Edita Aradinović

Edita Aradinović (, ; born 30 June 1993), professionally known as Edita, is a Serbian singer and songwriter. She rose to prominence in 2014 as the lead vocalist of the band Ministarke. Edita eventually left the band in 2018 to pursue a solo career. After a number of standalone singles, she released her debut album, Ljuštura, in 2023.

Aradinović has appeared on the television shows Zvezde Granda and Tvoje lice zvuči poznato.

Early life Edita Aradinović was born 30 June 1993, in Belgrade, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Her father is Albanian from Kosovo and her mother is of Egyptian descent. She is the younger sister of singer Indira Aradinović, professionally known as Indy. When Edita was twelve, her older brother Semir died at twenty-one from complications of Down syndrome. Aradinović is also related to performers Gagi and Đorđe Đogani.

After finishing eighth grade, Aradinović attended a technical high school to study design, but later dropped out.

Career Aradinović competed on the singing competition show Zvezde Granda in 2010. Two years later, she released her first song "Overila". Subsequently, Aradinović rose to prominence after she had joined the band Ministarke in 2013, which was founded by Filip Miletić and Miloš Roganović. In October 2013, Ministarke released their breakthrough single "Poplava" with Aco Pejović. They also collaborated with Severina on "Uno Momento" in July 2014, which has collected over 125 million views on YouTube. Their eponymous debut album was released in December 2015.

In 2017, Aradinović was a contestant on the fourth season of Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, where she placed as the second runner-up. In March the following year, Edita announced that she had left Ministarke and that she would pursue a solo career. Edita released a duet with Aco Pejović, titled "Blud i nemoral", under IDJTunes in October 2018. The music video for the song has amassed over 50 million views. Her first solo single "Magnum" was subsequently released in May 2019. Later that year, Edita returned to Tvoje lice zvuči poznato for the fifth season, where she was paired up with kickboxer Nenad Pagonis.

In September 2021, Edita performed at the Music Week Festival in Ušće, Belgrade. In April 2022, Aradinović announced her supposed debut solo album, titled 08, and released the lead single "Egomanija" a day later. Later in June, She released the single "Štikla", which peaked at number 5 on Billboards Croatia Songs chart. On September 16, Edita performed at the Tašmajdan Center during the EuroPride event, hosted in Belgrade. On October 14, 2023, Aradinović released her debut album, ultimately entitled Ljuštura, through IDJTunes.

Personal life Aradinović revealed in 2018 she has undergone three vocal cord surgeries. In June 2022, Edita had another procedure on her vocal cords that changed her timbre. In January 2026, Aradinović revealed her first pregnancy; she is due to have a baby girl in July 2026.

Discography

Albums Studio albums Title Details Notes KiseonikReleased: 1 December 2015 Label: FM Play Format: CD, digital download, streaming Ljuštura Released: 14 October 2023 Label: IDJTunes Format: Digital download, streaming

Live albums Title Details Kafansko veče (Live) Released: 12 April 2023 Label: Valentino Records Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays Title Details Notes CinematicReleased: 27 November 2024 Label: IDJTunes Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist

Title YearPeak chart positions AlbumCROBillb. "Overila" 2012 as part of Ministarke "Poplava" 2013 Kiseonik "Duni vetre" 2014 "Zver" 2015 Kiseonik and Zabranjena ljubav "Moje jedino" 2016 Ministarke EP "Zauzeto" 2017 Ministarke "Tutto completo" as a solo artist "Blud i nemoral" 2018 "Magnum" 2019"Životinje""Soba" "Slobodno me rani" 2020 "Kokuzna vremena""A kapela" "Ja sam tvoj dom" "Melek" 2021 "Varalica" "Magla" 2022— "Egomanija"— "Štikla"5 "Blef"— "Pucaj mi u srce"— "Budale"— "00:08"— Cinematic "Etida"— "Venom"— "1001"— "Život bez nas" 2023— "Džaba ti"— "Baš smo uspeli"— Namerno "Zbog tebe" 2024— "Rio Rio"— "Baile de gusle"— "Gde sunce zalazi"— Cinematic "Kap po kap"— "Fuego"— "Sama" 2025— "Od mene se odvikavaj" — Damir Handanović – Novi zvuk "Srce ledeno"— "Đavole"21 "Riba i po"— "Nemo"—Večno leto "Dilema"— "Livada" 2026— "Kišobran za suze"—

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Vidim te" 2025 Zoza Projekat: Ljubav "Indica i sativa" Vekac U krug "Suton" "Bandolero" 2026 Rimski Naša stvar II (Monte Royal) "Šaka melanoma" Matija Vitić Hotimice

Songwriting credits

Filmography

+List of performances of Edita Aradinović on television Year Title Genre Role Notes 2010 Zvezde Granda Television Herself (contestant) Eliminated in the 4th round 2017 Tvoje lice zvuči poznato 4th season; 3rd place 2019 5th season; 4th place