Tea Tairović
{{Short description|Serbian singer and songwriter (born 1996)}}
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| native_name = Tea Таировић
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1996|04|26}}
| birth_place = Novi Sad, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
| occupation = {{hlist
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|songwriter
|dancer}}
| years_active = 2013–present
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| instruments = Vocals
| discography = Tea Tairović discography
| label = {{hlist|Grand|IDJTunes|T Music}}
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Tea Tairović ({{lang-sr-Cyrl|Tea Таировић}}; born 26 April 1996) is a Serbian singer, songwriter and dancer. Born and raised in Novi Sad, she rose to prominence as a contestant on Zvezde Granda (2015–2016). Following the release of her single "Hajde" (2021),{{Cite web|url=https://avaz.ba/showbiz/jet-set/711742/Rambo%20Amadeus|title=Tea Tairović za "Avaz": Moj život promijenio se preko noći|date=2022-01-21|access-date=2025-04-05|website=Dnevni avaz|last=Zukić|first=A.|language=bs}} she broke through into the mainstream and has to date released three studio albums: Balkanija (2022), Balerina (2023) and Tea (2024), as well as numerous standalone singles, that gained great commercial success. Recognizable for her performances, which include belly dance and Latin dance, and for covering songs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, Tairović was described in Serbia as "Shakira of the Balkans".{{cite web |author= |first= |title="ŠAKIRI PODIGLI SPOMENIK OD 6,5 METARA iako je živa i svi tvrde da je IDENTIČNA TEA TEIROVIĆ iz čuvenog spota: Kolumbijki hoće SRCE DA ISKOČI OD SREĆE"|url=https://zena.blic.rs/puls-poznatih/sakiri-podigli-spomenik-od-65-metara-iako-je-ziva-i-svi-tvrde-da-je-ista-tea-tairovic/8bezyc5 |accessdate=27 December 2023 |website=Zena.blic.rs|date= 27 December 2023|language=serbian}}
Early life
Tairović was born on 26 April 1996 in Novi Sad, FR Yugoslavia. Her mother, Božica Malević, worked as a TV presenter and her father, Zoran Tairović, is an academic painter.{{cite web |author=Savić |first=Marijana |date=11 October 2022 |title=Ovo je majka Tee Tairović: Od nje je naučila sve što zna |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/ovo-je-majka-tee-tairovic-od-nje-je-naucila-sve-sto-zna-foto/ |accessdate=14 October 2022 |website=Nova.rs |language=sr}}{{cite web |author=Jovanović |first=Viktorija |date=11 October 2022 |title=Ovako je otac Tee Tairović, poznati slikar, reagovao kad je saznao za ćerkin intimni snimak |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/ovako-je-otac-tee-tairovic-poznati-slikar-reagovao-kad-je-saznao-za-cerkin-intimni-snimak/ |accessdate=14 October 2022 |website=Nova.rs |language=sr}} Through her father, she is of Romani descent.{{Cite web |last=Stuparušić Papaz |first=Jelena |date=2023-05-02 |title=Otac Tee Tairović je doktor nauka: Pevačica ponosno pokazala tatu, na njega je povukla umetničku crtu |url=https://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/vesti-jetset/3671466-otac-tee-tairovic-je-doktor-nauka |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Telegraf.rs |language=sr}} Her paternal grandmother died from the consequences of the 1999 NATO bombing of FR Yugoslavia, which saw her father's house destroyed.{{Cite web |last=Matijević |first=Ivana |date=2017-09-10 |title=Zoran Tairović: Romi su štaka za podupiranje Evrope |url=https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/zoran-tairovic-romi-su-staka-za-podupiranje-evrope/ |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=Danas |language=sr-RS}}
Tairović has been dancing since the age of three, when she started ballet school, and won second place at the World Championship in Show Dance. She trained in standard and Latin American dances, ballet and jazz ballet.{{Cite web |last=Matijević |first=Ivana |date=2022-05-22|title=Tea Tairović pjesmom ujedinjuje posvađani Balkan|url=https://bljesak.info/lifestyle/flash/Tea-Tairovic-pjesmom-ujedinjuje-posvadani-Balkan/383409 |access-date=2023-07-16 |website=bljesak.info|language=sr-RS}} She graduated from the Gymnasium Svetozar Marković, and then entered the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Novi Sad. She expressed that she has no intention of studying psychology because her dream since childhood has been to become a singer.
