Maja Spencer
Maja Spencer | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Maja Spencer |
| Born | 3 February 1983 Sremska Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | R&B, Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, writer |
| Years active | 2012-present |
Maja Spencer (February 3, 1983, Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia), is a Serbian writer, jazz singer and songwriter.
Personal life and education
Spencer was born on February 3, 1983 in Sremska Mitrovica (Serbia). She is of Polish, Macedonian and Serbian descent. Her father is a lawyer and her mother is a painter.
Maja Spencer finished high school in Sremska Mitrovica, after which she moved to Belgrade to study Political Sciences. She graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations.[1] As she was growing up during the wars in Yugoslavia, those events affected her. In one interview she stated: "War is the worst thing that can happen to a state… Life during the war can ruin a man and can leave permanent scars. However, war can toughen a man and force him to reassess his morality and ethics. If you don't become a bad person after going through that, then you will never become a bad person".
During her student years, Spencer was interested in psychopathology, sociology and psychology and those fields are present in her books. Spencer is known for the extensive research she conducts for her books.
According to her interviews she is not a member of any political or religious group.
She is fluent in English and Spanish.
Bibliography
- Needless thinking about needs (ISBN 978-86-7712-346-8 Search this book on
.), (Knjiga Komerc Beograd, 2012)[2] - Humanoid (ISBN 978-86-915997–2-0) (Virtual library of Serbia, 2014)[3]
- Something is wrong (ISBN 978-1-5206-1207-2 Search this book on .) (Amazon, 2016)[4]
Musical career
Maja Spencer is an active jazz singer and a songwriter. She writes and performs her own music. All her songs are being broadcast worldwide. Song "Just a dream" is a result of cooperation with Sonos Studio from Andorra.[5] In 2018 Spencer was awarded a Monarch recognition, Obaland Awards under the international category of “Obaland Royal Awards – Honor” as Best Inspiring author, Best Serbian singer.[6][7] alongside numerous mainstream musicians, like Queen Ifrica, Jah Cure, Chronixx, Capleton, Damian Marley, Shatta Wale, Ziggy Marley, Busy Signal, Sean Paul and others.
Discography
Singles
- Try Harder (2017)
- Indestructible (2017)
- Just a Dream (2017)
- I'm Yours (2017)
Albums
- Indestructible (2017)
- Just a Dream (2017)
References
- ↑ Novosti.rs - Богат си ако си срећан
- ↑ Књига Комерц / Маја Спенсер - Непотребна размишљања о потребама
- ↑ ВБС / Маја Спенсер - Хуманоид[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Amazon / Maja Spencer - Something is Wrong
- ↑ "Maja Spencer interview for Furry FM". Archived from the original on 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
- ↑ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/946822/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180310112347/https://obalandawards.com/2018/02/23/obaland-royal-awards-2018-list-of-honorees/
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