Jelena Kuljić, born in Yugoslavia in 1976, completed her studies in jazz singing at the Jazz Institute Berlin in 2008. She plays in various music projects, including KUU! (ACTmusic), Z-Country Paradise (Z-Paradise Records), Wallungen, Resonators, and performs at international jazz festivals such as the Moers Festival, Elbjazz, Copenhagen Jazzfestival, Natjazz Bergen etc. Her band KUU! was nominated for the German Jazz Prize 2021. In 2022, Kuljić was nominated for the German Jazz Prize as “Vocalist of the Year” and became a winner of the JTl Award.
Kuljić played in numerous theater productions, including at the Volksbühne Berlin, Schaubühne Berlin, Burgtheater Vienna, Thalia Theater, and worked closely with the director David Marton, the choreographer Constanza Macras and the Marc Sinan Company. Jelena Kuljić has been a permanent member of the Münchner Kammerspiele ensemble since the 2015/16 season.
