Violeta Miljković (
Serbian Cyrillic: Виолета Миљковић; born 18 December 1974), better known as Viki Miljković, is a
Serbian singer and television personality.[1] Born in
Niš, she started her recording career in the early nineties and has released ten studio albums. Since 2015, Viki has been a judge and mentor on the televised singing show Zvezde Granda.
Career
Born and raised in
Niš, Viki started performing as a teenager alongside her brother who played the
accordion. After getting discovered by the song-writing duo
Marina Tucaković and Aleksandar Radulović, she released her debut album, Loša sreća (Bad Luck, 1992), under
Diskos.[2] However, it was only the following year that Viki saw significant commercial success with her second release and breakout hit "Nikom nije lepše nego nama" (No One Has It Better Than Us). Her music career peaked in the early
2000s with albums Mariš li (Do You Care, 2003) and Mahi, mahi (2005), released through
Grand Production. In 2006, Viki held her first solo concert in
Belgrade's
Sava Centar.[1]
In 2015, Miljković began appearing on the televised singing competition Zvezde Granda as a judge and mentor.[3] In 2022, she had a winning contestant as a mentor with Nermin Handžić.[4]
Personal life
Miljković graduated with a degree in musical arts from the
Faculty of Arts,
University of Pristina.[5] In 2007, she married accordion player Dragan Tašković "Taške", with whom she has a son, born in October the same year.[6][7] It has been noted that Miljković has maintained close friendships with singers
Ceca Ražnatović and
Sanja Đorđević, who served as
bridesmaids at her wedding.[8]