In the 2000s and 2010s, she continued to write for many folk artists from Serbia and collaborated with numerous pop and folk musicians from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia, such as Ceca Ražnatović, Džej Ramadanovski, Toše Proeski, Severina, Magazin, Jelena Karleuša, Lepa Brena, Neda Ukraden, Dino Merlin, Mišo Kovač, Massimo Savić, Aca Lukas, Ana Nikolić, Doris Dragović, Maja Odžaklijevska, Zdravko Čolić and many others.
Although Tucaković initially considered working as a tourist guide, a hairdresser, or a teacher, her interest in music and songwriting began to develop and intensify during her university years, even though she was not aware of her talent at the time.
[3] Some other songs she wrote early on in her career also include "Ti samo budi dovoljno daleko" (1979) by Generacija 5, "Ljuljaj me nežno" (1981) by Oliver Mandić, "Što to bješe ljubav" (1988) by Oliver Dragojević, "Idi dok si mlad" (1995) by Ceca and "Smijehom Strah Pokrijem" (1999) by Dino Merlin.
In 1979, she wrote the lyrics to all songs of the soundtrack to the movie Nacionalna klasa (1979) whose main composer was Zoran Simjanović.
[4] During the 1980s, she wrote several hit singles including "Ruška" by Zdravko Colic, "Stranac u noći" by Massimo Savić, "Što to bješe ljubav" (1988) by Oliver Dragojević, "Svi pjevaju, ja ne čujem" by Mišo Kovač and "Ti si želja mog života" by Magazin.
Some of her major collaborators in that period included Mišo Kovač, Zdravko Čolić, Dragana Mirković, Lepa Brena, Selma Bajrami, Severina, Ceca and Jelena Karleuša, among others.
[6][2] During an interview Tucaković described her songwriting process, "To me the person I write for is key, but also her majesty, the melody - when it pulls me, then I am king and when it does not, there can also be a bit of routine and tension and that can really tire an artist".[2][transl.
In 2008, she served as one of the judges in the reality show Operacija trijumf which featured contestants from Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia.
On 14 September 2021, her son Milan Laća Radulović shared with the public that the disease became more advanced and metastasized to the liver, lungs, brain and bones and asked for urgent help due to his mother's worsening health.
[7] Tucaković has cited Arsen Dedić, Džemaludin Latić, Dino Merlin, Gibonni, Bora Čorba, Bajaga, Đorđe Balašević, Vjekoslava Huljić, Buba Corelli, Jala Brat and Rasta as her favorite lyricists and songwriters.
[2] Music critics were divided on the quality of the lyrics written by Tucaković; while some considered them to be very representative of the time she was living, others dismissed them as "saccharine" and "often on the verge of trash".[2][transl.