Saška Janković

Aleksandra Janković (; born 29 April 1988), professionally known as YANX, Sashka Yanx and Miss Jukebox, is a Serbian singer-songwriter, producer and more. She was previously a backing vocalist for numerous other artists, including Milan Stanković at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Nina Radojičić at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 and Bojana Stamenov at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. In 2012, Janković participated in Prvi glas Srbije, a musical talent show similar to The Voice.

Life and career

Early life and career: 1988–2009 Janković was born in 1988 in Smederevo (Yugoslavia then, Serbia now). When she was a child, she started playing the violin, but later switched to the piano. Janković cited jazz, pop and rock music as her musical influences. As a teenager, she participated in the RTS talents competition 3K dur.

Career development: 2009–11 In March 2009, Janković took part in the Beovizija 2009, Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, with the song "Nauči me" . The semifinal event was held on March 8. In the final, Janković performed the fourth and finished the eighth with six points. On 18 April 2009, she performed at the humanitarian concert "Darujte život" (English: Give Life) in Smederevo. On 1 July, Janković performed "Bože pravde", the national anthem of Serbia, alongside two more singers at the opening ceremony of the 2009 Summer Universiade, which was held in Belgrade. She would also sing the "Bože pravde" at the reception of Serbia national basketball team who had won the silver medal at the EuroBasket 2009.

In May 2010, Janković sang backing vocals for Milan Stanković at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. Along with Nikola Sarić, she took part in the Sunčane Skale Festival in Herceg Novi, Montenegro, with the song "Uhvati dan" (English: Seize the Day). In December, Janković performed "Bože pravde" at the celebration honouring the Serbia Davis Cup team's win of the 2010 Davis Cup. In 2011, she once again sang backing vocals at the Eurovision Song Contest, this time for Nina Radojičić. She also performed along with the pianist and composer Aleksandar Saša Lokner at the Summer at Gardoš Festival in August.

Upcoming studio album and Prvi glas Srbije: 2011–present In December 2011, Janković officially adopted "Miss Jukebox" as her artistic name, and announced the release of her new single "Nikome nije lako" .

In 2012, Janković participated in the second season of the talent show Prvi glas Srbije (The First Voice of Serbia), adapted from The Voice. She successfully went through the blind audition and the battle phase to progress to the live performances. However, Janković was eliminated in the sixth round of live performances, having received fewest public votes. She had previously once been nominated for elimination, but was saved by the judges Vlado Georgiev, Aleksandra Radović and Saša Milošević Mare. While on Prvi glas Srbije, Janković performed live the following songs: Vasilija Radojčić — "Mito bekrijo" Šaban Bajramović — "Đelem, đelem" Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull — "Dance Again" Celine Dion — "Because You Loved Me" Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim and Mýa — "Lady Marmalade" Smak — "Daire" / Jennifer Hudson — "One Night Only" In January 2013, Janković released her new single "Ćošak" (English: Corner).

In February 2013, Janković took part in Beosong 2013, Serbian national election for the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, with the song "Duga u tvojim očima" (English: The Rainbow in Your Eyes). In the competition she reached third place.

In 2018, she once again tried to represent Serbia at Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Pesma za tebe". She came 2nd at the preselection, Beovizija 2018. She returned to Beovizija in 2019 with her song Da Li Čuješ Moj Glas and got the 3rd place.

On 21 December 2023, she was announced among the participants of Pesma za Evroviziju '24, the , with the song "Kolo". The song failed to qualify for the final.

Personal life Janković's father, Dobrica Janković, was a member of the Serbian parliament from 2004 to 2007.

Janković stated she was "very attracted" to learning foreign language and that she would like to study Portuguese.

Discography

Singles 2009 — "Nauči me" 2010 — "Uhvati dan" (feat. Nikola Sarić) 2011 — "Nikome nije lako" 2013 — "Ćošak" 2013 — "Duga u tvojim očima" 2013 — "Ono kad" 2014 — "Ponekad" 2014 — "Spavaj" 2018 — "Pesma za tebe" 2019 — "Da li čuješ moj glas" 2020 — "Ali ali" 2021 — "Udahni" (as member of O2) 2021 — "Sori not sori" 2023 — "Bejbi bejbi" 2024 — "Kolo"

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category City Result 1998 Festival for young talents Winner, Best vocals Smederevo, Serbia 2006 Sunflower Festival Finals (Pod maskama) Belgrade, Serbia 2007 Sunflower Festival Finals (Poslednje pismo) Belgrade, Serbia 2008 PAN Music Festival Best Newcomer (Bolesni od ljubavi) Pančevo, Serbia 2008 ArtZone Festival Special guest (Pod maskama, Could you remember me, Arrogant sea) Sofia, Bulgaria 2009 Beovizija Best Song (Nauči me) Belgrade, Serbia 2014 STARI GRAD Festival Best lyrics (Spavaj) Novi Pazar, Serbia 2013 Beosong Best Song (Duga u tvojim očima) Belgrade, Serbia 2018 Beovizija Best Song (Pesma za tebe) Belgrade, Serbia 2019 Beovizija Best Song (Da li čuješ moj glas) Belgrade, Serbia 2024 Pesma za Evroviziju Best Song (Kolo) Belgrade, Serbia 2026 Pesma za Evroviziju Best Song (Srušio si sve) Belgrade, Serbia