Maya Berović facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Maya Berović
Маја Беровић
Berović performing in 2016
Born	Maja Berović (1987-07-08) 8 July 1987 (age 38) Ilijaš, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Serbia
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse(s)	Alen Dragoslav ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Pop-folk electropop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Grand City BN Music Imperia XL Elit Invest
Associated acts	Jala Brat Buba Corelli

Maja "Maya" Berović (Serbian Cyrillic: Маја Беровић; born on July 8, 1987) is a popular singer from Serbia. She was born in Ilijaš, a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Maya started her music career in 2007 with her first album, Život uživo.

Over the years, Maya released several successful albums. She became very famous after working with rappers Jala Brat and Buba Corelli. Her songs like "Pravo vreme" became huge hits, with millions of views online. In 2018, Maya performed a sold-out concert at the Belgrade Arena. This concert broke records for the most visitors at that venue. She has continued to release new music, including her albums Intime (2020) and Milion (2023).

Early life

Maja Berović was born on July 8, 1987. She grew up in a village called Malešići, near Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Maya lost her father when she was only three years old. She lived with her mother and older brother.

During the Bosnian War, her family had to move. In 1995, they moved to Bratunac, where her mother was from. Maya remembers her childhood during the war: "I had the bad fortune to belong to the generation that grew up during the war in Bosnia. I carry many ugly, and beautiful memories from that period of my life. The ugly memories include my family's relocation in search of a peaceful life, even though, at the time, I was not fully aware of the horrors of the situation. I spent most of my days playing, like any child."

In Bratunac, Maya went to school. She also started practicing music there. From the age of 12, she sang in local clubs every weekend. She loved listening to famous singers like Dragana Mirković, Lepa Brena, and Ceca. They inspired her to become a singer.

Career

Maya Berović in 2011

Maya Berović started singing professionally when she was a teenager. In August 2007, her first album, Život uživo, came out. It was released by Grand Production. This album included the popular song "Džin i limunada."

Her next album, Crno zlato, was released in 2008. In 2011, she released her third album, Maya. This album featured "Djevojačko prezime," which Maya calls her signature hit. The song even won an award for 'Hit of the Year' in Sarajevo.

In 2012, Maya released Djevojka sa juga. She had her first concert in Belgrade the next year. In 2014, she sang "Alkohol" at the Pink Music Festival. This song was later featured in the 2022 Netflix movie The Swimmers. "Alkohol" was also on her fifth album, Opasne vode, released in October 2014. This album helped her become even more popular in Serbia. Both Djevojka sa juga and Opasne vode sold 50,000 copies each.

On her 29th birthday, Maya released "To me radi." This song featured Bosnian rappers Jala Brat and Buba Corelli. Its music video has been watched over 70 million times! She continued working with them on her album Viktorijina tajna, released in 2017. This album also sold 50,000 copies. All the music videos from this album have over 340 million views on YouTube.

In 2018, Maya released her seventh album, 7. It had nine songs, again written by Jala Brat and Buba Corelli. These songs have over 350 million views and 18 million streams on Spotify. The album included a duet with Buba Corelli called "Pravo vreme." This song has over 130 million views and is one of the most-watched music videos by an artist from the former Yugoslavia. In November 2018, Maya held a concert for 18,000 people at the Belgrade Arena. It was one of the fastest-selling events there.

In July 2020, Maya held an online concert. Over 260,000 people watched it! Her eighth album, Intime, came out in August 2020. Ten songs from Intime had over 100 million views by the end of that year. In October, Maya launched her own makeup collection, called Maya Beauty Line. Her ninth album, Milion, was released in July 2023.

Personal life

Maya Berović married Alen Dragosav on July 31, 2016. On February 21, 2022, they welcomed their first son, named Lav. Maya currently lives in both Graz, Austria, and Belgrade, Serbia. She is an Eastern Orthodox Christian.

In October 2020, Maya reached one million followers on Instagram.

Supporting communities

In July 2019, Maya Berović showed her support for different communities. She invited people to the first ever Sarajevo Pride event, which took place on September 8, 2019.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Live albums

Singles

Tours

Headlining

• Viktorijina tajna Tour (2018)
• Pravo Vreme Tour (2018-2019)

Co - headlining

• USA Tour (2017)