Svetlana Ceca Nikolić, the Kumanovo singer known from Nikogash ne e docna, appears in relaxed beach photos

Svetlana Ceca Nikolić (48) from Kumanovo won many viewers' hearts during her run on the music competition Nikogash ne e docna, where her powerful voice and striking stage looks drew frequent praise.

She was one of the contestants in the show's previous season and often impressed both the live audience and television viewers with dramatic performances and glamorous outfits.

New, relaxed images show a different side

After the season ended, Ceca kept a low public profile: she rarely appears in the media and posts infrequently on her social accounts, so fans have had few chances to see her offstage.

In recently shared private photos taken on the beach she appears relaxed and natural — a contrast to the high-glamour looks she displayed onstage, but equally photogenic and grounded.

About her personal life and career choices the singer said while competing in the show: "There were constantly struggles in life. One thing, another, a child, I became a widow at 26, then I watched how to raise them on the right path by myself, then I married a second time, I gave birth to a third child, unfortunately divorced. Now that they have grown up healthy and upright, I decided to dedicate the rest of my life to myself and to fulfil this desire that I have had for a long time."

Photo: press material from the event