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== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
Baja was born on 13 October 1966 in the village of Gubin, | Baja was born on 13 October 1966 in the village of Gubin, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).<ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080506023950/http://www.knindza.info/viewpage.php?page_id=2 "Lična karta"]. ''Knindza.info''. Archived link.</ref> While attending school, Baja claims that his Serbian language teacher, Milan Poparić influenced him heavily and introduced him to poetry. He started writing songs, reciting acting and singing at a young age. He attended high school in Bačka Palanka and ended up moving to Belgrade two years later. After graduating from high school he started working at the IMT tractor factory in Belgrade, then briefly worked at the then "Tito" shipyard before finishing his mandatory military service in Livno. At the end of his military service, he started working at the Belgrade airport. | ||
Baja became interested in singing when his friend from Surčin held a celebration, to which Baja was invited, and he was offered a microphone to sing as part of the event. His performance would earn him a tip that was five times greater than his airport salary, saying to himself "Baja, you won't wake up early anymore". | Baja became interested in singing when his friend from Surčin held a celebration, to which Baja was invited, and he was offered a microphone to sing as part of the event. His performance would earn him a tip that was five times greater than his airport salary, saying to himself "Baja, you won't wake up early anymore". | ||