Jelena Karleuša
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Karleuša in 2009.
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Jelena Karleuša 17 August 1978 Belgrade, Serbia |
| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia |
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| Years active | 1995- |
| Spouse(s) | Duško Tošić |
| Children | 2 |
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| Instruments | vocals |
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| Website | www |
Jelena Karleuša Tošić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Карлеуша Тошић; born 17 August 1978), professionally known under her maiden name Jelena Karleuša, is a Serbian planetary pop star, columnist and a human rights activist. Today, she is one of the most popular singers in the Balkans, selling millions of albums within the region. She rose to fame with her debut album Ogledalce (1995), and has since gained popularity in the former Yugoslavia. In 1999 she released Gili, gili which had a pop sound and changed Karleuša’s music style. Album Diva was released in 2012 becoming one of the most successful albums in Serbia. She held two big concerts: All About Diva Show (Beogradska arena, 2010 and Viva la Diva Show (Belgrade estuary, 2013).
Karleuša holds the title of fashion icon in southeastern Europe, her stage outfits and personal style featured on her highly followed Instagram profile. In 2006, Karleuša launched her own fashion brand, named JK Wear. The collection included dresses and other accessories.
In 2010, she was guest star on the reality show Big Brother All Stars VP for two days. The same year, it was rumored Karleuša would start her political career, as she openly supported the ideas of Zoran Đinđić and Čedomir Jovanović.
In 2015, Karleuša accused Kim Kardashian of copying her fashion style, citing several outfits that were similar. Recently The Wendy Williams Show also showed Beyoncé wearing very similar looks that Karleuša had worn previously.
In September 2015, Karleuša became a member of the jury in the singing talent show program "Zvezde Granda".
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