Tinka Milinović Pichler is a Bosnian - American recording artist.
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.
Education and classical music
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. 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 OperaprimadonnaMartina 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
Milinović competed at the Bosnia-Herzegovina Eurovision Song Contest national final with the song "Sve što imaš ti". 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. 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. After competing in Bosnian national selections for the Eurovision Song Contest with songs "I’m Never Gonna Fall", and "Sometimes I Wish I Were a Child Again", Milinović went on to represent Switzerland at Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece with the song "If We All Give A Little" as a member of the group Six4One gathered by Schweizer Fernsehen. 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.
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 of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Milinović hosted it for 6 years. During this time, Milinović also hosted TV showSummer with FTV also airing live on FTV, and she was a television host for Knotika TV, Dubai, UAE.
Radio
For two years, Milinović hosted her own radio show Tinka Show-No Offense on the national radio station of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The show ran on Tuesdays evenings.
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.
