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Ksenija Pajčin
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Ксенија Пајчин
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| Born | 3 December 1977 Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
| Died | 16 March 2010 (aged 32) Voždovac, Belgrade, Serbia |
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| Years active | 1996–2010 |
| Labels | City Records |
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Ksenija Pajčin (Serbian Cyrillic: Ксенија Пајчин, 3 December 1977 – 16 March 2010) was a Serbian singer, dancer and model popular in Serbia and the other former Yugoslav republics. Sometimes referred to as Xenia or Ksenia.
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Biography
Early life
Pajčin was born in Belgrade to mother Ljubica and father Miloš. Her family originates from the Bosnian village of Gubin near Livno. She was the cousin of controversial nationalist Bosnian Serb singer Baja Mali Knindža. Nine months after her death, Knindža released the song "Spavaj, kraljice" (Sleep, Queen) in her memory.
Music career
Pajčin appeared as a backup dancer in the music video for Dragana Mirkovic's song Opojni su zumbuli in 1994. During this time, she worked as an assistant to music mogul Minimaks, who had been the manager of such successful stars as Silvana Armenulić and Lepa Brena. She was offered the opportunity to join a pop duet, Duck, as a female vocal. Marija Mihajlović actually sang for their debut album, while Pajčin only lip synced.
As a dancer, she became famous in Greece, where she performed in numerous night clubs. Pajčin later went on to have a solo music career, and while her vocals were not impressive, she garnered attention for her dancing and outfits. She owned a dance studio in Belgrade and worked as a model. She frequently appeared in tabloids.
One of her final musical releases was a duet with her friend Danijel Alibabić. The song entitled "Supica" was released in July 2009. The music video was filmed a few months later and was released on 9 January 2010, two months before Pajčin's death. Alibabić later wrote a song called "Pjesma za Kseniju" (Song For Ksenija) and released it in 2011 as a tribute.
Death and aftermath
Ksenija and her boyfriend of nearly two years Filip Kapisoda were found dead in her apartment in the Belgrade neighborhood of Voždovac on 16 March 2010. Pajčin was buried on 20 March 2010 in the cemetery Novo groblje in Belgrade, the day after Filip's funeral (which was attended by their mutual friend, singer Goga Sekulić). Her funeral was attended by Goca Tržan, Mira Škorić, Romana Panić, Ana Nikolić, Neda Ukraden, Bora Drljača, Indira Radić, Danijel Alibabić, Darko Kostić, Vanesa Šokčić, Saša Dragić, Marina Tucaković, and Nada Topčagić, among others.
Discography
Studio albums
- Too hot to handle (1997)
- Extreme (2001)
- Sigurna (2004)
Compilations
- Best of Xenia (2006)
Non-album singles
- Divan dan (1998)
- Plačem danima (2002)
- Dečko mi je umoran (2006)
- Nino (2006)
- Why did you tell me that you love me feat. Shella da Blasian (2006)
- Seks bombastik feat. Todor (2007)
- Veštica (2007)
- Pizza (2008)
- Hajde, sestro feat. Indira Radić (2008)
- Farsa (2009)
- Brka (2009)
- Supica feat. Danijel Alibabić (2009)
- Požuri feat. MC Stojan (2009)
