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

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n singer. 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 and later gained further popularity by appearing on the reality show ''

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'' (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

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

to a

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mother, Gordana Nakić, and

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father, Sead Džehverović. She has an older brother Sava whose first name was Senad then it was changed to Sava Around the time she turned five, Teodora's father began looking for expanded employment opportunities in the

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industry by travelling to

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where he would spend up to 10 months every year as a

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, resulting in him being absent from a significant portion of his daughter's childhood. By the time she completed primary school, Džehverović and her family moved to the nearby town

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in order to better facilitate her pursuit of

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dancing.

Career

Džehverović rose to prominence as a contestant on the

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'' 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. 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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and "Hijena with

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. 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. 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". With over 100 million views on

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, "Vudu" became the commercially most successful Serbian single in 2020. 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 one 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

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and

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at the judges' panel for the first season of the singing television contest ''IDJShow''. The same year, she became the brand ambassador for Puma in Serbia. In late August, Teodora headlined at the Belgrade Music Week Festival for the first time. She performed at the

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concert in front of the House of the National Assembly in Belgrade. In March 2023, Teodora collaborated with Breskvica on the single "Drift", which became her first chart-topping entry on the ''

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chart. On 15, May 2024, Džehverović released her visual sophomore album, ''Žena bez adrese'', to digital services through SevenSky.

Discography

;Studio albums *''Borbena'' (2019) *''Žena bez adrese'' (2024)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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