Career Īt sixteen years of age, Karleuša expressed desire to become a singer to her mother's support, who nevertheless wasn't able to financially support Jelena's debut album due to inflation and challenging economic situation in the country. Nonetheless, she did graduate from the music school playing the flute. Karleuša often describes herself as the " black sheep" in the family, due to the fact that she is the only family member without an academic degree. She attended Zemun Gymnasium, but eventually graduated from the New Belgrade's High School of Tourism. Karleuša demonstrated an affinity for music from an early age, being influenced by performers such as Lepa Brena. Jelena was raised in the Fontana neighborhood of New Belgrade, where she lived with her mother after her parents had been divorced.
She also stated that her maternal great-grandmother was an Austrian countess who has a street in Graz named after her this was, however, denied by the Austrian media and the City of Graz. Her mother, Divna (25 January 1958 – 3 March 2019), was born in Slovenia and worked as a host at Radio Belgrade, while her father, Dragan (1 January 1947), is a Belgrade-born retired Captain of Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs, who notably led the investigation of the Kosovo massacre of 1999 and took part in the police Operation Sabre in 2003. Jelena Karleuša was born on 17 August 1978 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia. Karleuša also served as a judge and mentor on the popular televised singing competition Zvezde Granda (2015-2021). Subsequently, she managed to gain in social media following and influence through her fashion style, becoming the first Serbian celebrity after Novak Djokovic to reach one million followers on Instagram.
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Rose to prominence in the mid-nineties, Karleuša established herself as one of the leading regional performers during the following decades with a series of successful albums, including Samo za tvoje oči (2002), Magija (2005), JK Revolution (2008) and Diva (2012), and two headline Belgrade concerts: All About Diva (2010) and Viva la Diva Show (2013). Referred to as the " Madonna of the Balkans" and " Lady Gaga of Serbia" by Focus and W magazine, respectively, she is noted for her often controversial public persona and provocative appearance. Jelena Karleuša Tošić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Карлеуша Тошић born 17 August 1978) is a Serbian singer and media personality.
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