tˈɪŋkə wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn sˌæɹɐjˈeɪvoʊ, bˈɑːsniə ænd hˈɜːzɪɡˌɑːvɪnə ðˈɛn pˈɑːɹt ʌv jˌuːɡəslˈɑːviə tʊ ɐn ælbˈeɪniən fˈɑːðɚ ænd hʌŋɡˈɛɹiən mˈʌðɚ.
Tinka was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (then part of Yugoslavia) to an Albanian father and Hungarian mother.