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| birth_place =[[Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
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| instrument = [[Voice]], [[Flute]], [[Piano]], [[Guitar]]
| genre = Classical music, opera, pop, [[jazz]], [[dance-pop]], [[Club music|club]]
| occupation = Singer, television host, TV executive producer and show creator, personality, [[opera singer]], songwriter, [[best-selling author|author]], entrepreneur, record producer, radio host, model, actress, dancer
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| years_active = 2002–present
| years_active = 2002–present
| label = [[Big Best Company]], [[Chips Records|Chips]], [[Edel]], [[Phonag]]
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'''Tinka Milinović Pichler''' ({{Lang-sh-Cyrl|Тинка Милиновић Пихлер}}; born 27 November 1973) is a Bosnian-American recording artist.

'''Tinka Milinović''' (born November 27, 1973) is an international opera star and inspirational public figure from Sarajevo who defied the odds, overcame adversity, and achieved her dreams.
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Tinka is [[Bosnia]]n television star and personality, opera singer, recording artist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, actress and model who has appeared on the covers of numerous magazines in Europe. Her current platform ''TheTinkaShow.com'' provides a commentary of Milinović's view on love, lifestyle, travel and relationships. She has a reality show in development that helps enhance public understanding of issues related to the empowerment of women.


==Early life==
==Early life==


Milinović was born in [[Sarajevo]], [[SFR Yugoslavia]]. She was raised by her mother Janja, father Drago Ivan, and an older brother, Dren. In 1991 she moved to the United States on her own as a high school exchange student.
Milinović was born in [[Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] to [[Bosnian Croat]] and [[Bosnian Serb]] parents, at the time when the country was still Yugoslavia. She was raised by her mother Janja, father Drago-Ivan, and an older brother, Dren. Among many other activities as a child, she attended a school of music, playing flute. At age 16, she was chosen for the American foreign exchange student program, and in 1991 she moved to the [[United States]] and attended Rapides High School in rural Louisiana. Soon after landing in the US, war broke out in her homeland, and when it reached Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1992, she was cut off from her family. At age 17 she was alone and with diminished family support, financially destitute, and stranded in the rural countryside of Louisiana. With only a student visa in hand, she was ineligible to work or to obtain student loans. For a number of years, she had no money and counted on the charity of friends to survive.


==Education and Classical music==
==Education and classical music==


In 1992, after a series of college music auditions that granted her acceptance and partial music and academic scholarships, Milinović entered [[Louisiana College]] to study Vocal Performance/Opera with Dr. Loryn E. Frey. She graduated with [[Cum Laude]] honors with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1996, despite having no money to pay for college and the hardship of having to survive on as little as two dollars a day.
In 1992 Milinović entered [[Louisiana College]] to study Vocal Performance/Opera with Dr. Loryn E. Frey. She graduated with [[Cum Laude]] honors with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1996.


In 1998, Milinović received a [[Master of Music]] degree in Opera/Vocal Performance from [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]] where she held a full graduate teaching assistant position in the School of Music. Milinović graduated at the top of her class, both as a scholar and a performer.<ref>http://esckaz.com/2006/tinka.htm</ref>
In 1998, Milinović received a [[Master of Music]] degree in Opera/Vocal Performance from the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette]] where she held a graduate teaching assistant position in the School of Music.<ref>[http://esckaz.com/2006/tinka.htm "Tinka Milinovic interview"]. esckaz.com. 2006</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=ESCKaz is banned by WikiProject Eurovision.|date=April 2022}}


Starting at age 18, without the assistance of professional legal counsel, Milinović represented herself before the U.S. immigration system and became a U.S. citizen, a process that took Milinović several years.
Starting at age 18, Milinović represented herself before the U.S. immigration system and became a U.S. citizen.


Milinović performed roles in different operas both in the United States and Sarajevo, as well as musicals, recitals, and opera scenes. Additionally while a scholar in Louisiana, she further trained her voice with the [[Metropolitan Opera]] [[primadonna]] [[Martina Arroyo]] from New York. Apart from these stage roles, Milinović also held solo concerts and has collaborated with [[Acadiana Symphony Orchestra]] and [[Sarajevo Philharmonics]].
Milinović performed in different operas both in the United States and Sarajevo, as well as musicals, recitals, and opera scenes. Additionally while a scholar in Louisiana, she further trained her voice with the [[Metropolitan Opera]] [[primadonna]] [[Martina Arroyo]] from New York. Apart from these stage roles, Milinović also held solo concerts and has collaborated with [[Acadiana Symphony Orchestra]] and [[Sarajevo Philharmonics]].

