Zorica Markovic: "She Has Annoyed God and Everyone"

Singer Zorica Markovic told Telegraf, in a piece published on September 14 at 8:54 PM, that colleague Viki Miljkovic has worn out her welcome on the Pinkove Zvezde jury, and said she herself would have been the better pick for the panel.

Markovic believes producers should have called her for the singing competition’s jury instead of Viki Miljkovic. She also revealed she received a new invitation to join Elita 10, but says she is sticking with her decision to turn it down.

“I think I’d certainly be better than Viki Miljkovic. She’s worn out God and the public,” Zorica Markovic told Telegraf.

She said she isn’t even thinking about Zvezde Granda, since that show doesn’t interest her. She added that she believed she should have been called specifically for Pinkove Zvezde, not just for Elita, and that she will no longer accept invitations to reality shows.

Her personal relationship with Viki Miljkovic, the singer said, has nothing to do with any specific conflict between the two of them.

“Viki hasn’t done anything to me, but I can’t stand her, I think she fakes a lot,” Markovic told Telegraf.

Zorica Markovic said she has known Viki Miljkovic since their days in Nis, from before Miljkovic had recorded a single song. She also had a complaint about how her colleague treats other members of the Pinkove Zvezde jury.

“It’s ugly that she’s arrogant and rude toward Kemis and Zorica,” she told Telegraf, as reported by Nportal (Novosti).

On the subject of reality television, Markovic says her private event bookings now matter more to her than a return to Elita 10, even though she admits she was invited.

“I have plenty of shows even though I don’t put myself out there or brag about it. I know I’m missed on Elita 10, Mitrovic called me, but enough is enough. I have other plans. I do some celebrations, that suits me better. Nothing can get to me anymore, I got past that game a long time ago. All of it seems funny to me now. I’m sorry I didn’t stay to the end last year to expose them, because everything I said came true,” she told Telegraf.

With those words, the singer was referring to last season of Elita, which she took part in but decided to leave before it ended.

Markovic also has a clear opinion of the current Elita 10 cast. She’s rooting for Mahria, praises Filip Car, and says she’s disappointed in Filip Djukic.

“I’m backing Mahria, Filip Car is always interesting, and Filip Djukic disappointed me. I think he’s fallen in love and it’s going to cost him this season,” Markovic told Telegraf.

Zorica Markovic and Viki Miljkovic have both been part of the Serbian entertainment scene for years, but the two had not publicly clashed in this tone before. The statement comes just as Elita 10 has kicked off, while Pinkove Zvezde is entering a new competition season with its current jury lineup.

It is not known whether Viki Miljkovic will respond to her colleague’s claims. As of publication, she had not responded, either on Instagram or in a statement to any other outlet.

Zorica Markovic has repeatedly made tabloid headlines in recent months, from comments on other singers’ styling choices to her decision not to sell her house in Jajinci. For now, by her own account, her focus is on performing outside of reality shows and television formats like Pinkove Zvezde.