Biography
Who is Jelena Tomašević?
Early life and career
Jelena Tomašević was born on November 1, 1983, in Negotin, Serbia. She completed her elementary and secondary education in Kragujevac in 2002. That same year, she began studying English at the University of Kragujevac. Early in her life, she developed a passion for music and won top awards at children's music festivals including Šarenijada in Kragujevac and the Yugoslav Children's Festival. She also became a member of the Abrašević Folklore Ensemble.
In 2002, Jelena emerged on the Serbian music scene after winning an Idol style show called 3K dur aired on RTS3. She competed at the Budva Festival in 2003 and finished second at the Slavjanski bazar festival in Belarus. She collaborated with the music group Biber in 2003 and later started a professional involvement with singer Željko Joksimović. At Beovizija 2005, she won with the song Jutro, composed by Željko Joksimović and written by Aleksandra Milutinović. She also sang the soundtrack to the film Ivkova slava and performed at the opening of EuroBasket 2005 in Belgrade.
Eurovision and albums
In March 2008, Jelena won the Serbian national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song Oro, composed by Željko Joksimović and written by Dejan Ivanović. She represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 held in Belgrade and finished in sixth place. Later that year in October, she released her debut studio album titled Panta rei, which included fifteen tracks. In 2009, she recorded a peace song titled Time To Pray with Boaz Mauda and Sirusho, with lyrics written by Shimon Peres.
She released her second studio album named Ime moje in June 2015, which featured singles from the previous three years along with new tracks. Throughout her career, she released other well-known songs such as Melanholija, Vertigo, and Radio svira za nas. From 2014 to 2018, she served as a judge in the Serbian children's talent show Pinkove zvezdice. In 2012, she also took part in the musical Beli ždralovi in Belgrade, which was based on a Soviet film.
Family and personal life
Jelena met Serbian actor Ivan Bosiljčić at folklore plays, and their relationship developed during the filming of a humanitarian video in 2007. The couple got married on August 28, 2011, and welcomed a daughter named Nina on January 24, 2012. Ivan proposed to her in London at St James's Park, and their wedding was attended by fifteen hundred people. As an Orthodox Christian, she is fluent in English and has proficiency in Macedonian, having also sung in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Macedonian.
Birthday and age
Jelena Tomašević was born on November 1, 1983, which makes Jelena 42 years old today. That birthday falls under the Scorpio sign. Jelena shares the date with 38 other famous people.
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