Rasta Stops Mid Song in Montenegro to Kiss Daughter
Rasta stopped his song during a concert in Montenegro on the night of August 2 into 3, stepped off stage into the crowd to kiss his daughter on her ninth birthday, then returned to finish the show.
Rapper Stefan Đurić Rasta stopped a song mid performance in Montenegro on the night between August 2 and 3, stepped off the stage into the crowd and kissed his daughter, who turned nine that day. He then went back onstage and continued the show.
The girl watched the performance from the audience. Rasta’s mother stayed by her side the entire time.
Rasta posted the moment on Instagram. “Happy birthday, my most beautiful angel,” he wrote next to the clip. In a separate post marking the same day, he added: “Happy wonderful day, my super smart, special girl.”
Why Did the Nine-Year-Old Stay Up Until Midnight?
Because her father wanted to be the first to wish her a happy birthday. Her birthday falls on August 3, and the Montenegro show ran past midnight, so that window was the only time the moment could happen. According to domestic media, this was the first time his daughter had stayed at one of his shows this late. She had been to his Belgrade Music Week concert earlier in the summer, but not this deep into the night.
She didn’t stay for the rest of the show. Shortly after midnight, the girl and her grandmother left for their accommodation, and Rasta finished the remaining program.
Ana Nikolić and the July 28 Post
The girl’s mother is singer Ana Nikolić. She and Rasta ended their marriage; their daughter was born in August 2017.
A few days before the birthday, on July 28, Ana Nikolić posted old photos of the two of them together on her social media, set to Dino Merlin’s song “Sito.” The post wasn’t tied to their daughter’s birthday, it marked the anniversary of their secret wedding, though that detail has since been retold as if the two events happened on the same day.
The photos and clips from that period show trips and private moments that hadn’t been public before. The post drew a flood of comments.
The Second Time This Summer He’s Cut a Show Short
At the end of June, at Belgrade Music Week on Ušće, Rasta also stopped mid performance, but for an entirely different reason. He noticed commotion in the crowd and cut the music to check if anyone needed help. It turned out people were asking for water, water was passed through, and the concert finished as planned.
After that festival, rumors spread on social media that several people had been stabbed. The Interior Ministry (MUP) denied it.
“Everyone said they only heard about it, nobody saw it and nobody was hurt,” the ministry said.
His team, Balkaton, issued an official statement at the time saying they had no information confirming the claims circulating online. In under five weeks, he stopped his own show twice: once because of panic in the crowd, once because of a birthday in the front row.
How He Talks About His Daughter
Rasta has spoken publicly before about his relationship with his daughter, directly and without sugarcoating it.
I haven’t spoiled her much, I’m very fair with her. I’ve never yelled at her or raised a hand to her. It’s strange to me that I’m the one she respects most. That influence I have on her is huge. It’s something that won’t be undone in her, and I’ve learned to keep only love in my relationship with her, to build it that way.
In the same interview, he admitted he doesn’t let himself think too deeply about what would happen if something happened to his daughter at school, and that the thought scared him.
That’s why the scene from Montenegro reads like a continuation of something that already exists, not a moment staged for the camera. The show stopped, the kiss happened in the front row, and the song went on.
