🇷🇸 Teya Dora: “If you’re touched by my song, I love that”

Following their first rehearsal at Eurovision 2024, our Rory got a chance to catch up with Teya Dora to discuss her Malmö experience so far.

Watch our interview with Teya Dora right here:

During their interview, Rory and Teya talked about how her first rehearsal went, as well as her love for the show. The pair also celebrated Teya’s birthday, before diving into the deeper meaning of the song, as well as what her upcoming plans are for after Eurovision.

Teya Dora’s Eurovision Journey so far

Teya Dora was selected to represent Serbia with “Ramonda” after winning national final “Pesma Za Evroviziju. Late last month it was determined that Teya will perform second in the first Eurovision Semi-Final in Malmö on May 7th.

Teya Dora took part in Pre-Party ES24 in Madrid on March 30th, as well as the Barcelona Eurovision Party on April 6th. She also played at Eurovision in Concert on April 13th.

On Saturday, she performed on the Eurovision stage for her first rehearsal. You can find out more about her first rehearsal, and our thoughts on that here.

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 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 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 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.

What do you think of our interview with Teya Dora? Do you think she will qualify for the final this year? Where would you like Serbia to finish this year? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow “That Eurovision Site” on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky as we cover the rehearsals of Eurovision 2024!

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