Tereza Kesovija - 90s and Years After 2000

90s and Years After 2000

At the beginning of 90s there was a war in Yugoslavia. Tereza decided to stay in Croatia and help in the defence of her country. She defended it with a song. She had a lot of concerts in Italy, France and Germany for collecting money to the defence of Croatia. She was on many European TV stations telling the truth about the war in her country. Tereza herself was a victim of the war. Her home near Dubrovnik was burned and robbed… After the war finished, she started to record new albums, win on festivals. She was not as popular as before, but the public loved her as never before. She had some concerts in Zagreb with Serge Lama. Jacques Chirac honored Tereza in 1999 with Knighthood of High Decoration of Arts and Culture. And she and was also bestowed with the Golden Chart of Humanism. She started to reconstruct a house from 18th century near Dubrovnik. It was a house of an old aristocratic family.

In new millennium Tereza entered with her big hit – I ni me stra' (And I don't have any fear). In 2002 her concert from Olympia was realised on CD edition. This 2002 is important year in her career, because she had some concerts together with Michel Legrand, Oscar and Grammy winner. They performed together superbly Les parapluies de Cherbourgh. It was announced as a concert of the year. In 2005 Tereza celebrated 45 years of her career with a concert Mojih 45 skalina in Lisinski Concert Hall. Her fourth concert at Olympia Concert Hall was realised in 2007. It was her big retour in France. French press was amazed by her voice. The most remarkable song is Je suis malade of Serge Lama which she dedicated to Dalida. She recorded her Croatian album Zaustavi vrijeme (Stop the time). It was third best-selling album in Croatia. She also realized CD and DVD from Olympia. After 2008 she was touring Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina... In 2010 she celebrated 50 years on stage with a beautiful concert Još se srce umorilo nije at Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb. Tereza's press conference for her first after war concerts in Serbia was very visited. There were more than 200 journalists. And in 2011 she decided to come back in Serbia and Crna Gora. Concerts in these countries were simply unforgettable and it was her triumph.

She also participated in charity work, which included UNESCO's gala concerts. During her career she met Charlie Chaplin, Peter Ustinov, Serge Lama, Gilbert Becaud, Rita Pavone, Grace Kelly... She recorded songs in 10 languages (Croatian, French, Italian, Macedonian, Slovenian, Russian, English, Spanish, Portuguese and German) and her discography includes 12 records released for Columbia Records and about 30 LPs, 70 singles, and 12 CDs for other labels.