Rasta (singer)

Rasta
Раста
Birth nameStefan Đurić
Born (1989-11-16) 16 November 1989 (age 34)
Priština, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • producer
  • businessman
Instrument
  • Vocals
Years active2006–present
Labels
  • Bassivity
  • IDJTunes
  • Balkaton Gang
Spouse
(m. 2016; div. 2018)

Stefan Đurić (Serbian Cyrillic: Стефан Ђурић; born 16 November 1989), better known as Rasta (Serbian Cyrillic: Раста), is a Serbian rapper, singer, songwriter and producer from Priština. Recognized as one of the most popular Serbian artists of his generation, Rasta is known for popularizing the Auto-Tune pitch correction effect in the western Balkans and for often promoting marijuana in his songs.[1]

He has also written and produced songs for other prominent regional artists, including Boban Rajović, Dara Bubamara, Ana Stanić, Sandra Afrika, Elena Kitić, Breskvica, Nikolija and Teodora Džehverović. Đurić is the founder of the record label Balkaton Gang. In addition to music, Rasta starred as himself in the biographical film 3211 (2023).

  1. ^ "Džala, Buba, Maja i Rasta tinejdžerska božanstva". Večernje novosti (in Serbian). 30 December 2018.