REACTION: Teya Dora - 'Ramonda' | SERBIA Eurovision 2024
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- Nova was a big fan of what Serbia brought to #Eurovision last year and we were both eager to see who would represent the country for 2024. Join us as we analyze and discuss "Ramonda" from artist Teya Dora.
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Let’s just take a moment to appreciate the diversity of different genres Serbia sent in last few years:
Hurricane - Balkan Bop
Konstrakta - Artistic piece
Luke Black - Industrial Techno
Teya Dora - Powerful Ballad
All sang in Serbian, but all totally different and unique in their own ways - it’s kinda wild range to me and I love it!! Serbia has become a Eurovision powerhouse
As far as Teya Dora - she was my favourite this whole preselection and I am over the moon she won 💜🌸 In a year of post Kaarija madness effect with all these crazy songs (who will battle against each other and split votes) this one will stand out no meter what draw she is in. She is in her own lane. It was very smart of Serbia to send this song in this year 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Tea - text, music, arrangement
Tea - contra alt 🎼
Tea - Music academy, Berkly, USA 🎹
The song 🎵 Ramonda = flower 🌸🌸🌸 metaphorically describes suffering of Serbian nation.
They suffered 5 centuries under Turkish occupation and managed to survive and save their identity.
In WW1 1/3 of the population and 60% of male population was murdered by Bulgarian, German and Austrian army...and they didn't announce a capitulation but the nation, led by the king went in an exile via hostile Albanian mountains. After all the suffering between 1914-1918, they returned back victorious and liberated all southern Slavic nations (Serbs, Croats, Slovenians, Macedonians) and created a South Slavic land (Yugoslavia).
Another genocide happened during WW2, more than 1 million Serbian people were brutally murdered in genocide, especially in the Jasenovac concentration camp 😪😪😪
Ramonda flower 🌸🌸🌸 symbolically describes Serbian nation ... they love freedom and will resist any Hegemon
🕊✌️ 🕊
Kruna - Nevena Bozovic 2019 was a power balled too and it was amazing
Not Nova's shirt aligning with the black line in the background 😂
i couldn't stop looking at that
that’s actually also part of the shirt
I like Ramonda a lot, I felt emotionally connected to it from first listen and it's only grown for me with time.
The world is burning, the flowers are gone, the stars are asleep and prayers don't help - yup sounds about right.
Just to clarify, there is no controversy in Serbia. She was 2nd in the televote.
Normal people love and support Teya Dora and were moved by her beautiful song and lyrics, which are about peace, hope rebirth, both on an individual level and collectively, with references to the tragedy our people faced in WW1, when we lost 1/4 of our population.
Teya Dora is a very talented and well respected artist, she majored in music at Berkeley music college, she composes music for herself and other singers, she writes lyrics and is a music producer.
The “controversy” was overblown by the media and a small but very vocal minority of people who wanted Breskvica to win. I have nothing against Breskvica, but her fan base is absolutely unhinged in general, mostly composed of young kids and recently of some nationalistic twats who were seduced by her rebranding into a etno/ church music singer to appeal to conservative people (whereas literally just a year ago she was singing about fast cars, drugs and partying and was making very urban and contemporary music). I wouldn’t give these people any more attention they deserve because they hate Eurovision and look down on it. I’m quite happy they lost 🤣
Thank you!
Breskvicas rebrand hit me like a truck when I went to check out her previous music when the artists were announced. How'd she go from drift to gnezdo orlovo 😭
@@shroomyesc Because she is a fake trad wife, only her simps fall for it.
I am seriously loving teya dora, such a good artist
Thought this song was slow the first time I heard it and didn’t appreciate how beautiful it is. Now I keep listening to it!!
Amongst all the crazy and dancy pop songs this year, I really appreciate the songs from Serbia and France :)
And Portugal
Love this song. In my Top 5. It's about resilience of populations and of individuals and speaks to how we must always hold onto hope and see possibility in our futures, even in the darkest of conditions.
