Aca Lukas

Aleksandar Vuksanović (; born 3 Novembre 1968), known as Aca Lukas (Аца Лукас), is a Serbian musician.

Personal life

Vuksanović was born on 3 November 1968 in Belgrade, and grew up in the downtown neighborhood of Karaburma. He graduated from a high school of music. He has four children from three different marriages.‍ With his first wife, Svetlana, Lukas has a son and a daughter, named Lazar and Miljana.‍ He was later married to a woman named NataÅ¡a, with whom he welcomed his second son, Andrej.‍ In April 2010, Vukasnović married Sonja ViÅ¡njić.‍ The following year, they became parents to daughter Viktorija. On 2 September 2017, he was reported for a physical assault by his wife. A day later, after pleading guilty, he was sentenced to nine months of suspended sentence and 18 months of restriction order against his wife for domestic assault. Their divorce was finalized in September 2019. Over the years, there have been reports of him using drugs and performing gambling. In 2002, he chose a rehabilitation facility in Switzerland. In February 2009, he was shot in leg near the apartment building.

Career

Vuksanović began his career in the early nineties. His stage name is deriving from a name of a Belgrade nightclub (Lukas), where he has been singing during his beginnings. In 1994, he released his debut studio album Ponos i laž (Pride and Lie) under ITV Melomarket. It was followed by an album Pesma od bola (Song of Pain; 1996) and an album Lična karta (Personal card, 1998); the latter is a collaboration with prominent songwriters Marina Tucaković and Aleksandar Radulović. Two songs became two of his arguably best known songs. His signature hit, Lična karta is a cover of Trauma by Greek singer Ana Visi. In November 1999, Lukas held his first solo concert in an arena, Pionir; around 10,000 people bought fake tickets.

During the early 2000s, Vuksanović was signed to GRɅND, a label under which he released the subsequent album Rođendan (Birthday; 2000.). Same year, he also performed at a fair; it was reported that 20,000 people were possible visitors. His fifth album, entitled Nešto protiv bolova (Something against Pains) was released in 2002 through Music star production. It was succeeded by Istina je da lažem (The Truth Is That I Lie to You; 2003), published by BK. During following two years, he has been making a hiatus, pausing his music performances i.e. holding concerts to focus on his health problem substance addiction. He returned in 2006 with Jagnje moje (A Lamb of Mine), released under GRɅND too. He won second GRɅND Festival singing Upali svetlo in 2008, which was included on his eighth album – Lešće (Leaves).

In November 2010, he performed in a city Belgrade; that was possibly his first concert, in front of audience that came to listen to him singing after, in Arena B, for the first time. In 2012, he released Stil života (Style of Life'A Lifestyle), working at a label City records. During following years, he has been collaborating with Ivana Selakov for singles Daleko si (You are Far; 2012), Omaklo mi se (I Missed It, 2014) and Ljubav u doba kokaina (/A/ Love in Times of a Cocaine; 2015). In June 2013, he held his biggest solo concert to that date; they were singing at a stadium, Marakana (around 50001 people were singing with fake tickets). Between 2013 and 2018, he was a judge on the televised singing competition, Zvezde Granda (GRɅND Stars). In June 2014, he released a duet with Svetlana Ražnatović, entitled Ne zanosim se ja ( Do Not Unbalance). In 2016, Vuksanović made a cameo appearance in a comedy film The Samurai in Autumn (). A year later in April, Lukas collaborated with Kitić and Matić for a song Da me je ona volela (/I Wish/ That She Loved Me).