Teodora Džehverović
Teodora Džehverović (, born on 10 February 1997) is a Serbian singer and television personality. Born in Kačarevo, she rose to prominence after she had competed on the ninth season of Zvezde Granda in 2014. Džehverović rose to further popularity by appearing on the reality show Zadruga 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 Billboard Croatia Songs chart. Early life 
Teodora Džehverović was born on 10 February 1997 in the South Banat village of Kačarevo to Serb mother and Bosniak father. By the end of primary school, she and her family moved to the nearby town Pančevo in order to support Teodora's ballet practices. Career

2014-2018: Zvezde Granda, Đavolice and Zadruga 
Džehverović rose to prominence as a contestant on the singing competition show 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 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 In Vivo, "Hijena with Vuk Mob and "Pirana" with Đans. In September 2017, she entered the first season of the reality show Zadruga. 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 Coby (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 Spotify, 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 COVID-19 crisis headquarters, Predrag Kon, for her summer live shows, which were held against safety measures. Subsequently, mayor of Leskovac, 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 Instagram. 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 Relja Popović and Darko Dimitrov. The following month, Teodora and girl group Hurricane released "Kontrovezne", which peaked at number 18 on the Billboards Croatia Songs 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 New Year's Eve 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
 
 

Living people
1997 births
21st-century Serbian women singers
Serbian pop singers
Serbian folk-pop singers
Serbian people of Bosniak descent
People from Kačarevo