Madita

Madita
Madita in 2017
Born	Edita Malovčić (1978-01-21) 21 January 1978 Vienna, Austria
Occupation(s)	Singer, actor
Years active	1999–present
Musical career
Genres	Soul funk R&B trip hop nu jazz
Labels	Couch

Edita Malovčić (born 21 January 1978), known by her stage name, Madita, is an Austrian singer and actress of Bosnian descent. Her father is Bosnian folk singer Kemal Malovčić. Madita's music ranges from synth-pop to R&B to jazz.

Early life

Born Edita Malovčić in Vienna, she is the daughter of Bosnian folk singer Kemal Malovčić from his first marriage, to a Serbian woman. Madita has stated that she has not been in contact with her father for many years, and that she has "no good memories" of him.

Career

Acting

Malovčić studied musicology and took private acting lessons. In 1999, she acted in the Austrian film Northern Skirts, about the Bosnian War, which won several awards. After her first success, she went on to act in numerous other films, such as Berlin is in Germany (2001), Kaltfront (2003), Želary (2003), and Four Minutes (2006). She has also appeared in various television series, including Medicopter 117, Tatort, and most recently, Capitani.

Music

Malovčić first sang in 2002, when she performed with the duo dZihan & Kamien on their album Gran Riserva. Her first solo record, Madita, was released in 2005. It reached the top 3 of the Electronic Album Chart on the iTunes Music Store. In 2007, her song "Ceylon" was featured on an episode of Damages.

In 2008, Madita released her second album, Too. Two years later, she issued Flavours, a nine-track album with five previously unreleased songs and four remixed tracks. The record was part of a larger collection, titled Madita Deluxe, which includes most of the singer's songs.

Discography

Madita performing in 2015

• Madita (2005)
• Too (2008)
• Pacemaker (2010)
• Madita Deluxe (2012)
• Flavours (2012)

Filmography

Film

List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Northern Skirts	Tamara
2001	Berlin is in Germany	Ludmila
2003	Želary	Marie
	Kaltfront	Sandra
2006	Four Minutes	Young Traude
2009	The Bone Man	Anna
	Rabbit Without Ears 2	Marie
2013	Blood Glacier	Tanja
2020	Quo Vadis, Aida?	Vesna

Television

List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001–06	Medicopter 117	Stella Berger / Stella Cortini	25 episodes
2005–16	Tatort	Various	7 episodes
2007	Zodiak – Der Horoskop-Mörder	Linda	4 episodes
2012	Es kommt noch dicker	Manu	7 episodes
2015	Altes Geld	Tania	8 episodes
2019	Beck is Back!	Mara Markovic	3 episodes
2022	Capitani	Valentina Draga	11 episodes

External links

• Edita Malovčić at IMDb