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Azra Kolaković (1 January 1977 – 2 October 2017), known by her stage name Donna Ares, was a Bosnian singer, songwriter, writer and pianist. She is considered the most talented Bosnian artist who wrote both music and lyrics for her songs, and was also involved in graphic design. She released a total of 6 studio albums and a book about the fight against cancer. She died at age 40 following a three-year long battle with uterine cancer.

Early life

Azra Kolaković was born in the northwestern Bosnian city of Bihać to Muslim and ethnically Bosniak parents Osman and Ajka.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She attended local music schools and graduated in 1995, during the Bosnian War. She started attending a music academy, but stopped due to the ongoing war in the country.

In 1997 she started her solo singing career. She debuted in 1997, under her stage name Donna Ares, to sing in the Croatian Dora competition to represent Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest.[2][6]

Illness and death

Kolaković had been fatigued and losing weight for months before being hospitalized in early October 2014. She was diagnosed with uterine cancer[7][8][9][10][11]

She died at age 40 of the illness in her hometown on 2 October 2017, while in a coma. She was buried two days later next to her father who had died in 2006.[2][4][5][6]

Discography

Studio albums

Remix and live albums

  • Live Mix I (2000)
  • Live Mix II (2001)
  • Live Mix III (2003)

Compilation albums

  • The Best Of Donna Ares (Nemoj da pogađam) (2003)
  • Mega mix (2003)
  • Best Of Donna Ares (To mi nije trebalo) (2006)
  • Deset godina sa vama (Live) (2007)
  • The Best Of Donna Ares (Želim da te gledam) (2010)

Other works

She is author of her autobiography book entitled Soba za nikoga[2][6] (lit. 'Room for Nobody'), published in 2015 by Buybook;[2][12] in the illustrated book, she confession-talks her disease, hospital days and remission recovery.

References

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Further reading

External links

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