She is calling for peace ✌️ on our crazy planet 🌍 🕊🕊🕊
I like this song. It's structured beautifully and her voice is stunning. Fricken loved her outfit 💜
Awesome reaction!Greetings from Serbia.
Love ya!❤
Ramonda is the name of a Serbian flower...it is also called "Fenix flower" because even when it is dry and dead, only one drop of water can revive the flower! It's a song about personal struggles in life and that there's also a hope for a better tomorrow. We can all rise like a phoenix from the ashes just like how flower Ramonda needs so little to revive again after being dead. The song also represent all how our people rose from the dead after WW1 and so many lives lost! Ramonda is our national flower! And yes, she is singing "Lila Ramonda" which means "Purple Ramonda"....the flower is purple in color. That is why you'll see many purple hearts in the comments 💜💜💜
Teya Dora confirmed that the staging will be more similar to the music video. I have full trust in her and her team, they know what they're doing.
serbia in general has not done a bad staging since... 2017?
Yeah, we (Serbia), if possible, will have rain on the stage
@@hey_loranda highly unlikely
@@hey_loranda Water is not allowed on stage, but there's always something that can be done to at least mimic it
@@milutinrs I mean they have visual effects on the Swedish stage that can simulate rain without it being actually wet.
thanks for the lovely reaction and comments! hugs and kisses from Serbia 🥰🪻
I LOVE the build in this song. It drops out momentarily before the actual chorus (Nova also said this haha) its soooo beautiful and satisfying.
I put it into a similar category with Portugals entry - which is also beautiful, but i think the structure of this is just slightly more successful for me, a little more satisfying. Gorgeous!
The runner up to PZE was a very nationalistic song with a lot of in-your-face imagery. It translated to ‘Eagle’s nest’, the singer was dressed like an eagle, there’s a huge eagle on the LEDs at the end, etc. It was potentially about either the NATO bombing of Serbia *or* Kosovo, you could make a case for both. I believe it was also endorsed by a far-right politician and used as sort of a symbol for nationalist groups. So, when it lost because of the jury, people were outraged. I seen a lot of hate for Teya Dora and a few members of the jury (including Marija Šerifović) because they had given Ramonda 12.
The whole drama was so absurd. Especially since Ramonda IS still a patriotic song, it’s just a lot more tasteful about it. I’m super happy it won, personally.
saw the thumbnail and said "what is that?.. transvestite of the bride?" so the immediate edit is very validating
😂
The bad comments are definitely just butthurt fans, as the person who got 2nd place has a very well established fanbase. Jury got Ramonda to 1st place, thank god. One of the jury members was Marija Šerifović herself and I even saw insults trown at her, along with a few comments of "what the hell does she know about what would do well at Eurovision"...as if ... she's not our one and only Eurovision winner. Jesus Christ lol.
Also good job at the lyrics overview, if anyone's interested there are very thorough explanations and translations in the comments of her music video, but I'm glad the core message is there! :) I'm very happy Teya Dora won PZE and I hope she does well in May.
Teya said that they have big ideas and it will be more powerful in Malmo😀so hopefully she will do great, thank you for your reaction ❤
This song is addictive and fully bewitched me
Hi guys, so just a little info about the lyrics, Ramonda is a flower that grows in Serbia, its endemic to Serbia, and its known as the phoenix flower, because of its ability to fully come back to life after being almost completly whitered, with just a few drops of water. It is used as a symbol for honoring the deaths of a lot of brave soldiers that sacraficed their lifes for Serbia in the first World war, where Serbia lost 1/3 of their population. Teya said that it is such a nice methaphore for a lot of things in life, and every person can make it their own where they use it for their struggles that they have overcome, where they have been so close to giving up but that one thing, made them whole again. And about the hate comments, they are mostly from Serbian fans who stan Breskvica and serbian nationalists who wanted her to go to eurovision, and started leaving so many hate comments on Teya's socials. There were also talks of protests to send Breskvica and not Teya even tho she won fair and square.
