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She graduated with a degree in violin under the renowned professor Ljubomir Mihajlović at the Faculty of Music Arts in Belgrade. She is a regular concert musician and one of the leaders of the nonprofit organization "Notna mreža" in Serbia. She completed secondary music school at the Conservatory of Music and Ballet Ljubljana under the guidance of Jernej Brencet, organizer and director of the Bled Festival. She finished elementary violin school under Professor Vesna Jamšek in Ljubljana, her birthplace. In addition to her formal education, she also received private piano training.

During her studies and secondary school, she participated in numerous projects in the music and theater worlds. Slovenian pop singer Marta Zore and acclaimed actor Gojmir Lešnjak Gojc were the first to introduce her to the theatrical music world. Together, they performed in various cultural centers and elementary music schools throughout Slovenia. Alongside her theater knowledge, she annually honed her skills with renowned violinists at the Bled Festival, attending masterclasses with Robert Schreder, Pjotr Jasirukowski, and Javorka Sandor. She was a founding member of the string ensemble "Camerata Laibach" in Ljubljana and a member of the Slovenian Youth Orchestra (SMO), performing regularly with Vlado Kreslin and touring the Balkans with the Sarajevo Philharmonic under the baton of renowned conductor Živa Ploj Peršuh. Later, she was invited as a mentor and musical collaborator for younger participants of the Slovenian Youth Orchestra.

As a student of the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, she had the privilege of performing on tour with the FMU orchestra under the direction of acclaimed conductor Bojan Suđić. She collaborated with students from the Faculty of Drama in Belgrade in Milena Markovič's production titled "Brod za Lutke," premiering at the National Theatre Belgrade.

During her education, she won numerous awards domestically and internationally in Slovenia, Italy, Serbia, and various festivals, achieving first prizes in both violin and vocal categories (Stringfest, Solo Song Festival, Euritmia, Arsnova). In 2013, she represented Slovenia at the Vitebsk Festival. In 2022, she represented Serbia at the 25th Balkan Youth Festival in Bulgaria, competing as the best pop/rock singer from Serbia.

During her studies, she also completed elementary singing school under Professor Nevena Petković and continued to refine her vocal skills in the vocal studio of the renowned baritone and musical theater and pop music professor Aleksandar Stefan Radišević.

While studying in Belgrade, she collaborated with several production houses such as Parabellum, PlemaFilm, and The Box studio, where she recorded her first cover with the well-known actor Jadran Malkovič.

Even as a student, she regularly organized solo concerts supported by her peers within and outside the faculty. As a member and later one of the leaders of the "Notna mreža" association, she organized numerous solo concerts in Belgrade, notably the "1 na 1" project, "Veronika and Friends," and a series of concerts titled "La voce dell'amore" in collaboration with baritone Aleksandar Stefan Radišević, pianists Milda Želem Kuzminac, and Ana Pejović.

As a concert musician, she always satisfies her audience with a diverse repertoire, blending solo violin pieces and chamber works with the most beautiful arias, canzonets, and popular musicals of the time. Currently, she is on tour across the Balkans with Monika Romič, performing in her cabaret titled "Lila."

For the past 10 years, she has played the violin of the renowned Slovenian master Milan Oreški.