Djejla and Jakov: First Photos From Zagreb

The first joint photos of Djejla Ramovic and Jakov Jozinovic from Zagreb surfaced on August 29, published by the Croatian magazine Story on its site, story.hr. The images show the couple on a relaxed walk through the center of the Croatian capital after finishing a shopping trip.

The Bosnian Herzegovinian singer and the Croatian singer have so far mostly been seen together at joint performances and, earlier this summer, during a stay in Kotor. The Zagreb photos are the first to show that the pair don’t hide spending time together in everyday situations, away from the stage.

In the photos, Jozinovic is seen carrying four full shopping bags, dressed in bermuda shorts and a white t-shirt. Ramovic wore short shorts and an oversized blue linen shirt, the same one she had on earlier that day, when she posted a photo on Instagram from a Zagreb hair salon. Hours later, wearing the same outfit, she was photographed in the city center in Jozinovic’s company.

Speculation about a relationship between the two singers has been running since late June, when Jozinovic posted a short Instagram video showing a girl kissing him. He deleted the clip soon after, but users had already saved and shared it, and the question of whether the girl in the video was Ramovic has followed the pair since.

Neither Jozinovic nor Ramovic has commented on the nature of their relationship. That silence hasn’t stopped the public from following every joint appearance and every piece of travel footage as possible evidence of a romance.

Ramovic spoke about the connection between the two of them earlier, in an interview for Kurir, after one of Jozinovic’s concerts at Belgrade’s Sava Center, where she performed as a guest.

We felt that beautiful energy while we were there, and while we were rehearsing. We felt really good after the concert too, before it went so viral. The nice emotion between the three of us turned out to be something other people liked as well. I’m someone who never watches anything about myself afterward, no interviews, no performances, I never go back to review it. But I watched that video adoringly, ten times.

The statement referred to the viral clip from their joint performance, not the Zagreb photos, but it shows how connected the two of them already were before they were photographed walking together.

The evening after the Zagreb walk, Ramovic performed in Osijek, at the Dani prvog hrvatskog piva festival (Days of the First Croatian Beer). Also on stage with her that night was Dzenan Loncarevic, while the opening act was Grupa Royal. The Osijek concert, in other words, took place after the encounter with Jozinovic in Zagreb, not before it.

The Zagreb photos aren’t the only trace the public has tied to their relationship. In the middle of summer, in footage from a luxury yacht that Jozinovic posted, fans recognized Ramovic jumping into the water, clearly in a good mood, among the company sharing the deck with him. That clip further fueled the relationship rumors, even though neither of them has confirmed or denied anything.

For now, the only certain thing is what the Zagreb photos show. Bags full of purchases in Jozinovic’s hands, Ramovic in the same blue shirt she wore on Instagram that morning, and a couple walking through the city as if unbothered by anyone watching. Whether there’s a relationship behind it, a calculated story for the public, or a friendship that grew into something more, Djejla and Jakov are, for now, leaving open.