Ana Popovic
Ana Popović (born May 13, 1976, Belgrade, Serbia) is a blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Ana has released 5 studio albums as a solo artist; Hush! (2000), Comfort To The Soul (2003), Still Making History (2007), Blind For Love (2009) and Unconditional (2011). Ana Popović's father first introduced her to the blues, through an extensive record collection and sessions hosted at the family home. Popović founded her first serious band at age nineteen. Within a year, she was playing outside of Yugoslavia and opening shows for American blues icons like Junior Wells. Her band Hush released their debut album, Hometown in 1998. The next year, Popović relocated to the Netherlands to study jazz guitar. She quickly became a fixture on the Dutch blues scene and soon ventured into neighboring Germany. Awards & Nominations: 2002 — Three-way nominee for "Best Singer", "Best Guitarist" and "Best Album" at the French Blues Awards. 2003 — First European nominated for "Best New Artist Debut" at the W.C. Handy Award in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. 2003 — Nominated for "Best Blues Album’’ at the Jammie Awards in New York City. 2004 — Winner of the award Jazz à Juan Revelation in Juan-les-Pins, France. 2006 — Nominated for 'Best Blues DVD (2005)', 'Best Live Performer', 'Best Female Blues Artist' and 'Most Outstanding Musician (Guitar)' at the 'Living Blues Awards'. 2007 — Nominated for 'Blues Artist of the Year' (BluesWax 2007, USA). 2010 — Nominated as 'Best Overseas Artist' at the British Blues Awards. 2011 — Winner 'Best Blues DVD' at the Blues Matters Awards (UK) 2011 — Three-way nominee for "Contemporary Blues Album" (Unconditional), "Contemporary Blues Female Artist" and "Best DVD" (An Evening at Trasimeno Lake) at the 33rd Blues Music Awards in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. http://www.anapopovic.com/home . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
About This Event
In the 25 years since the release of her debut record, Hometown, tail-gunning blues virtuoso Ana Popovic has proved herself a force of nature with a vintage Stratin hand. Guitar WorldAna Popovic Melds Rock, Blues, and Jazz for Fiery Power No DepressionA badass with a silver Strat, she performs the heck out of this song [Worked Up], owning it with swagger and grace. Worked Up captures her love of funky grooves plus the edginess of rocking guitar power.
Rock & Blues Muse Los Angeles-based and critically acclaimed guitarist and singerAna Popovic is set to release her highly anticipated album Dance To The Rhythm (Electric Heel Records) on September 26, 2025. Produced by Popovic and Buthel, the album showcases a groundbreaking fusion of groove, blues, funk, and soul.