Biography
Who is Tamara Todevska?
Early life and background
Tamara Todevska was born in Skopje, North Macedonia, on June 1, 1985, and grew up in a musical family. Her father, Velko Todevski, worked as a music school professor, while her mother, Brana, worked as an opera singer. This early musical environment heavily influenced her vocal style. She is also the younger sister of singer Tijana Dapčević, and the siblings have collaborated on multiple musical projects throughout their lives.
Music career beginnings
Tamara Todevska began her official music career in 1997 with a duet alongside her sister Tijana titled Igra luda. Her career breakthrough came in 2003 when she performed the song 1003 at the Suncane Skale festival in Montenegro and finished in second place. Following this success, she released her debut studio album titled Sino in 2005. The album was produced by Aleksandar Masevski and earned the title of Album of the Year, featuring popular tracks such as Molci molci, Šetaj, and Ljubi, ljubi.
Eurovision Song Contest
Tamara Todevska has represented North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest on multiple occasions. In 2008, she teamed up with Vrčak and Adrian Gaxha to perform the song Let Me Love You at the contest held in Belgrade, Serbia. Although the song became a hit across the Balkans, they narrowly missed qualifying for the grand final after a tiebreaker involving backup juries. Years later, she returned to the contest as a solo artist in 2019, performing the song Proud in Tel Aviv. She finished in seventh place overall and won the jury vote, delivering North Macedonia its best result in the history of the competition.
Birthday and age
Tamara Todevska was born on June 1, 1985, which makes Tamara 41 years old today. That birthday falls under the Gemini sign. Tamara shares the date with 40 other famous people.
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