Sryy for the long explanation, but genuinly this song has such a beautiful messege that can resonate with so many people. Its patriotic, without being nationalistic, and is also so personal and deep
Nova I've been loving your lewks and fashions out of drag recently! It feels like you're growing into your own unique style more and more, and having fun experimenting, and it's just really lovely to see, plus you look gorge! ❤
Heyy Girls ...Greetings 🧡 please vote for peace ✌️ because this song is a call for the peace in our crazy world 🌎 Ramonda's (pink 🌸 ) symbolism is ending od wars
Exactly Ramonda 🌸🌸🌸 = Poppy in Britain
i love this, in my top ten definately, hope she qualifies, the year started really weak for me, only song remaining to listen to is the Czechia revamp, but yeah now im worried for my faves
the backlash is extremely butthurt fans. they even threatened jury members that ranked their fav under ramonda
You were so much fun to watch 😊
Love from Serbia 💜🌸🇷🇸🌸💜
Your photosensitive audience appreciates the flash warnings! 🖤💜🖤💜
Also she has a STRONG and powerfull team behind her. Staging will be out of this world
Thank you for the flashing lights warning, greatly appreciated 🤟🏼🤟🏼
This was so nice to hear, I'm glad the song is receiving a positive reaction
Really enjoying your videos
You two voices together really sound beautiful
Nova is looking extra fine in this vid 😍
Amazing song Ramonda by amazing singer composer songwriter and pianist TEYA DORA WINNER of Evrovision 24 🙏❤️ Thanks for very nice reaction 😌
❤❤❤❤love from serbia
The opening scene of the song, featuring Teodora seated on a rock amidst the serene waters, serves as a poignant tribute to the Greek island of Corfu and the surrounding Ionian Sea, often referred to as the "blue tomb" of many Serbian soldiers who found their final resting place there during World War I. This historical backdrop adds depth to the narrative, highlighting the significance of this location in Serbian history and collective memory.
Additionally, the presence of the ramonda flower in the song carries profound symbolism. This flower, known as the symbol of the truce in World War I, holds a special significance as the national flower of Serbia. It embodies themes of strength, resilience, and rebirth, as it has the remarkable ability to revive with just a single drop of water, earning it the moniker of the phoenix flower. Beyond its historical connotations, the ramonda flower also serves as a potent symbol of hope, particularly in the context of mental health struggles, signifying the possibility of finding light even in the darkest of times.
Can't believe you are reviewing song that represents my country. My husband and I are long time fans! We VERY OFFTEN imitate you imitating how to cook that TRYYYY IT JUST TRYYY IT (I shove food in his mouth to get him to try more foods and Serbian foods . He is Irish 😂😂😂) love Diana
I don't have i don't have
I have no peace I have no sleep
Night won't allow day to come
It's hard for the one who's alone
Under water, everything is quiet.
I'm screaming but I am not heard
Behind the mountains white glow
I can't see the end
This road is for the wounded.
There's no one to lead me
To the lights of star Danica (morning star)
The world is burning, every flower
Where did the purple ramondas go?
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
There's no one to lead me
'Cause the stars are all asleep
Prayers don't help either.
Where did the purple ramondas go?
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
Purple Ramonda
From the ashes rises
One purple ramonda
It’s lilac Ramonda.
Pls stop using google translate ✌🏽
🌸💜THANK YOU 🙏🙏
Croatia and Slovenia are voting in this final, also the song is mesmerisingly beautiful. If she does not go to finals, Eurovisions should be canceled.
I wept for forty days and forty nights after Konstrakta wasn't chosen. She's the Marina Abramović of Eurovision.
"I šta ćemo sad?"
("So now what?")
That's amazing considering it's only been 12 days ago, but yes I would have loved Konstrakta too.