[[Image:Tinka mirror.jpg|thumb|right|Tinka prior to filming a music video]]


==Music career==
==Music career==


Milinović's music career was chronicled in a stream of magazine covers and TV appearances in Europe, after she competed at the Bosnia-Herzegovina Eurovision Song Contest national final with song "Sve sto imas ti" (2002).<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQFLWgkmyWs</ref> Although not winning in 2002, Milinović's profile increased and resulted in her receiving offers to host her own TV and radio shows, as well as a lead role in Sarajevo Opera.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RWSKkfsKnI</ref> Milinović further went on to [[Eurovision Song Contest 2002]] in [[Tallinn, Estonia]], as a back-vocalist and dancer to a Bosnia-Herzegovina representative that year where she expanded her fan base to international circles.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ky7p02Lvkw</ref>
Milinović competed at the Bosnia-Herzegovina Eurovision Song Contest national final with the song "Sve što imaš ti" (2002).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQFLWgkmyWs "Tinka Milinović – Sve što imaš ti"]. YouTube. 3 January 2010.</ref> Milinović's profile increased and resulted in her receiving offers to host her own TV and radio shows, as well as a lead role in Emerich Kalman's "Die Czardas Fürstin" at Sarajevo Opera.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RWSKkfsKnI "TINKA Milinovic la Divina. Opera."]. YouTube. 20 March 2011.</ref>


Milinović further went on to [[Eurovision Song Contest 2002]] in [[Tallinn, Estonia]], as a backing vocalist and dancer to the Bosnia-Herzegovina representative that year.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ky7p02Lvkw "Eurovision 2002 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Maja Tatić – Na jastuku za dvoje"]. YouTube. 29 July 2010.</ref>
After competing in several Eurovision Song contests with songs "I’m Never Gonna Fall" (2003),<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6TRUyoJ2A0</ref> and “Sometimes I Wish I Were a Child Again” (2005), which was written by ESC most-rewarded composer Ralph Siegel from Germany and brought her 1st place tie, Milinović added pop star to her resume, further cementing her place in pop culture. In 2006, Milinović went on to represent Switzerland at Eurovision Song Contest in Athens, Greece, with the song "If We All Give A Little" as a member of the group Six4One gathered by Schweizer Fernsehen.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six4one</ref> Their album "If We All Give A Little" was released on five continents.


After competing in Bosnia-Herzegovinian national selections for the [[Eurovision Song Contest]] with songs "I’m Never Gonna Fall" (2003),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6TRUyoJ2A0 "TINKA : 2003 EUROSONG : I'M NEVER GONNA FALL"]. YouTube. 21 March 2011.</ref> and "Sometimes I Wish I Were a Child Again" (2005), Milinović went on to represent Switzerland at [[Eurovision Song Contest 2006]] finals in [[Athens, Greece]] with the song "If We All Give A Little" as a member of the group [[Six4One]] gathered by [[Schweizer Fernsehen]]. They released an album with 17 songs in English for the foreign market entitled “If We All Give A Little” (2006 CHIPS RECORDS, EDEL, PHONAG).
Her solo pop album T.I.N.K.A was released soon afterwards and was nominated in all 6 categories for Bosnian Music Awards 2007: Pop Album, Pop Song, Pop Video, Pop Artist of the Year, The Best New Artist, and the Best Female Performance.<ref>http://bhbeat.blogger.ba/arhiva/2007/03/08/765754</ref><ref>http://www.cyberbulevar.com/magazin/muzika/objavljene-nominacije-za-davorina/20070129/</ref>


Her solo pop album T.I.N.K.A was released soon afterwards and was nominated in all 6 categories for Bosnian Music Awards 2007: Pop Album, Pop Song, Pop Video, Pop Artist of the Year, The Best New Artist, and the Best Female Performance.<ref>[http://bhbeat.blogger.ba/arhiva/2007/03/08/765754 "Nominacije za Davorina 2007 – bh_beat"]. blogger.ba. 8 March 2007</ref><ref>[http://www.cyberbulevar.com/magazin/muzika/objavljene-nominacije-za-davorina/20070129/ "Objavljene nominacije za Davorina – Muzika – Magazin – CyberBulevar.com-Bosanskohercegovački internet portal"]. cyberbulevar.com. 29 January 2007</ref>
Her foray into Jazz music took her on tour throughout Europe and abroad. Milinović traveled to the Middle East where she hosted a number of television shows.

