Background
She was born in 1955 in Niš and brought up on the folk traditions of central Serbia.
She was born in 1955 in Niš and brought up on the folk traditions of central Serbia.
Biljana first studied music in Niš and continued her education in Belgrade to study music at the Belgrade University of Arts.
Upon graduating in Belgrade she set out on an extremely successful career in music To date she has released seven albums and has written scores for such films as Savior and Zona Zamfirova. Bilja has been on the Yugoslav popular scene for a long time.
After the break-up of Rani Mraz, she went solo.
Her first album was released in 1983. She has released three popular-oriented records, and did music for many theatre shows at Belgrade"s National Theatre.
In the meantime, she graduated from University of Musical Arts, and started to work as a Music Editor on Radio Belgrade. After successful career in popular music, Bilja Krstić has decided to record material close to her heart ever since her childhood.
Foreign more than five years, she was patiently collecting obscure folk songs from the territories of Kosovo, South Serbia, Macedonia, East Serbia, Romania and Hungary.
The results were the albums and Album Bistrik was re-released by V2-Greece record label, in May 2002. The music performed by Bilja Krstić is a fusion, blend of traditional ethno music, a capella songs and ethno grooves with elements of improvisation and modern music approach.
Their aim is to translate folklore into contemporary art, their performances to awaken the heart and give rebirth and energy to forgotten emotions.
Her sincere stage presence and beautiful voice received great acclaim at more than 200 concerts across the world and in her home country. lieutenant was best acknowledged when she was invited as the only female vocal performer from Mediterranean at festival "Mostra Sesc de Artes" in São Paulo Paulo in 2005.
Her third folk Album, Tarpoš, was released across Europe in early 2007, under the licence of German record label Intuition/Schott Music, and gained great success amongst World Music critics and audience. Tenores di Bitti "Mialinu Pira".
Her stage experience started at her very young age in Chorus of Youth. Later, in the 1970s, she was a member of the cult bands Suncokret, and Rani Mraz, one led by Bora Đorđević and the other by Đorđe Balašević. At the time, she was a member of "Mediterraneo Orchestra", formed of about 25 top musicians from all over the world.