Aleksandra Prelević Palladino
(born in Podgorica in 1991) is a music author and drummer who lives and works between Rome and Podgorica. She completed her primary music education at the Vasa Pavić Music School in Podgorica, specializing in piano, while honing her drumming skills under the mentorship of jazz drummer Momčilo Glomazić. With years of experience as a studio producer, author, and performer, she notably collaborated with the band Shin-ei, which won the Audience Award for Most Promising Young Montenegrin Band at the Battle of the Bands Competition in 2008. As a drummer, she has performed at numerous concerts and festivals in Montenegro and beyond, collaborating with renowned domestic and foreign artists and bands, including the legendary drummer Dragoljub Đuričić. Since 2023, Aleksandra has embarked on solo projects under the artistic name Dolce Hera. She released the single Common Dreams with Nina Žižić, surpassing 300,000 streams on digital platforms and achieving high rankings on independent web charts in Italy. Following that success, she collaborated with Vladana Vučinić on the single Sweet Bizarre, for which she directed and wrote the screenplay for the music video.