Tinka Milinović foray into the world of jazz performances is documented in series of concerts in Austria and Balkans.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfpAMpwbAtk Shake the Lake jazz festival in Austria] Youtube.</ref>


==Television==
==Television==


Milinović's television career started overnight after TV producers saw her Eurovision 2002 performance and offered her to host ''TV Bingo Show'' on Federal Television (FTV) of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYuqG0J-Mo8</ref> The Bingo Show opened to rave reviews and became the highest rated television show, airing live in prime time every Friday evening, which prompted Tinka to become a household name. Milinović hosted it for 6 years, which resulted in hosting over 550 live primetime TV shows. During this time, Milinović also hosted TV show ''Summer with FTV'' also airing live on FTV, and she was a television host for Knotika TV, Dubai, UAE.
Milinović's television career started overnight after TV producers saw her Eurovision 2002 performance and offered her to host ''TV Bingo Show'', a live prime time evening show on Federal Television (FTV) of Bosnia and Herzegovina that soon became the highest rated television show in the country.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYuqG0J-Mo8 "Tinka's last TV BINGO SHOW"]. YouTube. 12 September 2008.</ref> Tinka Milinović became a household name and hosted TV show for 6 years. During this time, Milinović also hosted TV show ''Summer with FTV'' also airing live on FTV, and she was a television host for Knotika TV, Dubai, UAE. She created, produced and hosted ''The Tinka Show'' on Federalna televizija in 2019 and run successfully all throughout her late pregnancy. The TV show is an entertaining educational talk show that inspires and supports viewers to explore the world they live in, without fear, prejudice and stereotypes, through conversations with women of different ages, professions and interests.<ref>[https://www.klix.ba/magazin/film-tv/povratak-tinke-milinovic-na-male-ekrane-the-tinka-show-od-10-februara-na-ftv-u/190204074 Povratak Tinke Milinovic na male ekrane the tinka show od 10 februara na ftvu]</ref>

[[Image:Tinka Chopard Event.jpg|thumb|right|Tinka Arriving to Chopard Party in Cannes, France]]


==Radio==
==Radio==


For two years, Milinović hosted her own radio show ''Tinka Show-No Offense'' on the national radio station of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Radio 1). The station's director offered Milinović the deal she could not resist: Make a radio show that will embody everything Tinka is. The show successfully ran on Tuesdays evenings and was heard all over Europe and the internet. It was particularly popular among women due to Milinović's broadening women's perspectives, surpassing the limits, and breaking the molds of society.<ref>http://www.sarajevo-x.com/lifestyle/clanak/030419008</ref>
For three years, Milinović hosted ''Tinka's Show – No Offense'' on the national radio station of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Radio 1). The show ran on Tuesday evenings and was heard all over Europe and the Internet. It was particularly popular among women due to Tinka's broadening women's perspectives, surpassing the limits, and breaking the molds of society.


==Writing==
==Author==


Tinka Milinović released the book The Success Secret in collaboration with Jack Canfield. The book hit seven separate best-seller lists on the day of its release cementing her place among the best-selling authors. Milinović was also a contributing author for #1 Middle Eastern female fashion magazine U Magazine in Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon, and British HEIR Magazine. Her writings cover topics related to women empowerment, relationships, love, lifestyle, and travel.
Entrepreneur and entertainment expert Tinka Milinovic has signed a publishing deal with CelebrityPress, a leading business and marketing book publishing company, along with best-selling author Jack Canfield and a select group of leading experts from around the world to release the book, “The Success Secret.” The book hit seven separate Amazon.com best-seller lists on the day of its release. After such a success, Tinka Milinovic is recognized by The National Academy of Best-Selling Authors®, an organization that honors authors from many of the leading independent best-sellers lists.
Tinka is also contributing author for #1 Middle Eastern female fashion magazine "U Magazine" in Jordan and Beirut <ref>http://www.umagazine.jo/</ref>, and British "HEIR Magazine" <ref>http://www.heirmagazine.com/</ref>. Her prolific writings cover topics related to relationships, love, lifestyle and travel.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==