@TheGamingMisfit 12 calendar days, but, as we all know, Konstrakta has the ability to elongate time. A three-minute performance can feel like a thousand lifetimes...
Serbia winner 💜🏆🇷🇸
My favorite ❤❤❤
I was wondering what this reminded me of and it's nier, the game. that's why I love it
I had no idea Serbia won on their debut year! That is such a flex! Hahaha how impressive 😂❤
I adore this, this song is my 4th favourite
You can see Nova doing that thing where you choke back tears and your neck goes weird. That sensitivity moves us!
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Big heart for Ramonda ❤❤❤
I think that there is the possibility of this pulling a Portugal 2017, as could Portugal ironically but this is so beautiful
her song taliksthe suffering of Serbian 🇷🇸 people who were expelled from hear ,and she tells you that story trought the song ramonda🌺 and he is talking about when you are defeated,as was the caasewith Serbija🇷🇸 in world war2 her song carries a srong Emotional 😭 is wearing a celear mesage whole world 🌎🌍 even in the greatest darlness that there is a glimmer of hope like the flwer of Ramonda 🌺 (just one drop💦 of water is needed and the flower of Natalin Ramonda will revivw agen 🌺(just like what lsay at the end of the song,a lilac ramonda rises forthe ashes)and the very and of the song carries a strong emotional😭 missage to the wihole wourld Yes,even if we fall and burn.That we can be bor ,we are born from the ashes (just as Natalina Ramonda is born for the ashes)🌺 HI si you nekst godbye 🙋🏻
Love in Ramonda srbica❤❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉
We don't often get to see Nova's chest hair growing back in. Presumably she's letting the air at it to relieve the itching?
Lov Tea.FANTASTIK.Mistik Ramonda ❤🎉😊❤🎉😊❤🎉😊❤🎉😊 crbica
Pretty.
No one say that this song is most patriotic song of all song in Serbia contest.Ramonda(Ramonda serbica and Natalis Ramonda) symbolice how serbian army rise from ashes in ww1 like Ramonda when you put drop of wather on her.Serbian solders woring this flower when they liberate Balkan with they brothers in arms from Great Britan,France and Greece.Thats wy that flowers wering in Serbia on the day of the and of ww1.
12:49 Slam your body down and "zig-a-zig", ah!
There will be a lot of beautiful songs at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden, but ONE WILL BE UNIQUE....RAMONDA...A song about the rebirth of life, the victory and the truce of the Serbian people and thus the whole of Europe after the destruction and destruction in the First World War...... .Rises from the ashes one ila Ramonda... SAYS THE LAST VERSE OF THE SONG...Pozdrav iz Beograda....🌺🌺🌺
Oh this national selection was really controversial between her and Breskvica with more ethnic elements. Btw Marija Serifovic was at the Juries at the final and she said that Teya is ready for the Eurovision stage and gave her 12 pts.
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I look forward to when you review Icelands song!
I'm afraid due to the circumstances surrounding the voting & results of the national final we've decided not to review Iceland this year. It's 35th in Nova's ranking and 32nd in Olympia's anyway and we'll be very surprised if it qualifies.
Welp 🤷🏼♀️ Can’t Say I’m surprised really, but I would have loved to hear your thoughts on my country’s song 😘
Outfit in the mv could work
Are you going to react to the revamp version of Albania's entry?
Maybe once we've reacted to the rest of the entries first!
@@Novympia Thank you for the reply 😊
A lovely song, but a lullaby at eurovision, I'm really curious how this will do. I love at least 4 songs more than this one from their awesome final (and semi)finals, but I hope it will do well.
I think there is something political going on in Serbia, many people are pissed that another type of nationalistic song (I can't rememeber the name) that kind of represents the conservative party's stance on things didn't win because the last jury member went all in on Ramonda and zero points for that other song, I heard this from a Serbian content creator.
I personally think this is a lot better as a nationalistic song, I mean this flower is very symbolic in Serbia.
