Tamara Todevska facts for kids
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Tamara Todevska
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Todevska performing in 2024
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Тамара Тодевска
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| Born | 1 June 1985 Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Tamara Todevska (Macedonian: Тамара Тодевска, born 1 June 1985), known as Tamara, is a singer from North Macedonia. She has represented her country twice in the Eurovision Song Contest. In 2008, she sang "Let Me Love You" with Vrčak and Adrian Gaxha. In 2019, she achieved North Macedonia's best result. She placed seventh in the final with her song "Proud".
Tamara started her music journey in 2003. This was when her first album, Sino, was released. She has won several music competitions. These include MAKFest in 2006 and Skopje Fest in 2007.
Tamara is the younger sister of singer Tijana Dapčević. They have worked together on music many times.
About Tamara
Tamara Todevska was born in Skopje. She grew up in a family that loved music. Her father, Velko Todevski, was a music professor. Her mother, Brana, was an opera singer. Her mother's singing style influenced Tamara's deep voice.
Her older sister is Tijana Dapčević, who is also a singer. On 27 June 2015, Tamara married Aleksandar Dimitrovski. He was a basketball player. They have a daughter named Hana and a son named Daren.
Music Career
Tamara's first official song was a duet with her sister Tijana. It was called "Igra luda" (Crazy game) and came out in 1997. Her music career really took off in 2003. She sang "1003" at the Budva festival in Montenegro. She came in second place there.
In 2005, her first album was released. It was titled Sino, which means "Blue" in English. Aleksandar Masevski was the music producer and composer for this album. Tamara had been working with him since 2004. The album was named "Album of the Year" in 2005. Some popular songs from the album include "Sino", "Molci, molci" (with Ronin), and "Ljubi, ljubi" (a duet with Tuna).
Tamara did well in the Macedonian Eurovision selection. She got 105 points and placed second. This was with her song "Kazi Koj Si Ti" ("Tell Me Who You Are").
Eurovision Success
In February 2008, Tamara won Skopje Fest 2008. She sang "Vo ime na ljubovta" with Rade Vrchakovski and Adrian Gaxha. This win gave them the chance to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The song became very popular in the Balkans. It was sung in six languages: Macedonian, English, Serbian, Turkish, Russian, and Albanian. A high-quality music video was made by Dejan Milicevic.
At the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia, they performed in the second semi-final. They sang the English version of the song, "Let Me Love You". They finished in 10th place in the semi-final. However, due to jury decisions, they did not make it to the final.
Todevska represented North Macedonia again in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. This contest was held in Tel Aviv. Her song was called “Proud”. In the final, she finished in seventh place with 305 points. She also placed first in the jury vote. This is North Macedonia’s best result ever at the contest.
In December 2019, Tamara took part in the 21st edition of Kënga Magjike. She sang the song "Monsters" and finished fifth overall.
Music Albums
- Sino (2005)
- Eden Den (2015)
Singles
- 1997 "Igra luda" (feat. Tijana Dapčević)
- 2002 "Dali znam"
- 2002 "Koga bi mozela" (feat. Branka Todevska)
- 2003 "1003"
- 2004 "Sino"
- 2004 "Molci molci" (ft. Ronin)
- 2005 "Najverni Prijateli"
- 2005 "Ljubi, ljubi" (ft. Tuna)
- 2005 "Šetaj"
- 2005 "A, što ako?"
- 2005 "Ljubovna prikazna" (ft. Ugro)
- 2006 "Losa Devojka"
- 2006 "Sedmo Nebo" (feat. Vrčak)
- 2007 "Kaži Koj Si Ti"
- 2007 "Luda" (feat. DNK, Vrčak)
- 2007 "Za Makedonija" (feat. Toni Zen)
- 2007 "Smešhno zar ne"
- 2008 "Vo ime na ljubovta/Let me love you/Tebe volim/Yoksun/Vo imja ljobovi/Dashuri Mistike" (feat. Vrčak & Adrian Gaxha)
- 2008 "So maki sum se rodila"
- 2008 "Dajem Ti Sve"
- 2009 "Usne ko krv"
- 2009 "Una magia Pandev" (feat. Toni Zen)
- 2009 "Šarena Pesma"
- 2009 "Davam Jas Se"
- 2019 "Proud"
- 2019 "Monsters"
- 2020 "Sloboda"
- 2020 "Rise"
- 2021 "Porok"
Compilations
- 2007 Makedonija Naviva
- 2008 Makedonija Zasekogaš
- 2009 Kirilico Ispeana
See also
In Spanish: Tamara Todevska para niños
- Music of North Macedonia
- North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
- North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
