mˈiːnə kˈɑːstɪk wʌz bˈɔːɹn æz maɪnˈiəɹə dʒæʃˈɑːɹɹi ɪn ˈoːɹæʃdʒ ɪn bˈɑːsniə ænd hˈɜːzɪɡˌɑːvɪnə ænd ɹˈeɪzd ɪn lˈɛdiːn nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd ʌv bɛlɡɹˈeɪd, ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɹoʊmˈɑːni fˈæmɪli ʌv tˈɛn tʃˈɪldɹən.
Mina Kostić was born as Minira Jašari in Orašje in Bosnia and Herzegovina and raised in Ledine neighbourhood of Belgrade, into a Romani family of 10 children.