Career
=2013–2016: ''Zvezde Granda'' and career beginnings=
Tairović released her first song called "Da si moj" (If You Were Mine) in 2014; however, the song did not meet greater audience reactions, until 2015, when she appeared on the singing competition show Zvezde Granda, after she had already participated in the competition once in 2013.{{Cite web|url = https://www.biografija.org/muzika/tea-tairovic/|language = sr|title = Tea Tairović Biografija| date=7 December 2018 |publisher = biografija.org|access-date = 26 December 2020}}
She sang songs by Severina, Ana Nikolić, Tijana Dapčević, Aleksandra Radović, Nina Badrić, and others. In the final, she sang the song "Ti ne znaš kako je" (You Don't Know What It's Like) by Nina Badrić and "Plamen od ljubavi" (Flame of Love) by Colonia. She made it to the finals, and as price the Grand Production gave her a recording of the song "Karakterna osobina" (Personality Trait), which was released in summer 2015.{{Cite web|url =https://avaz.ba/showbiz/jet-set/518873/tea-tairovic-osvaja-kako-glasom-tako-i-stasom?amp=1|language = bosnian|title =Tea Tairović osvaja kako glasom tako i stasom|publisher = avaz.ba|access-date = 26 September 2019}} In November 2016, she released single "Meni odgovara" (Fine for Me), under the IDJTunes music label. Tairović released a song "Igračica" (Dancer) in April of next year.
=2017–2021: Breakthrough and further success =
In April 2017, Tairović released song "Nevolja" (Trouble), which was written and produced by the Bosnian duo Buba Corelli and Jala Brat.{{cite web |date=2 February 2022 |title=Premijera: Tea Tairović 'Nevolja' (Video) |url=https://tracara.com/premijera-tea-tairovic-nevolja-video/ |accessdate=21 April 2017 |publisher=tracara.com |language=sr}} In June of the same year, Tairović achieved great success with the song "Otkad tebe znam" (Since I've Known You), which was a collaboration with Serbian turbo-folk singer Šaban Šaulić. The song was chosen as one of the biggest hits of 2017 in the Balkans, while also collected over 80 million views on YouTube to this date.{{cite web |date=22 June 2017 |title=Popularna pevacica Tea Tairovic i Saban Saulic objavili duet godine??!|url=https://djordjemilanovic19.wixsite.com/ekspluzivno/single-post/2017/06/22/popularna-pevacica-tea-tairovic-i-saban-saulic-objavili-duet-godine |publisher=wixsite.com |language=sr}} In September of the same year, she released a collaboration "Idu dani" (Days Are Passing) with the Serbian rapper Rimski.{{cite web |title=Evolucija Tee Tairović: Prvu pesmu je objavila pre skoro 10 godina, a ovako je tada izgledala (FOTO) |url=https://24sedam.rs/showbiz/vesti/224334/karijera-i-pesme-tee-tairovic-od-pocetka-do-danas/vest |accessdate=18 June 2023 |publisher=24sedam.rs |language=sr}} In November of the same year, she released the song "Drama" with the Macedonian folk singer Menil Velioski, which showcased a change in Tairović's sound. Towards the end of the year, Tairović released her first ballad "I u dobru i u zlu" (In Good Times and in Bad). Ahead of the summer 2018, Tairović released a duet with Ivana Krunić called "Brat na brata" (Brother on Brother). Several months later, she released a collaboration with DJ Shone called "Medikament" (Medicament). She released her first self-written single called "Polako" (Slowly) in January 2019, which also become one of the biggest hits in Balkans in 2019. She premiered the single in the show Zvezde Granda Specijal.{{cite web |date=2 February 2022 |title=Tea Tairović Predstavila Novu Pjesmu I Spot: "Polako" je radila sama |url=https://express.ba/vijesti/158244/tea-tairovic-predstavila-novu-pjesmu-i-spot-polako-je-radila-sama/ |accessdate=17 February 2022 |publisher=Express.ba |language=bosnian}} In March 2019, she released song "Mala" (Baby Girl) in collaboration with Serbian rapper Tozla.