Wait, Olympia ISN'T Australian??? 😅
Best best song❤❤❤❤Ramonda
Thank you girls for this amazing reaction and insight, as always, love from Serbia
Where is Portugal?? I couldn't find the song reaction
We've still got a few countries left to do - we'll get to it when we can!
Thank you!
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@viki:TEYA DORA IS THE BEST💜 LILA RAMONDA💜 SERBIA 💜
please respond to the video "Dzanum" teya dora....the video was created when there was a Amok in an elementary school in Serbia and 2 days later another massacre in a small town in Serbia...the song talks about all the terrible massacres and wars which have been happening since ancient times until now and in the future. .. about constant evil in the whole world ... be sure to find the translation of the song in English
8:12 a ROCK 😂
a ROCK
Bro no. Teya had that style for years back. Loreen didnt invent that hair so stop. If you compare it to loreen then fompare croatoa as cheap version of kaarija....
She could have had that hair since the day she was born it doesn't change the fact that it is similar and people will make comparisons.
@@Novympia you were the first i heard make that comparison. Its like the basic wavy hair... she should not change herslef and her looks just because others will maybe compare her? Nah
@@markojovanovic5901 we might be the first person you heard making this comparison but if she doesn't change up the styling or staging we certainly won't be the last 😅
Baby Lasagna joked in a local interview that him and Teya Dora should recreate a photo of Kaarija and Loreen.
And the shit...it's Balkans. There is always shit. The problem was that a girl who got the most public votes ended up second. Both songs are basically patriotic except Teya Dora sings about peace and the other one is a bit war mongering in my opinion. I love Teya Dora. The song is wonderful.
Imma give it to them tho... They ended up chosing one of the few songs in their selection that wasn't tacky so...
The jury saved Serbia from a tacky show with Breskvica.
I just can't take eurovision this year seriously anymore, having smth as beautiful and powerful as Ramonda with Teya singing about peace while also allowing the genocidal maniacs to compete
Israel is only competing cause no national broadcaster is stepping up and threatening to leave. Thats what they did with Russia in 2022, but when Israel is concerned, they don't care about that countries aggression.
@@Bionickpunk just goes to show its all about money not bringing countries together, if a whole genocide isn't enough to disqualify them but someone saying they're cutting off the money is
@@Relevart9169 Yes, Eurovision was hypocritical since it's inception. Just look at how they refused to include East European countries until the 90s, or how they installed the Big 5 and jury system cause Eastern European countries were getting successful in the 2000s, or how the still allowed Israel to begin with and continued to allow it for decades even though the colonial aggression towards Palestine existed and continued since 1948.
It’s pretty… but it’s also a little boring.
Not personally connecting to this on an emotional level at all I’m afraid.
Thats only possible if you have no emotions.
@@Bionickpunk Grow up.
@@Leifdk1 Ironic coming from you.
@@Bionickpunk Good for for. I was going to give an ironic reply before… but then I thought that someone this narrow minded probably wouldn’t get it, so I decided against it.
Insult me… expect an insult back.
Also, get used to the idea that the entire world doesn’t share your experience. Mind blowing, I know.
@@Leifdk1 You insult the song, on a rather ignorant surface level viewing of it, calling it boring and lack of emotional impact. My comment was pointed in a general way not to you directly, but given how you reacted to the comment, I guess it also applied to you retroactively. You lack emotional and cognitive maturity to understand the meaning of my statement, so no big surprise that you have no media literacy when it comes to the song. Given how you react to every ESC song, you are just rude in general.
9:17 gehrls. what is this cut.
What about it
The beauty, the grace
While she sings this beautifully, it’s a bit boring and far too repetitive for my liking.
