Before taking to the stage at Amsterdam’s Eurovision in Concert, Teya Dora spoke with Angus for an interview. Teya Dora is representing Serbia at the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest with the song “Ramonda”.
Check out our interview with Teya Dora here!
In her interview with Angus, Teya Dora spoke about the variety in her music, the symbolism of the ramonda flower, and what her quick rise in popularity has been like.
Who is Teya Dora?
Teya Dora, who originally goes by the name Teodora Pavlovska, is a singer-songwriter from Belgrade. Her musical inspiration is her father. From a young age Teya Dora took keen interest in Serbian folk music. You can hear the traditional Balkan sounds within her music today, which are combined with modern pop and R’n’B sounds.
At the age of 16 Teya Dora took part in an audition at Berklee College of Music, and won herself a scholarship. Teya Dora has also studied music at the University of Boston. In 2019 Teya Dora started releasing her own music starting with a track entitled “Da ma meni je”. Teya Dora’s most well known track is her song “Džanum” which has amassed over 100 million streams on Spotify.
“Ramonda” was written Teya Dora herself alongside Andrijano Kadović Ajzi. Teya Dora also was involved in the composition of “Ramonda” alongside Luka Jovanović.
Serbia’s Eurovision Journey
In 2007, Serbia made its debut as an independent country, having previously participated as part of Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro. There, they were represented by Marija Šerifović with “Molitva”, which managed to win the competition. Since their debut, Serbia has participated 15 times (12 of which, where they qualified for the Grand Final).
Luke Black represented Serbia at Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool with his song “Samo mi se spava”. At this year’s competition, Serbia managed to qualify for the Grand Final, where they placed 24th. At the close of voting, he received 30 points – 14 coming from the jury and 16 from the televote.
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Rory Gannon