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Tinka Milinovic was born in Sarajevo in 1973, where she received music education playing flute. In 1991, she moved to the USA on her own, and in 1992 entered Louisiana College to study Vocal Performance with prof.Dr. Loryn E. Frey. She graduated with honors Cum Laude as Bachelor of Music in 1996, and continued to study voice as a graduate teaching assistant in the School of Music at the University of Louisiana, with prof.Margaret Daniel. In 1998 she received her Master of Music degree in Opera/Vocal Performance and Pedagogy. Tinka graduated at the top of her class, both as a scholar and a performer. Additionally, she further trained her voice with the Metropolitan Opera primadonna Martina Arroyo in New York.

She performed a great deal of roles in different operas, musicals, and opera scenes. Apart from these stage roles, Tinka also held solo concerts and has collaborated with Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and Sarajevo Philharmonics. She worked as a private voice teacher, and as a personal assistant to conductor Jonathan Sheffer in New York.

Tinka has competed at the Bosnian Eurovision Song Contest national finals with songs "Sve sto imas ti"(2002), "I’m never gonna fall"(2003), and “Sometimes I wish I were a child again”(2005).

Although not winning in 2002, Tinka became an over-night star sensation thanks to her remarkable performance on stage that night, and got immediate offers to host her own TV and radio shows. She further went on to Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia, as a back-vocalist and dancer to Bosnian representative that year. Tinka’s performance in 2003 was again praised by Bosnian public as their favorite, but the judges again were of different opinion. However, that same year, she was invited and performed as the only ever artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina to take part in Eurovision Show Berlin 2003. In 2005, Tinka entered again with a song written by ESC most-rewarded composer Ralph Siegel, and received the highest marks from public televotes(50%) and 2nd highest from the 9 member jury(50%), tying 1st place with another entry who had just the opposite. Jury reserved a right to make a final decision in the case of a tie, and Tinka did not win.

In October 2005, Tinka performed at Kenya Fashion Week in Nairobi, Kenya, as a special music guest at the opening ceremony.

Tinka is a 2nd place winner of the festival "Stari Grad" 2006 in Novi Pazar, Serbia. Among 30 international competitors, Tinka impressed judges enough to walk away with the Runner-up prize of 2,000 Euros. She also received the prize for The Best Stage Performance.

Tinka stars as Sylva Varescu, the leading female role, in "The Queen of Czardas" at the National Opera House in Sarajevo, and is preparing for role of Adelle in “Die Fledermaus”.

Tinka performs as a solo artist with large repertoire of her original, as well as jazz, cabaret, and classical music.

For two years Tinka successfully ran her radio contact talk-show "Tinka Show - No Offense" on the biggest Bosnian national radio station (BH Radio 1).

Tinka is the host of highest rated television show in the country "TV Bingo Show" airing live on FTV, 4th season already. During summer time, she hosts summer tv show “Ljeto s FTV” also airing live.

She successfully records commercials for television and radio.

Tinka is presently working on her debut album that is expected to be released during Fall 2006. She is an accomplished freelance artist.

Tinka represented Switzerland at Eurovision Song Contest in Athens in May 2006, performing in "six4one" with Ralph Siegel’s song. This is the first time in history that a Bosnian artist has been chosen to represent another country at ESC.