Marija attempted to reach Eurovision in 2005 and with the song "In This World", she ended up in a respectable fourth place at the national final.

Her father, Dušan Šestić, composed the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Intermeco.

Music Festival Wins
Young Talents Festival - Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 1st Place three years in a row
St George's Day Festival - Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 3rd Place in 1995, 1st Place in 1996
"Naša radost" - Podgorica, Montenegro - special award for performance in 1998
"Zlatno zvonce" - Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia - winner of the first place for performance in 1999
Banja Luka international pop music festival - Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Best Newcomer Award in 2003
The Golden Star" international festival - Bucharest, Romania - 1st Prize for Performance in 2004
Banja Luka international pop music festival - Banja Luka, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2nd Place in 2005


Rijeka bez imena