bədʒˈænɪk wʌz bˈɔːɹn tʊ ɐ fˈæmɪli ʌv ˈɛθnɪk bˈɑːsniən sˈɜːbz ɪn baɪdʒˈɛldʒɪnə, ˌɛsˈɑːɹ bˈɑːsniə ænd hˈɜːzɪɡˌɑːvɪnə, ˌɛsˌɛfˈɑːɹ jˌuːɡəslˈɑːviə, ænd lˈɪvd ɪn ɹˌuːhətˈiːnə, nˌɪɹ baɪdʒˈɛldʒɪnə.
Bojanić was born to a family of ethnic Bosnian Serbs in Bijeljina, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, and lived in Ruhotina, near Bijeljina.