Jelena Tomašević
Jelena Tomašević Јелена Томашевић | |
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Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | Minacord |
Jelena Tomašević (
Music career
Jelena gained notability at the age of eight when she won the top award at the children's music festival "Šarenijada" in Kragujevac and three years later, she became the winner of the Yugoslav Children's Festival. After becoming a member of the Abrašević Folklore Ensemble, one of the most successful Serbian ensembles, her music career soared. She achieved tremendous results at the most prestigious festivals in Central and Eastern Europe (Czech Republic, Belarus, Bulgaria etc.). In 1996. at the Folklore Festival Serbian Ensemble's she won the award of the best soloist.
In 2002, Jelena emerged on the Serbian music scene and her career as a pop singer started to take off. She competed and won over the jury in an
After this turning point in Jelena's career, she made a huge breakthrough. In 2003, she competed for the first time at the Budva Festival and finished second at the prestigious festival "Slavjanski bazar" in Belarus. The same year she collaborated with music group Biber.
In 2004, singing the song "Kad ne bude tvoje ljubavi" with great success at the Beovizija Festival, the Serbian selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.
In 2005, she started a professional involvement with popular Serbian singer
Later the same year, she sang the soundtrack to the film
Many songs of her debut album "Panta rei" are written by her. In 2007, was her first appearance as a lyrics writer, she wrote the song "Gotova stvar", for the Montenegrin singer Milena Vučić.
In December 2007, Jelena Tomašević entered the
Her debut album Panta rei successfully released in October 2008. Including 15 tracks, most composed by Željko Joksimović.
In 2009, Jelena recorded a trio song dedicated to peace, with the participants of
In memoriam music collection "Toše i prijatelji" in 2010, Jelena Tomašević taking part with song "Gde da odem da te ne volim" composed by Toše Proeski. The summer of that year she filmed her spot in Ibiza and toured Yugoslavia as guest at Joksimović's concerts.
In 2011, Jelena traveled to Canada and US for two traditional theme concerts. Unfortunately she appeared only in Toronto, because of a problem with her visa when she arrived in Chicago.
After a small pause because of her wedding and her daughter's birth, on February 24, 2012, Jelena released at the TV Show
Same year, on October 5, 2013, Jelena traveled in Barcelona, where invited from OGAE Spain to sing for Eurovision fans. Also, there she filmed her video clip for the song "Radio svira za nas", which realised on November 26, 2013. The composer is Darko Dimitrov and lyrics writer Aleksandra Milutinović.
Exactly one year later, this time
On December 6, 2014, Jelena finished her records for her second studio album. On 29. May 2015 she released one more single, called "Ime moje". One month later her homonym album (cc "Ime moje") is out, expect new songs, including her last three years singles and some old songs that never released on an album. She used to say that this album is full of songs given to her as presents from good friends and colleges.
From 2014 to 2018 she appeared as a judge in the Serbian children's talent show Pinkove zvezdice.
Theatre appearance
On 2012, Jelena took part at the musical "Beli ždralovi" held in Belgrade. It's based on the Soviet movie "The cranes are flying". In 2015, Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko invited this musical performance to Minsk on May 5, 2015, the celebration day of victory against Nazis. The director is the Serbian actress Ivana Žigon.
Personal life
Jelena finished Elementary School and Mathematic Gymnasium in Kragujevac in 2002. That same year she started studying English (in which she is fluent) at the University of Kragujevac. She has put her studies on hold but plans to graduate one day.
On August 28, 2011, she married the Serbian actor Ivan Bosiljčić; and on January 24, 2012, they had a baby girl named Ninoslava.
Discography
Albums
Year | Information |
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2008 | Panta rei
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Year | Information |
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2015 | Ime moje
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Singles
Year | Single | Album | Notes |
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2004 | "Kad ne bude tvoje ljubavi" | Ime moje | Entry for Evropesma 2004 |
2005 | "Jutro" | Panta rei | Beovizija 2005, Evropesma 2005, composed by Željko Joksimović
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2006 | "Nema koga" | From the film Ivkova slava | |
2008 | " Oro "
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Winner of Beovizija 2008, came sixth in Eurovision 2008 for the host nation Serbia
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"Košava" | |||
" Okeani "
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Nikola Tesla | Balkan Routes Vol.1: Nikola Tesla | Vocal appearance | |
2009 | "Time to Pray" | Time to Pray – Single | Vocal appearance with Boaz
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2010 | "Gde da odem da te ne volim" | Toše i prijatelji & Ime moje | A song composed by Macedonian superstar, performed in his honour |
2013 | "Melanholija" | Melanholija – Single / Ime moje | A song composed by Spanish Rafael Artesero |
2013 | "Vertigo" | Vertigo – Single / Ime moje | A song written and composed by Emina Jahović Sandal |
2013 | "Radio Svira Za Nas" | Radio Svira Za Nas – Single / Ime moje | A song composed by Macedonian Darko Dimitrov |
2015 | "Ime Moje" | Ime Moje – Single / Ime moje | A song composed by Aleksandra Milutinović & Goran Kovačić |
References
- ^ Jelena Tomašević feat. Bora Dugic - Oro (Serbia) Live 2008 Eurovision Song Contest, archived from the original on December 14, 2021, retrieved June 5, 2021
External links
Media related to Jelena Tomašević at Wikimedia Commons