Ivana Vukmirović, performing under the stage name Manivi, is a graduate jazz vocal professor, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter based in Belgrade. She has released two albums of original music – Manivi (2016) and Mirror (2021), the latter featuring a duet with Đorđe Miljenović (Sky Wikluh) titled “Niko neće znati.”
She has also released several singles, including “Kad bi meni dali jedan dan” (2016), for which she composed the music to lyrics by Branimir Crnčević, with arrangement by one of the most prominent contemporary composers of classical and popular music in Serbia, Aleksandar “Sale” Sedlar. In collaboration with producer A.N.D.R., she released the songs “Nek izgore” (2022) and “Sumnja” (2024). In 2025, she released “Ponovo gotovo” with producer Marko Benini, followed by “Tvoja devojka,” where she is credited for the first time as the sole author and producer.
Manivi participated in PZE 2026 with the song “Svaki dan,” created in collaboration with producers Milan Bjelica and Petar Pupić (Egret).
The Manivi band consists of some of the most respected musicians in the region:
Peđa Milutinović – drums
Dragan Ćalina – keyboards and backing vocals
Dejan Antović – bass
They have performed at numerous festivals across Serbia and the region, including Made in New York and Podgorica Art Festival (Podgorica), Jazzik and Youth Jazz & Rock Festival (Subotica), Jazztronic (Vršac), Arlem (Arilje), Mountain Music Fest (Divčibare), Jazzinty (Novo Mesto, Slovenia), Kaleidoscope of Culture (Novi Sad), Terminal (Sombor), Jazz in the Garden and BeFem (Belgrade), and the Šumadija Blues and Jazz Festival (Kragujevac).
After graduating from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, she earned the title of jazz vocal professor at the “Stanković” Music School. In addition to songwriting, performing, and teaching, Ivana is also active in theatre, performing in the plays Yankee Rose and Švejk at the Belgrade Drama Theatre.
