Dorotea Dragović was born in Split, Croatia, then part of Yugoslavia, and had an interest in singing since her childhood.

[1] She cites Arsen Dedić, Gabi Novak and Tereza Kesovija as her biggest influences and childhood idols.

One of her best known singles "Hajde da se mazimo" was one of the most interesting pop songs of the decade called the "golden eighties".

[3][5] In 2001, Dragović received threats from Torcida supporters after she sang to Montenegrin prime minister Milo Đukanović at the 2000 New Year's Even party.

[3] Since 1990, Dragović is married to a former water polo player, Mario Budimir,[1][7] with whom she has a son named Borna (b.