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Background information | |
Birth name | Rialda Karahasanović |
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Sarajevo, Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 November 1992
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Instruments | Vocals |
Rialda Karahasanović-Lokvančić (Serbo-Croatian: Риалда Карахасановић-Локванчић; born 12 November 1992), known professionally as just Rialda, is a Bosnian pop recording artist, television personality and model. Rialda competed in seasons five and seven of the televised singing contest Zvijezda možeš biti ti (You Can Be a Star).
Personal life
Rialda Karahasanović was born in besieged Sarajevo on 12 November 1992. The daughter of the leader of the Sarajevo band Sarr e Roma, Amir Karahasanović, Rialda grew up in a musical household. Her brother Ajdin is four years younger. She is currently living in Belgrade, Serbia. She is of Croatian ancestry.
Career
In 2012 she auditioned for the fifth season of the televised singing contest Zvijezda možeš biti ti (You Can Be a Star) on Hayat TV but dropped out several weeks in. She competed again in the seventh season two years later and made it to the finals in May 2015. During the competition, most of the songs she sang were originally by Croatian pop star Severina, with the Sarajevo-based magazine Ekskluziva even calling her the "Bosnian Severina".
Rialda's first single "Korak do dna" premiered 9 September 2015. The song was written by Đorđe Jovančić and produced by Amil Lojo.
Mediterraneanvision
Rialda was chosen to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest 6 in Pristina, Kosovo with the song "Ludilo U Boji". She competed in the first semi-final where she placed 8th with 101 points and therefore qualified for the grand final where she went on to place 19th with 84 points.
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Preceded by Maya Sar feat. Marijan Brkic Brk with "O Meni Nikom Ne Pričaj" |
Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Mediterraneanvision Song Contest #6 |
Succeeded by Dino Merlin with "Dobro veče, tugo" |
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