1. Monika Ivkic released her first album I'm Gonna Make It in 2009.
11 Facts About Monika Ivkic
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At age 15, Monika Ivkic participated in the German version of Popstars, a casting show broadcast by the German TV station ProSieben.
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Monika Ivkic's popularity soared when, in the following year, she qualified for the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, which is broadcast by RTL, and finished in fourth place.
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Monika Ivkic participated in the fifth season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, the German version of the US talent show American Idol.
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Monika Ivkic made it to the quarter-finals but was voted out of the show through telephone voting and finished in fourth place.
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At the show's finale, which pitted Fady Maalouf against eventual winner Thomas Godoj, Monika Ivkic returned to perform live, both alone and with other contestants.
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Monika Ivkic is included with the others on the album produced by Dieter Bohlen, Fly Alone.
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Monika Ivkic appears singing duets with other finalists on three songs.
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Monika Ivkic began changing her image at the end of 2008, attempting a shift from ballad singer to pop star, and looking to draw attention by dyeing her hair black and losing some weight.
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On 10 February 2010, RTE announced that Monika Ivkic would participate in the Irish national finals for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with a song called "Fashion Queen", where she later finished in third place.
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Monika Ivkic describes how one behaves in casting shows and tricks and tips for people who want to apply there.