Jelena Karleuša is a Serbian singer-songwriter and media personality. Having received substantial media coverage due to her provocative, often polarizing and controversial public persona and work, she was described as the "Madonna of the Balkans" and "Lady Gaga of Serbia" by Focus and W magazine, respectively.

Zvezde Granda is a Serbian singing competition show, created by Saša Popović and produced by Grand Production. The show began airing in 2004 on RTV Pink. Zvezde Granda made its move to Prva in 2014, before eventually returning back to Pink in 2022. The series has also been broadcast on several other networks in the western Balkans. Zvezde Granda are considerate to be one of the longest-running and most-watched reality television shows in Serbia.