Lavina (transl.Avalanche) is the fourth studio album by Serbian recording artist Nikolija. It was released digitally through Made In BLKN Records on 15 March 2024.[1][2] The album features guest appearances from Devito, Amna, INAS, THCF, Eevke and 8Nula8. The production on Lavina was mainly handled by Ivan Obradović - Eevke, Đorđe Đorđević - 8Nula8 and Predrag Ristić - META from the Made In BLKN collective, as well as by Jan Magedvski, Marko Moreno and Aleksandar Sablić.
Nikolija's previous studio album, Aurora, was released during 2022. Following the release of the single "Ljubi jako" in July 2023, she hinted her fourth album in September, with tracks that were initially supposed to be influenced by "Ljubi jako".[3] However, she later stated that her forthcoming album would include rap music as well[4] The album's official cover art, track listing and release date were revealed in February 2024, after her partner, Relja Popović, had accidentally leaked the pre-save link.[5]
Lavina saw overall commercial success. The album accumulated over two million streams on Spotify during its first week of release. Moreover, upon the release of Lavina, "Nenormalan lik", "Viski" and "Testo" were the top three trending music videos on YouTube in Serbia.[6] During the week of March 30, "Nenormalan lik", "Viski", "Testo" and "Emotivno" also simultaneously peaked on the BillboardCroatia Songs chart, whilst "Nenormalan lik" took the highest position, peaking at number three.[7]Lavina charted in Austria and Switzerland, peaking at number 18 and 38, respectively.
