Moni Kovačič (born Monique De Haviland) is a US-based Slovenian former pop singer,[1][2] especially well known in SFR Yugoslavia during the late 1970s and early 1980s[3] due to her hit single "Brez ljubezni mi živeti ni" (No use living without love), released in 1978 by the label ZKP RTVLj. Album releases were Zagonetka (Puzzle) and Može i jače (Can do it stronger).
Moni Kovačič | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Monique De Haviland |
| Born | June 21, 1960 Wiesbaden, West Germany |
| Origin | Connecticut, United States |
| Occupation(s) | pop singer, entrepreneur |
Born in 1960 to an American father Bill De Haviland and a Slovenian mother Brigita Kovačič, Monique grew up in Connecticut and took up performing from an early age.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ NOVAČIĆ, DEJAN (February 17, 2006). "Tednik, številka 7, Tako mlada, pa že Slovenka". Mladina (in Slovenian). Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ "Video: Z morjem obdane in soncem obsijane melodije". RTV Slovenija. June 20, 2009. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ^ a b Moni Kovačič, nova pop zvezda – Naša devojka za evropsku scenu!;RTV Revija, May 1978
- ^ Pfeiffer, Vesna. "Rada živim v Ameriki (intervju)" [I like living in America (interview)]. Avenija (in Slovenian). Retrieved December 1, 2016.
My dad was a colonel in the US army. He was high-ranked and was, when I was born, working in Frankfurt, while I was born in Wiesbaden in Germany.
External links
edit- Official website
- Moni Kovačič discography at Discogs
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