Mimi Mercedez

Milena Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Милена Јанковић, born on 23 November 1992), better known as Mimi Mercedez (Serbian Cyrillic: Мими Мерцедез) is a Serbian rapper and songwriter. She made her debut in 2011 and has so far released four studio albums. On her own songs, Mercedez has predominately worked with beatmaker Žartikal. She is regarded as one of the first and most successful Serbian female rap artists.[1][2]

Mimi Mercedez
Мими Мерцедез
Birth nameMilena Janković
Born (1992-11-23) 23 November 1992
Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • songwriter
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2011–present
Labels

Life and career

Janković was born on 23 November 1992 in Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia and grew up in the neighborhood of Konjarnik. She stated that her interest in rap music comes from her late teenage years.[3]

In 2011, she released her first song, titled "Napucane svinjice". It was later included to her independently-released debut album Jedino što znam in 2013. Mercedez was also featured on the track "Mala ima kasko" from the 2012 album "Apetiti mi rastu" by Serbian rapper Juice.[4] During her beginnings, Janković used to work as a stripper to support her music career.[5] In past she used to go by other alter egos, including Guda iz Huda, Sestra Drugarica and Kebasti Koblenc.[1]

In February 2015, Mimi Mercedez released her EP Napaljene uličarke under Bombe Devedesetih. In August, it was followed by her second album Našminkam se i pravim haos. The album included "Kleoptara", which became her first mainstream successful song.[6] Same year, she also collaborated with singers Milan Stanković and Mile Kitić on the single "Gadure".[7] The following August, Mercedez had another mainstream popular song with singer Kaya, titled "Ne možeš da sediš sa nama".[8] In 2018, she released her third studio album Kuma. The following year in February, Mercedez had two duets with singer Stoja: "Sve se vrti oko nas" and "Žena sa Balkana". In October 2019, she released Mržnja, which was preceded by the title track and single "Kučke".[9]

In July 2022, she performed at the EXIT music festival in Novi Sad.[10] In October, during her concert at Tvornica Kulture in Zagreb, Mercedez announced her forthcoming fifth studio album.[11] On December 31, she alongside other artists also had a live show at the closing ceremony of the Novi Sad's year as the European Capital of Culture.[12] On 26 January 2023, Mercedez alongside Voyage presented the Music Awards Ceremony, held at the Štark Arena, during which she also performed "Kleopatra".[13] On 17 February 2023, Mercedez released her fifth album Frka u svemiru under Universal Music.

Discography
Studio albums
  • Jedino što znam (2013)
  • Našminkam se i pravim haos (2015)
  • Kuma (2018)
  • Mržnja (2019)
  • Frka u svemiru (2023)

References
  1. Ilić, M. (20 June 2016). "Mimi Mercedez – bez sažaljenja". B92.net (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. Furst, P. (19 October 2022). "Vodeća regionalna reperica Mimi Mercedez za Jutarnji: 'Planiram postati najpoznatija ekstravagantna ličnost'". Jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  3. Jovović, P. (23 January 2023). "Veče sa Ivanom Ivanovićem: Gosti Mimi Mercedez i Vojaž". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. Maksimović, V. (27 January 2015). "Kako je trep ušao u Srbiju". Beforeafter.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  5. Marinović, N. (27 September 2022). "Mimi Mercedez: U repu muškarci teže dobiju vidljivost, a žene poštovanje". Zoomer.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  6. Jovičić, U. (30 June 2019). "Mimi Mercedez: "Kada imaš svoje pare, možeš da imaš i svoj moral"". Nedeljnik (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  7. S. P. (2 July 2015). "Milan Stanković snimio pjesmu s Miletom Kitićem i Mimi Mercedes!". Kodex.me (in Montenegrin). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  8. "Žestoka Mimi Mercedez i Kaja objavile HITČINU koja će gruvati DO DASKE!". Telegraf.rs (in Montenegrin). 8 August 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  9. "Mimi Mercedez: Novi album "Mržnja"". Nedeljnik (in Serbian). 4 October 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  10. Petrović, B., Đorđević, V. (8 July 2022). ""Ovo je baš teško pitanje": Mimi Mercedez nam je otkrila koja pesma najbolje predstavlja njen rad". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. Furst, P. (22 October 2022). "Mimi Mercedez raspametila fanove u Tvornici: 'Od najozloglašenije publike da je Zagreb ovo postao... To Balkanci moji!'". Jutarnji.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  12. A. L. (28 December 2022). "Poznata satnica izvođača za proslavu dočeka u Novom Sadu: Raspoređeni na tri bine u Novu godinu nas uvode Kosheen, Repetitor i Mimi Mercedez". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  13. Marinović, M. (27 January 2023). "Zvezde novog muzičkog talasa izdominirale drugog dana MAC-a!". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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