Serbia

Sanja Vučić ZAA was taught to sing old folk songs as a child and has gone on to develop a voice which can perform the songs of artists like Aretha Franklin and Beyoncé.

Twenty-two year-old Sanja is the lead vocalist of the Serbian band ZAA and her 2016 Eurovision song ‘Goodbye’ was written by Ivana Peters who is the lead singer of Belgrade rock band Negative.

Sanja is a dancer too, specialising in dancehall and afrobeat, and she can understand six languages.

I wish i could stop it, I wish I could fight it,
But there's nothing I can do,
I thought that we were meant for each other
Oh, how I wish I knew you better

I played a fool so many times, can't even count it.

Every time I say goodbye,
you try to keep me by your side
Gotta fight my way out of your hands,
find the shelter from the pain

Every time you say your lies,
I hide away and close my eyes,
I won't let you tear my world apart,
gotta find a shelter for my heart

I thought that it was supposed to hurt me,
I thought that it was love,
I put my hands up but I won't surrender
don't need what doesn't serve me any more

I lick my wounds so many times, so that I can keep on fighting.

Every time I say goodbye...

Every time I say goodbye, you try to break me down