Zana Nimani

Zana Šiškin (; born in September 1961), best known under her maiden surname Zana Nimani , is a Serbian and Yugoslav retired singer and lyricist, best known as the first frontress of the pop rock band Zana. She recorded three albums with the band—Loše vesti uz rege za pivsku flašu, Dodirni mi kolena (1982) and Natrag na voz (1983)—and one solo album, Noćas pevam samo tebi (1986), before retiring in late 1980s.

Career 1976–1984: Years with Zana Nimani started her career in 1976, when she started to sing with the band Suton, in which her boyfriend-at-the-time Radovan Jovićević played guitar. Since 1979, the band started to perform under the name Zana, adopted after Nimani's first name. The band's first 7-inch singles and their debut album Loše vesti uz rege za pivsku flašu (Bad News Accompanied by Reggae for a Beer Bottle), released in 1981, brought them nationwide popularity. In 1986, she released her only solo album, Noćas pevam samo tebi (Tonight I Sing Only for You).

In 1987, she recorded backing vocals for the album Into the Heart by blues guitarist Dragoljub Crnčević. In 1988, she appeared in the TV rock operette Kreatori i kreature (Creators and Creatures). The operette was composed by Vladimir Milačić, directed by Milutin Petrović and featured, beside Nimani, Massimo Savić, Dejan Cukić, Snežana Jandrlić, Bora Đorđević, Goran Čavajda "Čavke", Amila Sulejmanović and Đorđe Dragojlović. In 1988, she also wrote lyrics for the song "Priđi bliže" ("Come Closer") recorded by Mladen Vojičić "Tifa" on his first solo album No. 1.

Retirement from singing Soon after, she got married and retired from the scene.

Personal life Nimani was born in 1961 in Belgrade, to Kosovo Albanian parents from the town of Gjakova. Her mother was the first Albanian TV anchor in Kosovo, Antigona Nimani, and her father was a federal minister of state reserves. She graduated law.

She is married to Đorđe Šiškin. Nimani and Šiškin have one child, daughter Tea (born in Belgrade in 1991). With the breakup of Yugoslavia, she moved first to Sweden where she married and then to Canada,

Discography

With Zana Studio albums Loše vesti uz rege za pivsku flašu (1981) Dodirni mi kolena (1982) Natrag na voz (1983)

Singles "Nastavnice" / "Sveta" (1980) "Moj deda" / "Pepito pantalone" (1981) "Leto" / "Snovi od slame" (1981) "On" / "Ti si neko staro lice" (1981) "Jabuke i vino" (1983)

Solo Studio albums Noćas pevam samo tebi (1986)

Singles "Što ne znam gde si sad" / "Eto, to si ti" "Ruža na dlanu" (1986)

Compilation albums The Platinum Collection (2009) Original Album Collection (2018)

Songwriting credits + List of songs with lyrics written by Nimani, showing year released and album name Title Year Artist(s) Album "Via Amerika" 1982 Zana Dodirni mi kolena "Probudi me" 1983 Natrag na voz "Osećam i znam" "Noćas pevam samo tebi" 1986 Zana Nimani Noćas pevam samo tebi "Sanjam (Dok kiše lutaju)" "Priđi bliže" 1989 Mladen Vojičić Tifa No.1