Teodora Džehverović

Teodora Džehverović (Serbian Cyrillic: Теодора Џехверовић, 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.

Teodora
Теодора
Birth nameTeodora Džehverović
Also known asTeodoRa
Born (1997-02-10) 10 February 1997
Kačarevo, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2014–present
Labels

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.[1]

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.[2][3] 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.[4] After ten months of competing, Džehverović finished as the second runner-up in June 2018.[5]

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).[6]

In June 2020, Teodora collaborated with rapper Devito on the single "Vudu". The music video has amassed over 100 million views.[7] 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.[8] Subsequently, mayor of Leskovac, Goran Cvetanović, also requested for her forthcoming live performance in that city to be canceled.[9] In September 2020, Džehverović became the fifth Serbian woman to gross over million followers on Instagram.[10] In May the following year, she held her first online concert via Serbian streaming service YouBox.[11]

In March 2022, Džehverović joined the judges' panel for the first season of the singing television contest IDJShow with Relja Popović and Darko Dimitrov.[12] The following month, Teodora and girl group Hurricane released "Kontrovezne", which peaked at number 18 on the Billboard's Croatia Songs chart. During the same year, Džehverović became the brand ambassador for Puma in Serbia.[13] In late August, she headlined the Belgrade Music Week Festival.[14] 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.[15]

In March 2023, Džehverović collaborated with Breskvica on "Drift", which became her first chart-topping single in Croatia.[16] In May, it was followed by "Polumesec", produced by Rasta, which debuted at number three in Croatia.

Discography
Main article: Teodora discography
Studio albums
  • Borbena (2019)

Filmography
List of performances of Teodora Džehverović on television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Zvezde Granda Herself (contestant)
2017–2018 Zadruga 3rd place
2022–present IDJShow Herself (judge and mentor)

Awards and nominations
List of awards and nominations of Teodora
Year Award Category Nominee/work Result Ref.
2023 Music Awards Ceremony Urban Pop Song of the Year "Most na Adi" Nominated [17]
New Age Collaboration of the Year "Kontroverzne" (feat. Hurricane) Nominated
Music Video of the Year "Magije" Nominated
Contribution to Regional Music Herself Won

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Ovo su biografije učesnika Zadruge". Novosti.rs (in Serbian). 7 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  5. "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.
  6. "Borbena! Novi album Teodore Džehverović uskoro izlazi! Pogledajte tizer i prvu pesmu". Idjtv.com (in Serbian). 28 February 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  7. 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.
  8. Bradanji, I. (30 August 2020). "Kon udario po estradi: Osudio nastup Teodore Džehverović". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Stoisavljević, L. (17 May 2021). "Prvi online koncert Teodore Džehverović večeras na YOUBOX-u". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. "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.
  13. "Teodora za IDJHOT kamere iskreno o saradnji sa svetskim brendom". Idjtv.nova.rs (in Serbian). 16 July 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  14. Pavlović, V. (28 August 2022). "Teodora Džehverović: Nedopustivo je da me neko prosi na bini". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  15. "Nova 2023. godina u Beogradu dočekana uz muziku i spektakularan vatromet kod Skupštine". Danas (in Serbian). 1 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  16. 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.
  17. Marinović, M. (27 January 2023). "Zvezde novog muzičkog talasa izdominirale drugog dana MAC-a!". Nova.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 27 January 2023.
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