Divna Ljubojević

Divna Ljubojević , sometimes called by just her first name, Divna, is a Serbian singer and conductor of Orthodox Christian sacred music in various languages. She is the conductor and artistic director of the Melodi ensemble (Serbian: ), a "choir and studio for spiritual music". which she founded with a group of her friends.

Lykourgos Angelopoulos, professor at the School of Byzantine Chant at the Conservatory of Athens, and the founder and director of the Greek Byzantine Choir, has described her as having one of the purest voices he has ever heard. then part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. She studied at the Mokranjac Music School and later graduated from the Academy of Arts at the University of Novi Sad in Novi Sad. From the age of ten, she was trained in singing by the sisters of Vavedenje (Serbian: , Presentation of the Holy Theotokos) monastery, near Belgrade. She developed a unique style derived from Karlovatz singing. Ljubojević has been also an active teacher of church and choral singing in France, the Netherlands and England. In 1991, she founded the Melodi ensemble, composed of 10 singers.

Selected discography Local releases – i.e. Axion Estin, Vavedenje Monastery, 1996 – i.e. Axion Estin, Vavedenje Monastery, 1999 – i.e. Zoodochos Pege, Vavedenje Monastery, 2000 – i.e. Melodi, Vavedenje Monastery, 2001 – i.e. Doxology, Vavedenje Monastery, 2002 – i.e. Liturgy in Vavedenje Monastery (Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom), 2004 – i.e. Concerts, 2006 – i.e. Christ has Risen, 2007 – i.e. Christ is Born, Vavedenje Monastery, 2008 – i.e. The Mirror, 2008 International releases Mystères Byzantins – i.e. Byzantine Mysteries, 2004 La Divine Liturgie de Saint Jean Chrisostome – i.e. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, 2005 Divna en concert. Théâtre des Abbesses, Paris – i.e. Divna in concert. Abbesses Theatre, Paris, 2006 La Gloire de Byzance – i.e. The Glory of Byzantium, with Lykourgos Angelopoulos and the Greek Byzantine Choir, 2006 Lumières du Chant Byzantin – i.e. Lights of Byzantine Chant, 2008 Éternel Byzantin – i.e. Eternal Byzantine, 2009 L'âme du chant orthodoxe – i.e. The Soul of the Orthodox Chant, 2011 In Search of Divine Light, Valley Entertainment 2014 Third party releases FACT 253 – DJ Mix, by Current 93 – track 5: Agne Parthene, 2011