Presently residing in [[West Hollywood, California]], Milinović is working on ''The Tinka Show'' targeting the US audience and international television markets. She is developing a docu-reality show based on her life story in Louisiana.
Being voted one of the most sought-after bachelorettes in European high society circles, Milinović was rumoured to be the reason why French President Sarkozy is separating from his wife sparking a European tabloid frenzy.<ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article2936813.ece</ref>

Presently residing in West Hollywood, New York City and Europe, Milinović is working on her ''The Tinka Show'' targeting the US audience and international television markets. Milinović's forthcoming book aims to give a glimpse into the international celebrity lifestyle. She is developing a reality show based on her life story, with all the battles and betrayals, thrills and chills, hardships and triumphs, and how she handles it all with her signature ''joie de vivre''.

Milinović has commented on her perspective on life. "My life is a tapestry of interesting episodes and decisions, some good, some not so good. But it's all been worth it," says Milinović. "I've seen things, I've experienced things, I made it to the top by throwing myself into the unknown and not being afraid to experience what life has to offer. Now I have a lot to share and inspire others."
Milinović has returned to the US to further her American market commercial interests, tell her story and find a forum in which to share her story, and to empower women on their journey to discover themselves and follow their heart's desire.

==Trivia==

* She is the only opera singer in Bosnia and Herzegovina that has achieved any measure of mainstream, celebrity status.
* Invited by Eurovision fans to perform as the only artist from [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] ever to take part in Eurovision Fan Convention in Berlin, Germany in 2003.<ref>http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/1750</ref>
* Invited by growing number of German fans to perform at the Eurovision Fan Convention in Munich, Germany in 2006.<ref>http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/5359?rss</ref>
* Sarajevo Fashion Week 2003-2006, Celebrity runway model
* In October 2005, performed at Kenya Fashion Week in Nairobi, Kenya, as a special music guest at the Gala opening ceremony.
* Her promotional tours took her to Greece, Belarus,<ref>http://www.miss-una.com/tinka_u_minsku.htm</ref> Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, and Balkan countries.
* Performed on the TV show "BENISSIMO" together with Pink, Mel C, and Tokyo Hotel group in Zurich, Switzerland.
* Was an honorable guest of Brazilian football team at Weggis, Switzerland and FIFA 2006 World Cup in Munich.<ref>http://www.miss-una.com/tinka_carlos.htm</ref>
* TV hosting for Kuwait Boat Show 2007 <ref>http://www.sarajevo-x.com/showtime/tv/clanak/070503033</ref>
* TV hosting and Celebrity appearances: Dubai, UAE<ref>http://www.sarajevo-x.com/showtime/tv/clanak/070420070</ref>
* Celebrity appearances and TV hosting in Muscat, Oman<ref>http://www.sarajevo-x.com/showtime/tv/clanak/070713011</ref> and Magna Leptis and Tripoli, Libya <ref>http://www.sarajevo-x.com/showtime/showbiz/clanak/071018053</ref>
* Performed at the opening ceremony of North Africa Climate Change Convention in Alexandria, Egypt.
* Jazz concert at Zur Tenne, Kitzbühel, Austria <ref>http://tinka.blogger.ba/arhiva/2009/01/11</ref> where she entertained the crowd of the jet-set winter ski resort in Austrian Alps with an emotional jazz and cabaret repertoire. She was accompanied by renowned Austrian pianist and conductor Frank Johnny Schütten. Among attendees were Fiona Swarovski, former Ministar of Finance Karl-Heinz Grasser, and Grammy-nominated American songwriter Denise Rich.
* Guest of Cannes Film Festival 2007-2009
* Guest of 2008 UEFA European Football Championship finals
* Jazz concert at Shake The Lake festival at Lehar Theater, Austria <ref>http://www.shakethelake.at/stl09/stl2009Ejazznight.html</ref>
* Between her jazz concerts, Tinka made an appearance at Miele Galerie Salzburg, Austria who were one of the jazz sponsors <ref>http://www.shakethelake.at/stl09/stl2009Ejazznight.html</ref>
* Croatian Playboy has been interested for several years in doing a cover with Tinka. She has thus far avoided it.
* The first artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina to be invited, sing, and compete for another country at Eurovision Song Contest.
* Performed at many music festivals around Europe and Balkan.
* Tinka's debut album T.I.N.K.A was sold in over 7,000 copies to fans who registered earlier before her album was officially released in 2007.
* Tinka made a special celebrity appearance in Jan 2012 in Dubai's Club Sensation that hosted around 500 people.<ref>http://platinumlist.ae/event/item/4590/Tinka_Milinovi_No_1_FRIDAYS.html</ref>

