▁and ▁mother ▁from ▁Dub rav ica . ▁She ▁attended ▁musical ▁high ▁school ▁where ▁she ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁piano ▁and ▁accord ion . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 , ▁she ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁foreign ▁trade ▁study ▁on ▁her ▁parents ▁wish , ▁but ▁she ▁never ▁graduated ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁interest . ▁She ▁started ▁a ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁at ▁the ▁Zag reb ▁Youth ▁Theater ▁where ▁she ▁sang ▁and ▁dan ced . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁she ▁co - f ounded ▁du o ▁H ani ▁together ▁with ▁N ada ▁Ž it nik . ▁They ▁performed ▁on ▁TV ▁and ▁recorded ▁a ▁movie . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁After ▁du o ▁H ani ▁split ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁K ova č ič ek ▁started ▁a ▁solo ▁career ▁by ▁performing ▁at ▁various ▁European ▁clubs ▁with ▁many ▁successful ▁mus icians , ▁including ▁Bill ▁H ale y , ▁The ▁K inks ▁and ▁The ▁In k ▁Sp ots . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁that ▁she ▁became ▁aware ▁of ▁her ▁talent ▁for ▁jazz , ▁soul , ▁and ▁bl ues . ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁Zag reb , ▁she ▁started ▁performing ▁with ▁prominent ▁Zag reb ▁jazz ▁mus icians , ▁including ▁Bo š ko ▁Pet ro vić , ▁Mil jen ko ▁Pro h aska ▁and ▁Dam ir ▁Di č ić . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁O pat ija ▁Festival , ▁she ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁" Z b og ▁jed ne ▁mel od ije ▁dav ne " ▁[ D