{{cite web |title=Tea Tairović i Tozla u novom spotu za pesmu "Mala" (VIDEO) |date=20 March 2019 |url=https://idjtv.nova.rs/news/muzika/5c93580f990fab1ebb42c2a4/tea-tairovic-i-tozla-u-novom-spotu-za-pesmu-mala-video |accessdate=20 March 2019 |publisher=idjtv.nova.rs |language=sr}} During the same year, she released four more songs, two of which were duets. On 18 July of the same year, Tairović released song "Dolce i Gabbana" (Dolce and Gabbana).{{cite web |title= PREMIJERA: Tea Tairović "Dolce i Gabbana" (VIDEO)|url=https://estradnjaci.ba/premijera-tea-tairovic-dolce-i-gabbana-video/ |accessdate=19 July 2019 |publisher=estradnjaci.ba |language=bosnian}} A few days later, on 26 July, Tairović released song "Samo moj" (Just Mine), a collaboration with the Austrian singer Monika.{{cite web |title=MOMCI, PAZITE SE! Monika Ivkić i Tea Tairović snimaju duet, a od zavodljivih scena u spotu ZAVRTEĆE VAM SE U GLAVI (VIDEO+FOTO) |date=3 July 2019 |url=https://grand.nova.rs/zvezde-granda/momci-pazite-se-monika-ivkic-i-tea-tairovic-snimaju-duet-a-od-zavodljivih-scena-u-spotu-zavrtece-vam-se-u-glavi-videofoto/ |accessdate=3 July 2019 |publisher=grand.nova.rs |language=sr}} On 13 October of the same year, Tairović released song "Bliznakinja" (Twin Sister).{{cite web |title=PREMIJERA! Stgla BLIZNAKINJA Tee Tairović! |date=14 October 2019 |url=https://www.paparazzo.ba/premijera-stgla-bliznakinja-tee-tairovic/ |accessdate=14 October 2019 |publisher=Paparazzo.ba |language=bosnian}}
On 26 April 2020, she released song "Svetica" (Saint). In May 2021, Tairović achieved great success with the song "Hajde" (Come On) that become a major hit in the Balkans. Itself a cover of a traditional Kosovo Albanian wedding song "Hajde luj qyqek" (Come On, Play Qyqek), particularly of Yllka Kuqi and Yll Demaj's 2017 rendition,{{Cite web|url=https://kosovotwopointzero.com/en/lets-light-up-the-balkans/|title=‘Let’s light up the Balkans’|date=2022-06-27|access-date=2025-04-05|website=Kosovo 2.0|last=Gray|first=Emily}} its lyrics were co-written by Tairović and Serbian singer-songwriter Sanja Vučić,{{cite web |url=https://express.ba/kolumne/354754/prica-o-pjesmi-tee-tairovic-hajde/#google_vignette |title=PRIČA O PJESMI TEE TAIROVIĆ: Hajde |date=5 June 2021 |work=Express.ba |last=Tošić |first=O |language=bosnian}} and its music video accumulated over 100 million views on YouTube.{{cite web |url=https://extrafm.hr/ponovno-gori-balkan-tea-tairovic-vatrenija-no-ikad-u-spotu-za-novu-pjesmu-na-jednu-noc/ |title=PONOVNO GORI BALKAN: Tea Tairović vatrenija no ikad u spotu za novu pjesmu 'Na jednu noć'! |date=15 July 2021 |work=Extra.fm |language=hr}} In September of the same year, she released song "Na jednu noć" (For a Night), that also became a commercial success, and has accumulated over 60 million views on YouTube.{{cite web |url=https://express.ba/zanimljivosti/370534/vrela-najava-novog-singla-tea-tairovic-pjeva-o-jednoj-noci/ |title=VRELA NAJAVA NOVOG SINGLA: Tea Tairović pjeva o jednoj noći |date=6 September 2021 |work=Express.ba |language=bosnian}} "Hajde" and "Na jednu noć" also entered Billboard
=2022–2023: ''Balkanija'' and ''Balerina'' =
On 21 May 2022, she independently released her studio album, Balkanija (Balkania), under her own established music label T Music. Balkanija contains nine songs, each of them accompanied by a music video. The album was a success in Serbia and the former Yugoslavia region.{{cite web |author=Čumić |first=S. |date=21 May 2022 |title=Ovog puta zaista gori Balkan: Tea Tairović objavila novi album |url=https://grand.nova.rs/showbiz/ovog-puta-zaista-gori-balkan-tea-tairovic-objavila-novi-album/ |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=Grand.rs |language=sr}} The tracks "Dva i dva" (Two and Two) and "Dubai" (Dubai) respectively peaked at numbers 7 and 17 on the Billboard Croatia Songs chart, respectively. All nine music videos from the album have amassed nearly 280 million views on YouTube, as of February 2023.