==Endorsements==

* Milinović signed an endorsement contract as the official face of world-renowned Slovenian jewelry company ''Zlatarna Celje 1844''.<ref>http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/7118</ref>

* After a campaign in Milinović's music video ''Ljubav za ljubav'', Escada perfumes chose Milinović as its official face. Escada offered her an annual contract to appear as the national face of Escada perfumes.<ref>http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/6457</ref>

* Milinović also signed an endorsement contract with BH Telecom to star as herself in several of its TV and print commercials and live appearances.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfAfEfYbN_4</ref>

* Phyris cosmetics endorsed Milinović,<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziXANEJvoTk</ref> as well as Schwartzkopf Professional and Second Skin Spa.


==Discography==
==Discography==


* T.I.N.K.A (2007 BIG BEST COMPANY)<ref>http://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/tinka/id259562703</ref><ref>http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tinkapop</ref>
* T.I.N.K.A (2007 Big Best Company)<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/tinka/id259562703 "iTunes Store"]. apple.com.</ref>
* [[six4one]] "If We All Give a Little" (2006 Chips Records, Edel, [[Phonag Records]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/5886|title = Eurovision Song Contest 2022 news by esctoday - Turin Italy}}</ref><ref>[http://www.last.fm/music/Six4one/If+We+All+Give+A+Little+-+The+Album "If We All Give A Little – The Album"]. Last.fm.</ref>

* [[six4one|Six4One]] “If We All Give A Little” (2006 CHIPS RECORDS, EDEL, PHONAG)<ref>http://www.esctoday.com/news/read/5886</ref><ref>http://www.last.fm/music/Six4one/If+We+All+Give+A+Little+-+The+Album</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{facebook|tinka}}
*[http://www.thetinkashow.com The Tinka Show]
*[http://twitter.com/TinkaMilinovic Tinka Twitter official]
*{{twitter|TinkaMilinovic}}
*[http://www.facebook.com/tinka Tinka Facebook official]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070819185623/http://www.tinka.ba/ Tinka Official Bosnia-Herzegovina website]
*[http://www.tinka.ba Tinka Official Bosnia-Herzegovina Website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziXANEJvoTk Music video "Ljubav za ljubav" (album T.I.N.K.A, 2006)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1HizoSTIPg Music video "Hit" (album T.I.N.K.A, 2006)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agfwGpYQB2Y Music video "Ja jos uvijek gledam" (album T.I.N.K.A, 2006)]
*[[Six4one|Tinka in Six4One]]


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Tinka Milinović
Born (1973-11-27) 27 November 1973 (age 50)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
GenresClassical music, opera, pop, jazz, dance-pop, club
Occupation(s)Singer, television host, TV executive producer and show creator, personality, opera singer, songwriter, author, entrepreneur, record producer, radio host, model, actress, dancer
Instrument(s)Voice, flute, piano, guitar
Years active2002–present
LabelsBig Best Company, Chips, Edel, Phonag

Tinka Milinović Pichler (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Тинка Милиновић Пихлер; born 27 November 1973) is a Bosnian-American recording artist.

Early life

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Milinović was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia. She was raised by her mother Janja, father Drago Ivan, and an older brother, Dren. In 1991 she moved to the United States on her own as a high school exchange student.

Education and classical music

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In 1992 Milinović entered Louisiana College to study Vocal Performance/Opera with Dr. Loryn E. Frey. She graduated with Cum Laude honors with a Bachelor of Music degree in 1996.

In 1998, Milinović received a Master of Music degree in Opera/Vocal Performance from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette where she held a graduate teaching assistant position in the School of Music.[1][better source needed]

Starting at age 18, Milinović represented herself before the U.S. immigration system and became a U.S. citizen.

Milinović performed in different operas both in the United States and Sarajevo, as well as musicals, recitals, and opera scenes. Additionally while a scholar in Louisiana, she further trained her voice with the Metropolitan Opera primadonna Martina Arroyo from New York. Apart from these stage roles, Milinović also held solo concerts and has collaborated with Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and Sarajevo Philharmonics.

