Stoja Halts Sabac Fair Song for Darko Lazic
Stoja stopped singing at the Sabac Fair the moment she spotted Darko Lazic in the crowd and told him from the stage that she loves him like a son, as he blew her kisses from the front row.
Serbian singer Stoja, born Stojanka Novakovic, performed at the Sabac Fair on September 19, 2026, and stopped mid-song the moment she spotted fellow performer Darko Lazic in the audience. Both Telegraf and Informer reported the moment the same morning, on September 20.
The show took place under the White Tent of the Mali Pariz tavern, one of the central venues of the traditional fair that draws large crowds to Sabac every year. Stoja ran through her best-known hits before a packed tent, and the atmosphere, according to both outlets, peaked when she noticed Lazic sitting right below the stage, at the front table. The younger singer, the same sources say, had come specifically to watch her perform.
Stoja then broke off the song and addressed him directly from the stage, without warning:
I love you, Darko Lazic, more than anything in the world, like my own son, truly! Thank you for coming!
Lazic, watching from the front row, did not take the words lightly. Smiling, he blew her kisses from the audience, thanking her for such a direct and public gesture. Neither Telegraf nor Informer reports him saying anything in response, only that he repeated the gesture as she carried on singing through the rest of the set.
The moment at the Sabac Fair is one of Lazic’s rare public appearances since his name was linked in the media to a case involving an influencer from Sabac. Neither Telegraf nor Informer goes into detail about that case in their coverage, and this article adds nothing beyond what has already been published, but that context is precisely why his presence at the front table, and the way Stoja addressed him, drew attention.
Stoja is one of Serbia’s longest-running folk music stars, with a career spanning decades and a following that turns out for her at fairs and celebrations across the country. By addressing Lazic as a younger colleague from the stage, she confirmed that the two belong to the same music scene, though nothing in the available reporting says how long they have known each other or how he ended up at that particular table that night.
The two outlets’ accounts of the evening match in every detail, from the date and location to the order of events on stage, leaving no discrepancy over what happened. Informer’s report also noted that Lazic has been sharing photos from his workouts in recent days, though that is a separate matter unrelated to the scene at the fair.
No video or photo of the moment she addressed him from the stage has surfaced publicly so far, and both outlets base their reporting solely on what unfolded in front of the crowd under the tent. Telegraf was first to report the encounter, publishing its story on September 20 at 10:21 a.m., and Informer’s newsroom picked it up shortly after.
Neither singer has commented further on the moment beyond what was heard and seen on stage, so whatever comes next, if anything does, depends on whether either of them addresses it on Instagram or in a future statement to the media.
