Teodora Džehverović ( sr-Cyrl, Теодора Џехверовић, born on 10 February 1997) is a

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n singer and television personality. Born in

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, she rose to prominence after she had competed on the ninth season of ''

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'' in 2014. Džehverović rose to further popularity by appearing on the reality show ''

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'' between 2017 and 2018, finishing in 3rd place. Her debut album ''Borbena'' was released in March 2019. Teodora has also released numerous standalone singles. In 2020, she had the commercially most successful release by a western Balkan artist with "Vudu", featuring Devito, earning them a MAC Award for the Regional Contribution to Music. Her collaboration with Breskvica, titled "Drift" (2023), also topped the ''

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chart.

Early life

Teodora Džehverović was born on 10 February 1997 in the South Banat village of

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mother and

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father. By the end of primary school, she and her family moved to the nearby town

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in order to support Teodora's

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practices.

Career

2014-2018: ''Zvezde Granda'', Đavolice and ''Zadruga''

Džehverović rose to prominence as a contestant on the

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show ''

'' in 2014. The show's creator and producer, Saša Popović, then formed a girl group, called Đavolice (''She Devils''), consisted of Džehverović and two other 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. 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

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, "Hijena with Vuk Mob and "Pirana" with Đans. In September 2017, she entered the first season of the reality show ''

''. After ten months of competing, Džehverović finished as the second runner-up in June 2018.

2019-present: ''Borbena'', standalone singles and ''IDJShow''

Her debut album ''Borbena'' was released under IDJTunes on 7 March 2019. It was preceded by two singles: "Kristijan Grej" (2017) and "Rari" featuring

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(2018). In June 2020, Teodora collaborated with rapper Devito on the single "Vudu". The music video has amassed over 100 million views. The single has also collected over 11 million streams on

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, becoming the commercially most successful Serbian single in 2020. At the 2023 Music Awards Ceremony, Džehverović and Devito received the Contribution to the Regional Music Award because of the success of "Vudu". In August, Džehverović faced scrutiny from Serbian epidemiologist and member of the national

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crisis headquarters, Predrag Kon, for her summer live shows, which were held against safety measures. Subsequently, mayor of

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, Goran Cvetanović, also requested for her forthcoming live performance in that city to be canceled. In September 2020, Džehverović became the fifth Serbian woman to gross over million followers on

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. In May the following year, she held her first online concert via Serbian streaming service YouBox. In March 2022, Džehverović joined the judges' panel for the first season of the singing television contest ''IDJShow'' with

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and

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. The following month, Teodora and girl group

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released "Kontrovezne", which peaked at number 18 on the ''

''s

chart. During the same year, Džehverović became the brand ambassador for Puma in Serbia. In late August, she headlined the Belgrade Music Week Festival. In December 2022, Teodora released a duet, titled "Aventador", with the runner-up of ''IDJShow'' Mahrina, who was also mentored by Džehverović on the show. The single debuted at number 14 in Croatia. Later that month, she performed at the

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concert in front of the House of the National Assembly in Belgrade. In March 2023, Džehverović collaborated with Breskvica on "Drift", which became her first chart-topping single in Croatia. In May, it was followed by "Polumesec", produced by Rasta, which debuted at number three in Croatia.

Discography

;Studio albums * ''Borbena'' (2019)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dzehverovic, Teodora Living people 1997 births 21st-century Serbian women singers Serbian pop singers Serbian folk-pop singers Serbian people of Bosniak descent People from Kačarevo