Music career

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Milinović competed at the Bosnia-Herzegovina Eurovision Song Contest national final with the song "Sve što imaš ti" (2002).[2] Milinović's profile increased and resulted in her receiving offers to host her own TV and radio shows, as well as a lead role in Emerich Kalman's "Die Czardas Fürstin" at Sarajevo Opera.[3]

Milinović further went on to Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia, as a backing vocalist and dancer to the Bosnia-Herzegovina representative that year.[4]

After competing in Bosnia-Herzegovinian national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest with songs "I’m Never Gonna Fall" (2003),[5] and "Sometimes I Wish I Were a Child Again" (2005), Milinović went on to represent Switzerland at Eurovision Song Contest 2006 finals in Athens, Greece with the song "If We All Give A Little" as a member of the group Six4One gathered by Schweizer Fernsehen. They released an album with 17 songs in English for the foreign market entitled “If We All Give A Little” (2006 CHIPS RECORDS, EDEL, PHONAG).

Her solo pop album T.I.N.K.A was released soon afterwards and was nominated in all 6 categories for Bosnian Music Awards 2007: Pop Album, Pop Song, Pop Video, Pop Artist of the Year, The Best New Artist, and the Best Female Performance.[6][7]

Tinka Milinović foray into the world of jazz performances is documented in series of concerts in Austria and Balkans.[8]

Television

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Milinović's television career started overnight after TV producers saw her Eurovision 2002 performance and offered her to host TV Bingo Show, a live prime time evening show on Federal Television (FTV) of Bosnia and Herzegovina that soon became the highest rated television show in the country.[9] Tinka Milinović became a household name and hosted TV show for 6 years. During this time, Milinović also hosted TV show Summer with FTV also airing live on FTV, and she was a television host for Knotika TV, Dubai, UAE. She created, produced and hosted The Tinka Show on Federalna televizija in 2019 and run successfully all throughout her late pregnancy. The TV show is an entertaining educational talk show that inspires and supports viewers to explore the world they live in, without fear, prejudice and stereotypes, through conversations with women of different ages, professions and interests.[10]

Radio

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For three years, Milinović hosted Tinka's Show – No Offense on the national radio station of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BH Radio 1). The show ran on Tuesday evenings and was heard all over Europe and the Internet. It was particularly popular among women due to Tinka's broadening women's perspectives, surpassing the limits, and breaking the molds of society.

Author

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Tinka Milinović released the book The Success Secret in collaboration with Jack Canfield. The book hit seven separate best-seller lists on the day of its release cementing her place among the best-selling authors. Milinović was also a contributing author for #1 Middle Eastern female fashion magazine U Magazine in Jordan and Beirut, Lebanon, and British HEIR Magazine. Her writings cover topics related to women empowerment, relationships, love, lifestyle, and travel.

Personal life

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Presently residing in West Hollywood, California, Milinović is working on The Tinka Show targeting the US audience and international television markets. She is developing a docu-reality show based on her life story in Louisiana.

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ "Tinka Milinovic interview". esckaz.com. 2006
  2. ^ "Tinka Milinović – Sve što imaš ti". YouTube. 3 January 2010.
  3. ^ "TINKA Milinovic la Divina. Opera.". YouTube. 20 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Eurovision 2002 Bosnia-Herzegovina – Maja Tatić – Na jastuku za dvoje". YouTube. 29 July 2010.
  5. ^ "TINKA : 2003 EUROSONG : I'M NEVER GONNA FALL". YouTube. 21 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Nominacije za Davorina 2007 – bh_beat". blogger.ba. 8 March 2007
  7. ^ "Objavljene nominacije za Davorina – Muzika – Magazin – CyberBulevar.com-Bosanskohercegovački internet portal". cyberbulevar.com. 29 January 2007
  8. ^ Shake the Lake jazz festival in Austria Youtube.
  9. ^ "Tinka's last TV BINGO SHOW". YouTube. 12 September 2008.
  10. ^ Povratak Tinke Milinovic na male ekrane the tinka show od 10 februara na ftvu
  11. ^ "iTunes Store". apple.com.
  12. ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2022 news by esctoday - Turin Italy".
  13. ^ "If We All Give A Little – The Album". Last.fm.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Switzerland in the Eurovision Song Contest
(as part of six4one)
2006 		Succeeded by
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