iv im ▁s voj ▁ž ivot ▁(" Let ▁Me ▁Live ▁My ▁O wn ▁Life "), ▁D va ▁sm o ▁sv eta ▁raz li č ita ▁(" We ' re ▁Two ▁D ifferent ▁World s ") ▁and ▁test imon ial ▁P es me ▁mo je ▁(" My ▁Songs "). ▁ ▁Biography ▁Tom is lav ▁Z d rav k ović , ▁nick named ▁" T oma ", ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Aleks in ac , ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Pe čen jev ce ▁near ▁Les kov ac ▁in ▁Ser bia . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁named ▁Du š an ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁Kos ana , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁four ▁sib lings ▁( including ▁his ▁brother ▁and ▁fellow ▁folk ▁singer ▁Nov ica ▁Z d rav k ović ), ▁and ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁pover ty . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁high ▁rate ▁of ▁un emp loyment ▁in ▁his ▁village , ▁thus ▁when ▁he ▁turned ▁ 1 8 , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Les kov ac . ▁Unfortunately , ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁have ▁any ▁friends ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁find ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁a ▁singer ▁or ▁advance ▁his ▁singing ▁career . ▁In ▁his ▁bi ography ▁book , ▁it ▁is ▁mentioned ▁that ▁the ▁popular ▁Bos n ian ▁singer ▁Sil v ana ▁Armen ul ić ▁met ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁park ▁in ▁Les kov ac ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁where ▁she ▁grew ▁fond ▁of ▁him , ▁resulting ▁in ▁her ▁a iding ▁him , ▁and ▁Z d rav k ović ▁eventually ▁had ▁a ▁break