Teodora Džehverović
Teodora Теодора | |
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Birth name | Teodora Džehverović |
Also known as | TeodoRa |
Born | Kačarevo, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia | 10 February 1997
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2014–present |
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Teodora Džehverović (Serbian Cyrillic: Теодора Џехверовић, born on 10 February 1997) is a Serbian singer. Born in Kačarevo, she rose to prominence after she had competed on the ninth season of Zvezde Granda in 2014 and later gained further popularity by appearing on the reality show Zadruga (2017-2018), finishing in 3rd place.
Teodora has released two studio albums: Borbena (2019) and Žena bez adrese (2024), and numerous standalone singles.
Early life
[edit]Džehverović was born on 10 February 1997 in the South Banat village of Kačarevo to a Serb mother, Gordana Nakić, and Bosniak father, Sead Džehverović. She has an older brother Sava.[1] Teodora's father began travelling to Russia for work around the time she turned five, where he would spend up to 10 months every year doing construction as a guest worker, resulting in him being absent from a significant portion his daughter's childhood.[2]
By the time she completed primary school, Džehverović and her family moved to the nearby town Pančevo in order to support her ballet practices.[3]
Career
[edit]Džehverović rose to prominence as a contestant on the singing competition Zvezde Granda in 2014. The show's creator and producer, Saša Popović, then formed a girl group, called Đavolice (She Devils), consisted of Džehverović and two of her fellow-contestants: Tamara Milutinović and Gorana Babić. Together they released three songs: "Ćuti i vozi", "Piće za mladiće" (2015) and "Čokolada i vanila" (2016), before their breakup in 2016.[4][5] Later that year, Džehverović pursued a solo career with her debut single "U 4 oka", released in December 2016.
Teodora saw initial success in 2017 with several collaborations including "Gledaj mene" with In Vivo and "Hijena with Vuk Mob. In September 2017, she entered the first season of the reality show Zadruga.[6] After ten months of competing, Džehverović finished as the second runner-up in June 2018.[7] Her debut album Borbena was released under IDJTunes on 7 March 2019. It was preceded by two singles: "Kristijan Grej" (2017) and "Rari" featuring Coby (2018).[8]
In June 2020, Teodora collaborated with rapper Devito on the single "Vudu". With over 100 million views on YouTube, "Vudu" became the commercially most successful Serbian single in 2020.[9] In August, Džehverović faced scrutiny from Serbian epidemiologist and member of the national COVID-19 crisis headquarters, Predrag Kon, for her summer live shows, which were held against safety measures.[10] Subsequently, mayor of Leskovac, Goran Cvetanović, also requested for her forthcoming live performance in that city to be canceled.[11] In September 2020, Džehverović became the fifth Serbian woman to gross over one million followers on Instagram.[12] In May the following year, she held her first online concert via Serbian streaming service YouBox.[13]
In March 2022, Džehverović joined Relja Popović and Darko Dimitrov at the judges' panel for the first season of the singing television contest IDJShow.[14] The same year, she became the brand ambassador for Puma in Serbia.[15] In late August, Teodora headlined at the Belgrade Music Week Festival for the first time.[16] She performed at the New Year's Eve concert in front of the House of the National Assembly in Belgrade.[17] In March 2023, Teodora collaborated with Breskvica on the single "Drift", which became her first chart-topping entry on the Billboard's Croatia Songs chart.[18] On 15, May 2024, Džehverović released her visual sophomore album, Žena bez adrese, to digital services through SevenSky.[19]
Discography
[edit]- Studio albums
- Borbena (2019)
- Žena bez adrese (2024)
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014–2015 | Zvezde Granda | Herself (contestant) | |
2017–2018 | Zadruga | 3rd place | |
2022 | IDJShow | Herself (judge and mentor) |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Nominee/work | Result | Ref. |
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2023 | Music Awards Ceremony | Urban Pop Song of the Year | "Most na Adi" | Nominated | [20] |
New Age Collaboration of the Year | "Kontroverzne" (feat. Hurricane) | Nominated | |||
Music Video of the Year | "Magije" | Nominated | |||
Contribution to Regional Music | Herself and Devito | Won |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Teodorin brat progovorio o pravom imenu svoje sestre!". Telegraf.rs. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Radulović, Ivan (8 January 2024). "Tajanstvenost Teodorinog oca! Sead je radio u Rusiji, Goca je čuvala decu i nepokretnu svekrvu: "Ne pamtim lepe stvari"". PulsOnline.rs. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Porodica je napustila grad zbog njenog problema u školi: Ovo je istina o odrastanju Teodore Džehverović". Pulsonline.rs (in Serbian). 22 May 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "ĐAVOLICE SE NISU RASPALE ZBOG RATA TAMARE I MALE DŽEHVE: Pevačica priznala zbog čega je propala GRUPA zbog koje su muškarci LUDELI". Kurir.rs (in Serbian). 22 February 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Matijević, I. (2 January 2023). "Gasolina kao seksi pahuljica: Ko je Teodora Džehverović, jedna od zvezda na dočeku ispred Skupštine Srbije?". Danas (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Ovo su biografije učesnika Zadruge". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ "Teodora se oglasila nakon osvojenog 3. mesta u Zadruzi i pokazala šta ju je sve sačekalo kod kuće!". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Borbena! Novi album Teodore Džehverović uskoro izlazi! Pogledajte tizer i prvu pesmu". Idjtv.com (in Serbian). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ M. V. (29 June 2022). ""Vudu" dostigao 100 miliona pregleda! Da li Teodora i Devito spremaju još jedan duet?". Idjtv.nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Bradanji, I. (30 August 2020). "Kon udario po estradi: Osudio nastup Teodore Džehverović". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Marinković, D. (29 October 2020). "Teodora Džehverović i Tropico Band u Leskovcu za vikend, gradonačelnik moli da otkažu nastupe a roditelje da ne puste decu na koncert". Južne vesti (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Cicović, I (19 September 2020). "Teodora je zvanično 9. milionerka iz Srbije na Instagramu! Pevala na ulici, dečko joj javno čestitao". Telegraf.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Stoisavljević, L. (17 May 2021). "Prvi online koncert Teodore Džehverović večeras na YOUBOX-u". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Relja Popović o IDJ Show: Prihvatio sam na žiri jer je akcenat na kandidatima". Nova.rs (in Serbian). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Teodora za IDJHOT kamere iskreno o saradnji sa svetskim brendom". Idjtv.nova.rs (in Serbian). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Pavlović, V. (28 August 2022). "Teodora Džehverović: Nedopustivo je da me neko prosi na bini". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Nova 2023. godina u Beogradu dočekana uz muziku i spektakularan vatromet kod Skupštine". Danas (in Serbian). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ Kavedžić, M. (28 March 2023). "Ovo je trenutačno najslušanija pjesma u Hrvatskoj: 'Gume troši drift, iza mene crni džip...'". 24sata.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ Cakić, D. (13 May 2024). "Žena bez adrese: Teodora DŽehverović istakla da je spremna za totalnu dominaciju". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 15 May 2024.
- ^ Marinović, M. (27 January 2023). "Zvezde novog muzičkog talasa izdominirale drugog dana MAC-a!". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
External links
[edit]- Teodora Džehverović discography at Discogs
- Teodora Džehverović at IMDb
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