[1] She is best known for her soprano vocal range, which she displayed as the lead vocalist for the 1980s pop-rock music act Stijene.

Even though she didn't want to pursue a music career, she preferred singing, and was originally influenced by American jazz and RnB musicians, such as Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Bobby Blue Bland, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald, and Aaron Neville.

[2] In the late 1970s she was provided backing vocals for many famous singers from Split, such as Oliver Dragojević and Mišo Kovač.

In 1981, the band performed on the Split Festival, with the song Ja sam more, ti si rijeka (I'm the sea, you're the river).

Kondža introduced herself as a single performer on yet another Split Festival in 1984, with the song Nakon dugih milja (After long miles).

The same year, she performed with the children's choir Sredlice on the Split Festival with the song Djevojka s kapok na glavim (The girl with a hat on her head).

In 1990, alongside her colleague Oliver Dragojević, Kondža performed Sreca je tamo gdje si ti (Happiness is where you are) on Jugovizija, where the duo reached 3rd place.