Tamara Živković

Tamara Živković
Тамара Живковић
Born
Tamara Živković

(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000[1][2][3]
Kotor, Montenegro, FR Yugoslavia[4][5][6]
OriginKotor, Montenegro[7][8][9]
Occupations
  • Singer
  • flautist
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • flute
Years active2016–present[10]
LabelMagnus Media

Tamara Živković[11] (Montenegrin: Тамара Живковић, pronounced [tǎmara ʒǐʋkoʋit͡ɕ]; born 2000)[12][1][2][3] is a Montenegrin singer and flautist.[13][14][15][16] She will represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 with the song "Nova zora".

She was a finalist in the fifteenth edition of the Serbian singing competition show Zvezde Granda (2022).

Career

Tamara Živković began her musical career at a young age. She gave her first solo concert at age 14, combining flute playing with vocal performance. She gained wider recognition after taking part in two editions of Montesong, Montenegro's national final for Eurovision Song Contest.[17]

In 2016, she took part in the Serbian singing competition show Pinkove Zvezdice.[10]

In 2022, she took part in the fifteenth edition of the Serbian singing competition show Zvezde Granda, where she made it to the final.[18][19][20][21]

In 2024, Živković competed in Montesong 2024, Montenegro's national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Poguban let", replacing Boban Rajović who withdrew from the competition due to personal commitments.[22][23][24] At the end she had finished in 9th place with 6 points.[25]

In 2025, Živković competed in Montesong 2025 with the song "Nova zora". She won the final, winning the jury vote and achieving second place in the public vote with 12 and 10 points, respectively, thus being given the right to represent Montenegro at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 in Vienna, Austria.[26][27][28]

Personal life

She was born and raised in Kotor, Montenegro.[29][30][31][32] She has also attended music school here.[33]

As of 2025, she is a third-year undergraduate student at the University of Arts in Belgrade.[34][35][36]

Since 2022, she resides between Kotor and Belgrade, capital of Serbia.[37][38][39][40][41]

Živković named Charli XCX, Lady Gaga, Rosalía and Tate McRae as her inspirations.[42]

Discography

Singles

List of singles as lead artist
Title Year Album or EP
"Poguban let"[43] 2024 Non-album singles
"Prošla godina"[44] 2025
"Bez kontrole"[45]
"Nova zora"[46]

References

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  30. ^ "Тамара из Звезда Гранда победила на Монтесонгу, представљаће Црну Гору на Евровизији! Послушајте победничку песму!" [Tamara from Zvezde Granda has won on Montesong and will represent Montenegro at Eurovision! Listen to the winning song!]. Dnevnik (in Serbian (Cyrillic script)). 21 December 2025. Archived from the original on 21 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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