bˈædʒɪk wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɪntʊ ɐ bˈɑːsniənsˈɜːb fˈæmɪli ɪn ʃɪpˈoʊvoʊ, nˌɪɹ dʒˈædʒs ɪn ˌɛsˈɑːɹ bˈɑːsniə ænd hˈɜːzɪɡˌɑːvɪnə, jˌuːɡəslˈɑːviə, ænd wʌz bɹˈɔːt ˌʌp wɪð tˈuː bɹˈʌðɚz ænd tˈuː sˈɪstɚz.
Bajić was born into a Bosnian-Serb family in Šipovo, near Jajce in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, and was brought up with two brothers and two sisters.