Aleksa Jelić

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Aleksa Jelić

| image = File:Aleksa Jelic Profilna.jpg

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| caption = Aleksa Jelić in 2008

| birth_name = Aleksa Jelić

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|11|19}}

| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|dancer|presenter}}

| genre = {{hlist|Pop|dance-pop}}

| years_active = 2007–present

| label = {{hlist|PGP-RTS}}

| associated_acts = {{hlist|Ana Štajdohar|Tijana Bogićević}}

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Aleksa Jelić ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Алекса Јелић}}; born 19 November 1976) is a Serbian singer, ballet dancer and television presenter.

Life and career

Jelić was born on 19 November 1976 in Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia. He is the son of rock musician and founder of YU Grupa, Dragi Jelić.{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/zabava/svi-rokeri-na-jednom-mestu-aleksa-jelic-sa-mamom-slavio-rodendan/jcj5npt|title=Svi rokeri ne jednom mestu|work=Blic.rs|author=Popović, A.|date=20 November 2013|access-date=10 January 2023}}

At 17 years of age, Jelić became the youngest permanent ballet dancer at the Terazije Theater in Belgrade.{{cite web |url=https://www.rts.rs/page/rts/sr/Evrosong/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BC%D0%B0+%D0%95%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B5+2015/story/2384/vesti/1829705/upoznajte-aleksu-jelica.html |title=Upoznajte Aleksu Jelića|work=Rts.rs|date=13 February 2015|access-date=10 January 2023}}

In March 2007, he rose to prominence as a singer by competing on Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest, called Beovizija, with the song "Beli grad", finishing in 7th place.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/serbia/beovizija-2007|title=Serbia: Beovizija 2007|website=Eurovisionworld.com|access-date=10 January 2023}} The following year, he returned to Beovizija with "Beli jablan" featuring Ana Štajdohar, ending up as the runner-up.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/serbia/beovizija-2008|title=Serbia: Beovizija 2008|website=Eurovisionworld.com|access-date=10 January 2023}} Same year in May, Jelić also released his debut album U tami disko kluba under PGP-RTS.

In November 2010, he released his second studio album Javna tajna. Jelić released the single "Idemo u grad" in October 2012, which served as the official anthem for the Belgrade Pride that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/zabava/vesti/aleksa-jelic-snimio-himnu-za-prajd/wnjxech|title=Aleksa Jelić snimio himnu za Prajd|work=Blic.rs|author=Čule, M.|date=1 October 2012|access-date=10 January 2023}} In October 2013, Jelić became a contestant on the first season of the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar, where he finished in 3rd place. In March 2014, he was announced as the presenter of the Serbian spin-off of Dancing with the Stars.{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/zabava/vesti/aleksa-jelic-i-irina-radovic-vode-ples-sa-zvezdama/4pee77y|title=Aleksa Jelić i Irina Radović vode "Ples sa zvezdama"|work=Blic.rs|author=D I.|date=6 March 2014|access-date=10 January 2023}} In February 2015, Jelić applied to represent Serbia on the Eurovision once again with the song "Vodi me".{{cite web|url=https://www.blic.rs/zabava/vesti/otkrivamo-aleksa-u-trci-za-evrosong/8btcn72|title=OTKRIVAMO Aleksa u trci za Evrosong|work=Blic.rs|author=Ivanović, D.|date=12 January 2015|access-date=10 January 2023}} He finished in 3rd place out of three entries.{{cite web|url=https://eurovisionworld.com/national/serbia/odbrojavanje-za-bec|title=Serbia: Odbrojavanje za Beč (2015)|website=Eurovisionworld.com|access-date=10 January 2023}} In June 2019, Jelić released his third album Metamorfoza. Later that year, he competed on the All Stars season of Tvoje lice zvuči poznato, paired with the season one-winner, Ana Kokić. The two reached the grand final and ultimately placed as the second runner-ups.{{cite web|url=https://www.novosti.rs/vesti/scena.147.html:837054-Finale-soua-Tvoje-lice-zvuci-poznato-Publika-bira-pobednicki-tim|title=Finale šoua Tvoje lice zvuči poznato: Publika bira pobednički tim|work=Novisti.rs|author=M. J. V.|date=20 December 2019|access-date=10 January 2023}}

Since 1999, Jelić has resided between Belgrade and Barcelona, Spain, where he works in the hospitality industry.{{cite web|url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/tamara-dragicevic-snimila-naseg-pevaca-kako-radi-za-sankom-u-spaniji-foto/|title=Tamara Dragičević snimila našeg pevača kako radi za šankom u Španiji|work=Nova.rs|author=Manojlović, J.|date=9 January 2023 |access-date=10 January 2023}}