Jozinovic and Thompson Song: Todorovic Defends Singer

Milica Todorovic and Vesna Djogani are not in favor of banning Jakov Jozinovic from entering Serbia. They told reporters at Belgrade airport on October 11, after a video surfaced of him singing the Marko Perkovic Thompson song “Ako ne znas sta je bilo.” Singer Andjela Vujovic Angelina takes the opposite view and posted it on X. According to Telegraf’s report from Sunday, Jozinovic has not yet commented.

What do we know about the video and the concerts?

The video is circulating on social media, and it features Jozinovic singing Thompson’s song. Informer reports that the line “Ask the Danube what happened around Vukovar” can be heard in it. We wrote earlier about the video and the demands that he be barred from performing in Serbia.

Jozinovic’s concerts at the Belgrade Arena are scheduled for October 24 and 25, 2026. Informer also reports that associations of Croatian war veterans have again publicly called out the singer over the announced concerts in Nis.

Milica Todorovic: “The man is Croat”

A Telegraf crew caught up with Milica Todorovic at the airport and asked her about the video. Her answer was brief:

“The man is Croat, I guess that’s legitimate somewhere, right? He didn’t sing ‘Where are you from, bro’…”

Asked about the ban on entry, she added:

“Why would he be banned from entering, I don’t understand? The man sang a Croatian song, the man is Croat.”

The reporter then told her that Jozinovic nonetheless works in Serbia and holds concerts here. Her reply: “Don’t bug me with those questions now, please!”

Vesna Djogani: “I wouldn’t like to see him banned from anything”

Reporters met Vesna Djogani at the airport on her return from a performance. She said she had not seen the video, so she answered based on what she had heard:

“I don’t know, I haven’t seen anything. I don’t know, I’m sorry if there is something like that. I wouldn’t like to see him banned from anything. No, that’s been pulled out of some context. I wouldn’t like anyone to be banned from anything. I don’t like anyone saying nasty things about us, and neither do we about others.”

Telegraf records her answer in different words, with an ending that Kurir does not have: “That’s something pulled out of some context, I wouldn’t comment, I’m sorry if he or anyone is banned, there’s no politics.” The same outlet reports that she and her team recently sang in Croatia and were very well received there. She said: “Yes, I went to a wedding. They adore us there…” It is not clear from the source whether she performed at that wedding or attended as a guest, so we leave that open.

Angelina: “It’s pretty pathetic to sing war songs at 20”

The third voice in the story is sharper. Angelina wrote on X:

“It’s pretty pathetic to sing war songs at 20. You weren’t in a war, you wouldn’t have been, and you don’t deal with those topics. We young people should change that topic today and build a good story for a better tomorrow… what a shame.”

Informer writes that her post resonated on social media and that many users backed the view that the younger generation of musicians should spread different messages. Unlike Todorovic and Djogani, Angelina does not talk about a ban but about repertoire: she criticizes only the choice of song.

Is the audience really returning tickets?

Informer reported that the audience is “massively dropping out” of the concerts. The article itself, however, gives no figure for returned tickets. It cites only posts by individual X users.

One user posted that he is selling a ticket for the October 24 concert. Others replied beneath it and asked whether a refund is possible. In the sources available to us there is no response from the organizers to that question, and no official figure on canceled tickets.

There are 13 days left until the first Arena concert. Until Jozinovic comments, the public record holds only statements from colleagues, posts by individuals on X, and demands for a ban.