Sandra Afrika

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Sandra Afrika

| native_name = Сандра Африка

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| birth_name = Sandra Prodanović

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|4|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia

| occupation = Singer

| genre = Pop-folk

| years_active = 2007–present

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| label = {{hlist|Silver Records|DM SAT|City Records|IDJTunes|Balkaton}}

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Sandra Prodanović ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Сандра Продановић}}; born 1 April 1988), better known as Sandra Afrika ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Сандра Африка}}), is a Serbian pop-folk singer. Born in Belgrade, she initially performed as a backup dancer to singer Mile Kitić, before pursuing a music career with the song "Afrika" (2007), from which she also got her stage name.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pulsonline.rs/puls-poznatih/ko-je-u-stvari-sandra-afrika-i-odakle-joj-toliki-novac-foto/95hhhmf|title=Ko je u stvari Sandra Afrika i odakle joj toliki novac?|first=Ksenija|last=Devečerski|date=16 September 2016|accessdate=7 October 2022|website=Pulsonline.rs|language=sr}} In 2011, she released her self-titled debut CD through DM SAT, featuring previously released songs. Afrika gained more significant popularity following the release of "Neko će mi noćas" (2012).

Over the years she has had several collaborations with Romanian recording artist Costi Ioniţă, including "Devojka tvog druga" (2013) and "Bye Bye" (2014).

Personal

During mid 2000s, Prodanović started dating the nightclub owner Aleksandar "Mikiša" Moskovljević, having met him while performing at his Oziris discotheque in Šabac as a backup dancer in Mile Kitić's stage act. Soon upon commencing the relationship with 31-year-old Moskovljević, 17-year-old Prodanović moved out of her mother's home to join Moskovljević in his hometown Šabac where the couple began living together. Simultaneously, Moskovljević took the reins of Prodanović's performing career, initiating and overseeing her transition from dancing to singing, and becoming her business manager in the process.{{cite news|last=|first=|url=https://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/vesti-jetset/3789437-on-je-dao-sve-za-mene-bio-mi-je-i-otac-i-majka|title="On je dao sve za mene, bio mi je i otac i majka": Sandra Afrika iskreno o odnosu sa bivšim dečkom menadžerom|archiveurl=|archivedate=|agency=Telegraf.rs|date=24 November 2023|access-date=18 June 2024}} Once Prodanović's singing career began taking off, the couple began investing in real estate in Serbia.{{cite news|last=Kosovac|first=Olgica|url=https://www.blic.rs/zabava/sandra-afrika-i-dara-bubamara-imaju-milion-i-po-evra-u-nekretninama/3n56t3n|title=Sandra Afrika i Dara Bubamara poseduju bogatstvo: Samo u nekretninama imaju 1.500.000 evra, a na ovaj način su zaradile novac|archiveurl=|archivedate=|agency=Blic|date=18 February 2024|access-date=18 June 2024}}{{cite news|last=Madžarević|first=Nemanja|url=https://www.pulsonline.rs/puls-poznatih/sandra-afrika-i-aleksandar-moskovljevic-mikisa-su-zaradili-37-miliona-evra-od-zidanja/9kn876m|title="Sve je na prodaju!": Sandra Afrika zaradila 3,7 miliona od zgrada u Šapcu|archiveurl=|archivedate=|agency=PulsOnline.rs|date=17 March 2023|access-date=18 June 2024}}

The couple broke up in 2017 after a decade together though they reportedly continued their business relationship with Moskovljević remaining as Prodanović's manager.{{cite news|last=Đ.|first=K.|url=https://www.kurir.rs/stars/3598623/sandra-afrika-pomirila-se-sa-bivsim-obnovila-vezu-sa-menadzerom-a-imaju-plan-da-zive-zajedno-van-beograda|title=Sandra Afrika pomirila se sa bivšim?! Obnovila vezu sa menadžerom, a imaju plan da žive zajedno van Beograda?|archiveurl=|archivedate=|agency=Kurir|date=5 January 2021|access-date=18 June 2024}}

According to media reports, Prodanović began an off again-on again relationship with footballer Vladimir Volkov in 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/vesti-jetset/2885685-bolesno-sandra-afrika-odgovorila-na-price-o-navodnoj-vezi-sa-volkovim-i-fudbalera-zestoko-spustila|title=Bolesno! Sandra Afrika odgovorila na priče o navodnoj vezi sa Volkovim i fudbalera žestoko spustila!|date=8 August 2017|accessdate=7 October 2022|website=Nova.rs|language=sr}}{{Cite web|url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/palo-pomirenje-sandra-afrika-i-vladimir-volkov-opet-zajedno/|title=Palo pomirenje: Sandra Afrika i Vladimir Volkov opet zajedno|first=Marija|last=Dejanović|date=15 May 2020|accessdate=7 October 2022|website=Nova.rs|language=sr}}