Tijana Dapčević Тијана Дапчевиќ | |
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.jpg) Dapčević in 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Tijana |
| Born | Tijana Todevska (1976-02-03)3 February 1976 (age 50) |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
Spouse | |
| Website | tijanadapcevic |
Tijana Dapčević (née Todevska;Macedonian:Тијана Дапчевиќ,née Тодевска,Serbian Cyrillic:Тијана Дапчевић,née Тодевска,pronounced[tǐjanadâptʃeʋitɕ]; born 3 February 1976) is a Macedonian and Serbian singer. In addition to her music career, Dapčević has also launched a career in acting.
She played the character ofGerman-Macedonian Ula Buzalevska, one of the leading roles in Macedonian TV showPrespav in the period between 2017 and 2024.[1]
Todevska was born inSkopje, at the time part ofSFR Yugoslavia, to a Macedonian father Velko Todevski, a music teacher and aBosnian Serb mother Brana, an opera singer. Her parents studied inSarajevo, where they met. She has a younger sisterTamara, and is married to Milan Dapčević, a Serbian businessman.[2]
One of her hit songs is "Sve je isto, samo njega nema" (Everything Is the Same, Only He Is Gone), "he" being formerPresident of YugoslaviaJosip Broz Tito. Dragan Brajović Braja wrote the lyrics and the music. The song makes fun of the different nations that emerged fromYugoslavia and is sung in six different languages:Bosnian,Croatian,Montenegrin,Macedonian,Slovene andSerbian. It additionally shared the stereotypical views of people speaking those languages, such as aBosnian mocking anLGBTQIA+ person for wearing a bra and aCroat being negatively surprised byturbo folk songs played at every party. According to Tošić from Bosnian newspaperExpress, the song was a reason for division betweenYugonostalgics andcapitalists.[3]
She won the Sunčane Skale Festival inHerceg Novi in 2002 with the song "Negativ" (Negative), composed byDarko Dimitrov and included on her eponymous second studio album. She has also won first place on the Serbian Radio Festival-Feras in 2006 with the song "Julijana" (Juliana).[2]
In 2004, Dapčević provided vocals for "Kiša" (Rain), a song by Serbian rapperDalibor Andonov Gru. Andonov and Dapčević recorded it as a rendition of the track "Kiša", which was originally released on Andonov's 2003 albumBeograd (Belgrade). In contrast to the original song, which included solely elements ofhip hop, the 2004 rework included motives previously seen in Dapčević's earlier work, dedicated more topop music.[4]
At the 2006Evropesma, Tijana was placed in eighth place receiving 27 points with the song "Greh" (Sin). The song was included on her next albumŽute minute, which was released in the summer of 2007.[2]
On 28 August 2013, Tijana Dapčević was selected byMacedonian Radio Television torepresent Macedonia at theEurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark.[5] Dapčević competed in the second semi-final of the competition on 8 May 2014 with the song "To the Sky".[6] Dapčević placed 13th in the second semi-final with 33 points and did not progress to the final. Tijana's younger sister Tamara has participated inEurovision Song Contest 2008 and2019, and was a backing vocalist for Tijana in 2014.[7]
Some of her songs have been covered in numerous other languages, such as "Sve je isto, samo njega nema" inPolish asNatasza Urbańska's "Mała" (2009) and "Pogrešan čovek" in Croatian asLidija Bačić's "Krivi čovjek" (2014).[2]
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| Preceded by | Sunčane Skale winner 2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Music Festival Budva winner 2005 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by N/A | Plesom do snova winner Season 1 (2007 with Vojislav Kaluđerović) | Succeeded by Ognjen Amidžić & Dragana Krdu |
| Preceded by | Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 | Succeeded by |
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