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Alenka Lončar (Serbian Cyrillic: Аленка Лончар) (born 10 December 1984) is a Bosnian Pop and Pop-Rock singer.

Biography
Alenka Loncar was born in Velenje, Slovenia to a Bosniak mother and Slovene father. Her parents separated in 1986, and her mother moved back to Bosnia. Loncar and her mother resided with relatives in Tuzla. Her mother worked as an accountant, and frequently traveled around Europe with Loncar. Loncar developed an interest in music at age six, and soon after started receiving lessons on how to play the piano. After the outbreak of the Bosnian War in 1992, her mother moved back to Slovenia, and stayed there until 1998. Loncar and her mother resided in Maribor,whilst waiting for news of peace. Loncar also took up singing lessons in this time and started playing the guitar. After returning to Bosnia in 1998, Loncar ditched music in order to focus on her studies for high school. Loncar was accepted into the local musical school in Tuzla, and took up studies as a pianist. She graduated in 2003 with top marks and was accepted into the Sarajevo Music Academy. She later, however, decided to drop out of her studies and found a job working in a kiosk, before deciding to pursue a career in music. After doing a few gigs around Tuzla, Zenica, Sarajevo and Belgrade, she was noticed by talent scouts from City Records and was signed onto the label just before her 19th birthday.