Tosic Grabs the Mic at Daughter Atina's 18th Birthday

Jelena Karleusa and Dusko Tosic celebrated their older daughter Atina’s coming of age and younger daughter Nika’s 17th birthday together on Sunday evening, September 6, at Belgrade’s Hilton hotel. The sisters were born exactly a year apart, both on September 7, so the family decided to mark both birthdays with one big celebration. The site previously reported that Karleusa had asked her ex-husband to come to the Sunday party, and Tosic showed up.

A cocktail reception for members of the media was scheduled for 7 p.m., with the main part of the evening, attended by guests, starting an hour later. The decor was brought in from abroad: pink-toned flower arrangements, decorative lanterns and bows, and a mirror reading “Welcome to the Birthday Party” at the entrance to the hall. A wall of white and pink flowers was set up for photos, and a lit-up stage stood at the center of the room.

For her coming-of-age party, Atina chose a gold mini dress, the Phoenix Dress in Gold by Annie’s Ibiza. The dress is handmade, with beading, geometric patterns and metallic details, and is not sold in Serbia. Mondo puts the price at 1,950 pounds, or about 2,870 dollars, which by their conversion comes to 284,900 dinars. Informer writes that the price was “almost 285,000 dinars,” which is effectively the same figure.

Sources differ on the total cost of the celebration. Mondo and Kurir report that decor alone cost 50,000 euros, while Telegraf writes that the entire party, decor included, cost more than 50,000 euros.

Two cakes were brought out to Karleusa’s song “Samo za tvoje oci” (“Only for Your Eyes”). Atina’s cake was gold, with red cherries and bows to match her dress. Nika’s was pink, five tiers tall, decorated with crystals. The sisters blew out their candles at the same moment, to applause from the guests.

Karleusa herself opened the musical part of the evening with her song “Casino.” Dragana Mirkovic and Indira Radic then took over the microphone. Before she started singing, Radic walked up to the stage and addressed the hosts.

“I was at your wedding,” the singer said, and Tosic hugged and kissed her.

Dusko Tosic also gave a speech during the evening, something he admitted was rare for him.

“Good evening everyone, I know this table will laugh because I’ve never liked giving speeches or holding a microphone,” Tosic began, before turning to his ex-wife: “To you, mom, congratulations, and thank you for giving us two princesses.”

After the speech, Tosic took the microphone himself and sang Jana’s hit “Sta ce ti pevacica” (“What Do You Need a Singer For”), with Karleusa joining in.

The guest list included Dragana Mirkovic, Indira Radic, Viki Miljkovic, Desingerica, Suzana Jovanovic, Goga Sekulic, Dragan Stojkovic Bosanac, Zorica Brunclik, Miroljub Arandjelovic Kemis, Stoja, Sasa Matic and Jovana Jeremic.

Desingerica did not perform at the party, even though he was on the guest list. Karleusa explained why she did not pay him any special attention.

“I’ll see him tomorrow anyway, I’m going to be looking at him all year, I didn’t miss him,” the singer said.

Atina, her mother revealed, had wished for Zdravko Colic to sing at her party as well. Karleusa replied that only her father could afford a gift like that.

“Only dad can pay for that for her, mom isn’t in a position to,” Karleusa said.

The Hilton celebration gave Karleusa and Tosic another occasion to appear together, months after she said they had grown close again as friends. Despite their divorce, the former couple split the organization of their daughters’ party from start to finish, from the guest list to the hall decor.