Ivana Kovač

Ivana Kovač
Born
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2006-present

Ivana Kovač is a Croatian singer. She is best known as the lead singer of Croatian band Magazin in the period between 2006 and 2007. In the same year, the group Magazin released the album Dama i car.

Kovač is the daughter of Croatian singer Mišo Kovač.[1] Some of her greatest musical successes include "Ako si muško", "Ludilo" and "Bila boja".

Early life

Kovač was born on 1 September 1977 in Zagreb to Croatian singer Mišo Kovač, from Šibenik and Anita Baturina from Split. Kovač had an older brother Edi Kovač who died tragically in 1992, which led to the divorce of Miša and Anita. After finishing primary school in Zagreb, she finished high school in cosmetics which she had excellent success in. As a hobby, she danced balet and practiced taekwondo.

Private life

She is married to Elvir Hasanhodžić with whom she has a daughter Elena. Kovač is a devout Christian Catholic. She goes to mass every day and has spoken how faith and belief has changed her life.[2]

References

  1. ^ Samarđieva, Monika (28 October 2025). "'Dogodile su se vrlo loše stvari, uzeo me i čupao': Domaća pjevačica od ovog trenutka je svaki dan u crkvi" ['A Lot of Bad Things Happened, He Took Me And Started Pulling My Hair': Home Singer Is Every Day in Church Since This Moment] (in Croatian). Story.hr. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Ivana Kovač na misi je svaki dan: Važno je da odem i da primim Tijelo Kristovo, tu je njegova snaga" [Ivana Kovač goes to mass every day: It is important that I go and receive Christ's body, that is where his force is] (in Croatian). 25 December 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2026.