One thing I picked up after watching Melodifestivalen for the first time:
They pronounce it "Loree - en" which sounds so so much better than our boring Loreen pronounciation. Try it out - it's like a new favourite word :D
Lisnen to song Djanum song Teadora Is very Good song 👌🏻 All woyrld🌎 pleas wideo reakcion📽️
I'm still mourning Lik u ogledalu, that was the far better ballad in this selection (in my opinion) 😭😭😭
Not a fan...Of the song. The shirt is okay.
This is the one where we disagree... I feel absolutely nothing when I listen to this. Neither good or bad.
Serbia is a very nationalist country, to say the least, so the uproar when she won over the other ethno chick was massive...
Yes - my research also showed that people were unhappy Teya won because the runner up won the televote and Teya wouldn't have won without her jury scores.
While I would I agree that Serbia has lots of nationalists (even tough I wouldn’t say it’s more nationalist than other Balkan countries), I thought that this year’s PZE sent a completely opposite, more inclusive message. PZE had Kat Dosa, who’s of Portuguese-Angolan origin from her mother’s side, Martina, who’s Croatian, Zejna singing about being proud of the colour of her skin (she is Romani, as well as Dušan Kurtić), Filarri sang about men embracing their femininity, etc. And I think that’s great. The girl that won the popular vote had all those people screaming not just because of nationalism but also because she’s extremely popular with adolescents (not just in Serbia, but in the neighbouring countries, too) who were not mature enough to accept that she lost. They even organised a protest, but no one came.
@@RandomPerson-oz9fi Very that. All of that. And that protest... clownery luv.
@@Doki-2000there was no protest, nobody showed up. No nationalist showed up, it was fans of Breakvica who were vocal and they are young teens with phones. It would be like if taylor swift lost preselection in USA, make a sense of that
Its boring halfway through
Because you don't have a heart.
I can't get over the fact that she is stressing "Ramonda" on the first syllable instead of the second. I know this sometimes happens in songs, but this is the title of the song and it's also a name. And she repeats it so many times, it makes it even worse.
That's how it's stressed in Serbian though, the language she's singing in.
yeah, in serbian it's Raaaaamonda, not Ramooonda
is Serbian your native language?
Hey, thanks for the info, everyone!
I understand Serbian and I've done some research. Also when speaking, Teya Dora puts the stress on the first syllable, but the other people I've listened to, like journalists interviwing her, put the stress on the second syllable (on "o"). You can hear this difference here, for example:
czcams.com/video/jsOc3tl7ut4/video.html
The presenters at Pesma za Evroviziju also put the stress on the "o", so that's why I assumed it was pronounced that way.
Well, it seems to me that even native speakers of Serbian can't agree on how to pronounce the word. Get your sh*t together, Serbs! 😉
@@boruttrost5750 well, basically we have like 10 dialects, they all sound different. But serbian language is phonetic, so pronunciation doesn’t matter, we don’t put stress on syllables, you can say it whenever you want. Hope this helps.
Edit: one more thing, we don’t really use the word ramonda in regular day to say speak, most people just heard that word for the first time now only because of Teya Dora. So ye, people pronounce it the way they want 😂
This song doesn't do absolutely anything to me...I just alright. There is nothing outstanding here at all
I understand your stance on not reviewing Israel, don’t agree but completely respect your decision. I will say that Israel’s entry is my number 1. Probably can’t win but I love the song.
No one moved
if Israel has any decency they would withdraw from this years competition. No need to ruin ESC to everyone else so they can "prove" something
Israel doesn't deserve to be on Eurovision, glad some audience are acknowledging that, unlike national broadcasts and EBU.
I dreamt you guys kidnapped me and put me in an abandoned house and threatened to unalive me cuz you didnt like my comment. Anyways, BORING SONG its my toilet break
Well, I guess you will miss out on the prettiest ballad we have this year 🫶🏻
@@regulusarcturus they didn't say they'll miss out on Portugal haha
@@teddytete.mp3I need 2 toilet breaks
@@Luna-ii4mx don't eat that much xd
Ovaj zeleni brblja kao tri žene,nije ni čuo pesmu a ni mi 😅
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