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{{Short description|Austrian singer and actress (born 1978)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name          = Madita
| image         = Edita Malovčić Österreichischer Filmpreis 2017 2.jpg
| alt           = White female with dark, tied-back hair, wearing a white t-shirt and long earrings, smiling directly at camera
| caption       = Madita in 2017
| birth_name    = Edita Malovčić
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1978|01|21|df=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Vienna]], Austria
| death_date    = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->
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| nationality   = <!-- use only when necessary per [[WP:INFONAT]] -->
| other_names   =
| occupation    = Singer, actor
| years_active  = 1999–present
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| module        = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed         = yes
| background    = person
| origin        =
| genre         = {{flat list |
* [[Soul music|Soul]]
* [[funk]]
* [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
* [[trip hop]]
* [[nu jazz]]
}}
| label         = [[Couch Records|Couch]]
| website       =
}}
}}
'''Edita Malovčić''' (born 21 January 1978), known by her [[stage name]], '''Madita''', is an Austrian singer and actress of [[Bosnians|Bosnian]] descent. Her father is Bosnian folk singer [[Kemal Malovčić]]. Madita's music ranges from [[synth-pop]] to [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] to [[jazz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alo.rs/v-i-p/svetski-dzet-set/cerka-kemala-malovcica-glumi-bosansko-srpskog-tuzioca/5207|title=Ćerka Kemala Malovčića glumi bosansko-srpskog tužioca!|publisher=Alo|date=26 November 2012|accessdate=18 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129050522/http://www.alo.rs/v-i-p/svetski-dzet-set/cerka-kemala-malovcica-glumi-bosansko-srpskog-tuzioca/5207|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early life==
Born Edita Malovčić in [[Vienna]], she is the daughter of [[Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian]] folk singer
[[Kemal Malovčić]] from his first marriage, to a Serbian woman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/171689/madita-kcerka-kemala-malovcica-pjevacka-zvijezda-u-austriji-video|title=Madita, kćerka Kemala Malovčića, pjevačka zvijezda u Austriji|publisher=Radio Sarajevo|date=17 November 2014|accessdate=18 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121201342/http://radiosarajevo.ba/novost/171689/madita-kcerka-kemala-malovcica-pjevacka-zvijezda-u-austriji-video|archivedate=21 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expressmag.ba/dijaspora/5370-kemalova-kcerka-edita-malovcic-dobila-ulogu-u-najpoznatijoj-seriji-u-njemackoj.html|title=Kemalova kćerka Edita Malovčić dobila ulogu u najpoznatijoj seriji u|publisher=Express|date=26 November 2012|accessdate=18 November 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129193413/http://www.expressmag.ba/dijaspora/5370-kemalova-kcerka-edita-malovcic-dobila-ulogu-u-najpoznatijoj-seriji-u-njemackoj.html|archivedate=29 November 2014}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurir.rs/stars/cerka-kemala-malovcica-oca-se-secam-samo-po-losem-mozda-je-hteo-da-mu-deca-sama-rastu-clanak-1616103|title=ĆERKA KEMALA MALOVČIĆA: Oca se sećam samo po lošem, možda je hteo da mu deca sama rastu!|publisher=Kurir|date=17 November 2014|accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref>
==Career==
===Acting===
Malovčić studied [[musicology]] and took private acting lessons.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} In 1999, she acted in the Austrian film ''[[Northern Skirts]]'', about the [[Bosnian War]], which won several awards.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} 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 – Jedes Leben zählt|Medicopter 117]]'', ''[[Tatort]]'', and most recently, ''[[Capitani (TV series)|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 (album)|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 (TV series)|Damages]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}
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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Madita-Madita-Deluxe/release/3477899|title=Madita – Madita Deluxe (2012, CD)|website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref>
==Discography==
[[File:Madita und Axel Wolph Ein Abend für Licht ins Dunkel 2015 01.jpg|thumb|Madita performing in 2015]]
* ''Madita'' (2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Madita-Madita/release/635491|title=Madita|publisher=Discogs|date=21 October 2005|accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref>
* ''Too'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Madita-Too/release/1803369|title=Too|publisher=Discogs|date=25 January 2008|accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref>
* ''Pacemaker'' (2010)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Madita-Pacemaker/release/2164721|title=Pacemaker|publisher=Discogs|date=19 February 2010|accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref>
* ''Madita Deluxe'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Madita-Madita-Deluxe/release/3477899|title=Madita Deluxe|publisher=Discogs|date=20 January 2012|accessdate=18 November 2014}}</ref>
* ''Flavours'' (2012)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/by/album/flavours/493216695|title=Flavours|publisher=iTunes|date=20 January 2012|accessdate=2 February 2018}}</ref>
==Filmography==
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===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of film appearances, with year, title, and role shown
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1999
|''[[Northern Skirts]]''
|Tamara
|
|-
|2001
|''[[Berlin is in Germany]]''
|Ludmila
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2003
|''[[Želary]]''
|Marie
|
|-
|''Kaltfront''
|Sandra
|
|-
|2006
|''[[Four Minutes]]''
|Young Traude
|
|-
|rowspan=2|2009
|''[[The Bone Man]]''
|Anna
|
|-
|''[[Rabbit Without Ears 2]]''
|Marie
|
|-
|2013
|''[[Blood Glacier]]''
|Tanja
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Quo Vadis, Aida?]]''
|Vesna
|
|}
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of television appearances, with year, title, and role shown
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2001–06
|''[[Medicopter 117 – Jedes Leben zählt|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 (TV series)|Capitani]]''
|Valentina Draga
|11 episodes
|}
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
{{Commonscat}}
* {{IMDb name|0540672|Edita Malovčić}}
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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:21st-century Austrian actresses]]
[[Category:21st-century Austrian women singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Vienna]]
[[Category:Austrian film actresses]]
[[Category:Austrian people of Bosniak descent]]
[[Category:Austrian people of Serbian descent]]
[[Category:Contemporary R&B singers]]
[[Category:English-language singers from Austria]]
[[Category:Funk singers]]
[[Category:Singers from Vienna]]
[[Category:Nu jazz musicians]]
[[Category:Soul singers]]
[[Category:Trip hop musicians]]
[[Category:Women in electronic music]]