Nives Celzijus: The Croatian singer with Serbian roots reveals secret!

Nives Celzijus: The Croatian singer with Serbian roots reveals secret!

Nives Celzijus, the well-known Croatian singer and author, gave surprising insights into her ethnic identity in a recent interview. According to her real name Nives Zeljkovic, she explained that she has Serbian roots and her entire family lives in Serbia. This was shocking news for many of her fans and the media. Celzijus reports that she spontaneously switches to Serbian when she is in Serbia, further fueling the discussion about national identities and ethnicity in the region. Kosmo highlighted her emotional memories of childhood in Lovcen, a village in Vojvodina, where she often spent time with her grandparents.

Celzijus' openness about her ethnic origins has already led to mixed reactions on social networks. Her statements were also intensively discussed in the Croatian and Serbian media. She expressed concerns about how Croatian audiences might react to a Serbian accent on national television. This issue is particularly sensitive because ethnicity remains a stressful issue in the region even after the Yugoslav wars.

Career and controversies

Nives Celzijus was born on December 18, 1981 in Zagreb. Her family has diverse cultural backgrounds: her father, Spaso Čanković, who works as a writer in Slovenia, comes from Sanski Most in Bosnia and Herzegovina, while her mother, Mira, separated from her father before Nives was born. She experienced many challenges in her youth, such as abuse during the Croatian War of Independence and a traumatic experience at the age of 16 when she was raped by a Dinamo Zagreb player. These experiences shaped her later artistic work and her public persona Wikipedia.

Celzijus' career took off with her hit "Na koljena" and other successes. She was often present in the media with her husband, Croatian footballer Dino Drpić, making them something of a celebrity couple in the region. Their controversial appearances, such as reporting on intimate moments in the stadium, attracted a lot of media attention. She also experienced uproar in 2008 when her son Leone was falsely compared to kidnapped British daughter Madeleine McCann during a holiday. In 2014, she amicably divorced Drpić and is now the mother of two children Wikipedia.

Influence and relevance

Nives Celzijus is not only active in the music scene, but also in television entertainment. She has starred in various series and been a judge on successful shows, becoming the first female winner of a competition in 2014 that attracted widespread attention in Croatia. Their cultural relevance and discussion of identity combined with their music create a bridge to the larger social issues that continue to be important in the region.

Regarding national identity and ethnicity in Serbia and Croatia, a study by Irena Ristić also sheds light on the deep-seated questions and tensions in the region. Celzijus' statements and their influence on public opinion reveal the complexity of this issue and show how important identity and ethnicity are in the current social debate DeGruyter.