Tamara Todevska
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Tamara Todevska known as Tamara, is a Macedonian
pop singer. She was born to a Macedonian father and a Serbian
mother from Turkey
. Her sister is the well known Macedonian pop singer Tijana Todevska-Dapčević
.
on the 1st of June 1985, as younger sister of Tijana Todevska
(today Dapcevic). She was raised in a musical family. Her father Velko Todevski is a professor in a music school and her mum Branka Todevska an opera singer. Tamara got the talent from her mum, because her color of the voice is very similar to her mum and she has a very deep opera voice.
festival Suncane Skale
, she interpreted her hit "1003" (in English
: One thousand and three, Serbian: Хиљаду и три, Macedonian: Илјада и три), where she place on the 2nd place.
translation "Blue"). The music producer of this album is Aleksandar Masevski with whom Tamara cooperated since 2007. Some notable hits from that album are : "1003", "Najdobri prijateli", Sex, Loša Devojka & Sedmo Nebo (duets with Vrčak) etc.
featuring Rade Vrchakovski and Adrian Gaxha
. The song was hit on the Balkan, and it was predicted to be on a good place in the ESC 2008. The song was sang in 6 languages (Macedonian, English, Serbian
, Turkish
, Russian
& Albanian
) and the quality video was made by the famous director Dejan Milicevic
. In the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
they set in the first semifinal on the number 18th. They sang the English version of "Vo ime na ljubovta
" called "Let me love you" and they reached the 10th place in the semifinal. But with the decision of the jury they were disqualified and on their place came Charlotte Perrelli
with "Hero
" which represented Sweden
.
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
pop singer. She was born to a Macedonian father and a Serbian
Serbs
The Serbs are a South Slavic ethnic group of the Balkans and southern Central Europe. Serbs are located mainly in Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and form a sizable minority in Croatia, the Republic of Macedonia and Slovenia. Likewise, Serbs are an officially recognized minority in...
mother from Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Her sister is the well known Macedonian pop singer Tijana Todevska-Dapčević
Tijana Todevska-Dapcevic
Tijana Dapčević also known as simply Tijana, is a famous pop singer performing mainly in Serbia. Tijana was born to a Macedonian father Velko Todevski and a Bosnian Serb mother from bosnia and Herzegovina Branka...
.
Early life
Tamara Todevska was born in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
on the 1st of June 1985, as younger sister of Tijana Todevska
Tijana Todevska-Dapcevic
Tijana Dapčević also known as simply Tijana, is a famous pop singer performing mainly in Serbia. Tijana was born to a Macedonian father Velko Todevski and a Bosnian Serb mother from bosnia and Herzegovina Branka...
(today Dapcevic). She was raised in a musical family. Her father Velko Todevski is a professor in a music school and her mum Branka Todevska an opera singer. Tamara got the talent from her mum, because her color of the voice is very similar to her mum and she has a very deep opera voice.
Career start
Her first official song is the duet with her sister Tijana called "Igra luda" (Crazy game), released in 1997. However, her real music career started in 2003 when on the famous MontenegrianMontenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
festival Suncane Skale
Suncane Skale
Sunčane Skale is a pop music festival held every summer in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The festival first began in 1994. ProMonte has been the sponsor of Sunčane Skale for 10 years so far.-The Festival:...
, she interpreted her hit "1003" (in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
: One thousand and three, Serbian: Хиљаду и три, Macedonian: Илјада и три), where she place on the 2nd place.
"Sino"
In 2005 her first album was realized under the title "Sino" (EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation "Blue"). The music producer of this album is Aleksandar Masevski with whom Tamara cooperated since 2007. Some notable hits from that album are : "1003", "Najdobri prijateli", Sex, Loša Devojka & Sedmo Nebo (duets with Vrčak) etc.
Nacionalen Evrosong 2007
Tamara was successful during the Macedonian Eurovision selection. She gained 105 points, placing a respectable second place with the song "Kazi Koj Si Ti" ("Tell Me Who You Are"). The author of this song is Aleksandar Masevski. In fact this is the last song since today that Masevski made for Tamara.Skopje Fest 2008
In February 2008 Tamara won the competition Skopje Fest 2008 with the composition Vo ime na ljubovtaVo Ime Na Ljubovta
"Vo Ime Na Ljubovta" , is a song by Tamara Todevska, Vrčak and Adrian Gaxha. The trio competed with the song at Skopje Fest 2008. The song won, having been awarded the most televotes by the general public and the 7-member expert jury...
featuring Rade Vrchakovski and Adrian Gaxha
Adrian Gaxha
Adrian Gaxha is an Albanian pop musician from the Republic of Macedonia. He started playing the viola at an early age and also graduated from a Music High School...
. The song was hit on the Balkan, and it was predicted to be on a good place in the ESC 2008. The song was sang in 6 languages (Macedonian, English, Serbian
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
, Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...
& Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
) and the quality video was made by the famous director Dejan Milicevic
Dejan Milicevic
Dejan Milićević , is a Macedonian Serb music video director and fashion photographer that has directed many music videos for many famous ex-Yugoslav musicians. He has also photographed many models, some of which were used as part of the Joni Peci collection...
. In the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
they set in the first semifinal on the number 18th. They sang the English version of "Vo ime na ljubovta
Vo Ime Na Ljubovta
"Vo Ime Na Ljubovta" , is a song by Tamara Todevska, Vrčak and Adrian Gaxha. The trio competed with the song at Skopje Fest 2008. The song won, having been awarded the most televotes by the general public and the 7-member expert jury...
" called "Let me love you" and they reached the 10th place in the semifinal. But with the decision of the jury they were disqualified and on their place came Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...
with "Hero
Hero (Charlotte Perrelli song)
"Hero" is a 2008 pop song performed by the Swedish singer Charlotte Perrelli written by Fredrik Kempe and Bobby Ljunggren. It was rumoured the song was going to be sung by Måns Zelmerlöw, but Charlotte was first choice and finally Charlotte was chosen for the SVT. It won the Melodifestivalen 2008...
" which represented Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
Singles
- 1997 "Igra luda" (feat. Tijana Dapcevic - Skopje FestSkopje FestSkopje Fest or Festival na zabavni melodii Skopje is one of the main musical events in the Republic of Macedonia....
) - 2002 "Dali znam"
- 2002 "Koga bi mozela" (feat. Branka Todevska - Ohrid FestOhrid FestOhridski Trubaduri - Ohrid Fest is an annual music festival that takes place in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia every summer. The festival began in 1994 as a showcase for Macedonian summer folklore. In 1997, a pop evening was introduced to motivate Macedonian lyricists and composers, as well as artists...
) - 2003 "1003" (Suncane SkaleSuncane SkaleSunčane Skale is a pop music festival held every summer in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The festival first began in 1994. ProMonte has been the sponsor of Sunčane Skale for 10 years so far.-The Festival:...
) - 2004 "Sex"
- 2004 "Molci molci" (cover of Nina Spirova's song - Kirilico Ispeana (2009))
- 2005 "Najdobri Prijateli" (feat. Vrcak)
- 2006 "Losa Devojka"
- 2006 "Sedmo Nebo" (feat. Vrcak - winner of MakFestMakFestMakFest founded in 1986, is the largest festival of Macedonian popular music. It is held every year in November, in Štip, Republic of Macedonia, at the Cultural Center "Aco Šopov" . MakFest is a member of FIDOF with headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, USA. In 1997, MakFest was awarded the "Festival...
) - 2007 "Kaži Koj Si Ti" (runner up of Nacionalen EvrosongNacionalen Evrosong 2007Nacionalen Evrosong 2007 was the 2007 edition of the Macedonian national selection for Eurovision Song Contest, held on 24 February 2007. The winning song represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, to be held in Helsinki, Finland on 20 May 2007...
) - 2007 "Luda" (feat. DNK, Vrcak)
- 2007 "Za Makedonija" (feat. Toni ZenToni ZenToni Petkovski , also known as Toni Zen, is Macedonian rapper and producer. The former member of music band Urbana Dimenzija has been a rap artist for more than 8 years.- Beginnings :...
- Makedonija Naviva) - 2007 "Smeshno zar ne" (MakFestMakFestMakFest founded in 1986, is the largest festival of Macedonian popular music. It is held every year in November, in Štip, Republic of Macedonia, at the Cultural Center "Aco Šopov" . MakFest is a member of FIDOF with headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, USA. In 1997, MakFest was awarded the "Festival...
) - 2008 "Vo ime na ljubovta/Let me love you/Tebe volim/Yoksun/Vo imja ljobovi/Dashuri MistikeVo Ime Na Ljubovta"Vo Ime Na Ljubovta" , is a song by Tamara Todevska, Vrčak and Adrian Gaxha. The trio competed with the song at Skopje Fest 2008. The song won, having been awarded the most televotes by the general public and the 7-member expert jury...
" (feat. Vrcak & Adrian GaxhaAdrian GaxhaAdrian Gaxha is an Albanian pop musician from the Republic of Macedonia. He started playing the viola at an early age and also graduated from a Music High School...
, Skopje Fest winner, Macedonian entry for Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song Contest 2008The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...
) - 2008 "So maki sum se rodila" (old Macedonian folklore song sang by Tamara in techno version - Makedonija ZasekogašMakedonija ZasekogašMakedonija Zasekogaš often credited as Makedonija Zasekogash, is a project made by the Agency for youth and sport of Macedonia realized with an album...
) - 2008 "Dajem Ti Sve" (Budva Fest)
- 2009 "Usne ko krv" (Serbian Radio-Festival)
- 2009 "Una magia Pandev" (feat. Toni Zen)
- 2009 "Šarena Pesma" (Budva Fest)
- 2009 "Davam Jas Se" (Dajem Ti Sve - MacedonianMacedonian languageMacedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...
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