Tairović released her second studio album, Balerina (Ballerina), on 16 May 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.novosti.rs/scena/poznati/1233785/pustila-sam-emocije-pokazala-pravo-lice-tea-tairovic-otkrila-joj-popustile-kocnice-zbog-jedne-stvari-rizikovala |title=Pustila sam emocije i pokazala pravo lice: Tea Tairović otkrila da su joj popustile kočnice i da je zbog jedne stvari rizikovala |work=Novosti.rs |date=2 May 2023 |access-date=18 June 2023 |language=sr}} It included stand-out hits like the title track, featuring rapper Voyage, and "Izrael i Palestina" (Israel and Palestine). Balerina also entered the official album charts in Austria and Switzerland, peaking at numbers 17 and 79, respectively.{{cite web |title=Tea Tairovic - Balerina|url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Tea+Tairovi%26%23263%3B&titel=Balerina&cat=a |website=Austrian Charts |access-date=6 June 2023 |language=de-AT}}{{cite web |title=Tea Tairovic - Balerina|url=https://hitparade.ch/album/Tea-Tairovic/Balerina-519420 |website=Schweizer Hitparade |access-date=6 June 2023 |language=de-CH}} On 17 June 2023, Tairović held her first major solo concert at the Tašmajdan Stadium in Belgrade which was attended by more than 12,000 people.{{cite web |author=|first=|title=POTPUNO LUDILO! TEA OTVORILA KONCERT OGROMNIM HITOM: Pevačica pred izlazak na scenu van sebe, klecaju kolena od uzbuđenja!(VIDEO)|url=https://www.informer.rs/amp/dzet-set/estrada/803778/tea-tairovic-koncert-tasmajdan|access-date=17 June 2023 |work=Informer.rs|language=sr}} The concert featured guest performances from Sanja Vučić and Bulgarian singer Galena, who collaborated with Tairović on single "Abracadabra".{{cite web |title=Tea Tairović kao kaubojka stigla na Taš: Vatreni kombinezon od cirkona, na glavi šešir, fali samo jedan detalj |url=https://www.telegraf.rs/amp/jetset/vesti-jetset/3698454-tea-tairovic-koncert-na-tasmajdanu-stajling |access-date=18 June 2023 |work=Telegraf.rs|language=sr}}
Discography
{{Main|Tea Tairović discography}}
- Balkanija (2022)
- Balerina (2023)
- Tea (2024)
- Aska (2025)
Filmography
{{See also|Tea Tairović discography#Music videos}}
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|+ Television appearances |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2013–2014
|rowspan="2"|Zvezde Granda |rowspan="2"| Herself |Season 8; contestant |
| 2015–2016
|Season 10; contestant |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
|+List of awards and nominations of Tea Tairović ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee/work ! Result ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2023
|Pop-Folk Song of the Year |"Dva i dva" |{{nominated}} |{{cite web |author=Krkeljić |first=Bojana |date=23 January 2023 |title=Počeo drugi krug glasanja za pobednike MAC 2023 |url=https://nova.rs/zabava/showbiz/poceo-drugi-krug-glasanja-za-pobednike-mac-2023/ |access-date=23 January 2023 |work=Nova.rs |language=sr}} |
Tours
= Headlining=
- Balkanija Tour (2022)
- Na Jednu Noć Tour (2023–2024)
- Neka Gori Balkan Tour (2024-2025)
=Co-headlining=
- USA Tour (2021)
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs artist|Tea Tairović}}
- {{IMDb name|10182665|Tea Tairović}}
{{Zvezde Granda}}
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Category:Serbian folk-pop singers
Category:21st-century Serbian women singers
Category:Grand Production artists
Category:Musicians from Novi Sad