Ceca rose to prominence by competing at the Ilidža Folk Music Festival with the song "Cvetak zanovetak", receiving the first award for a debut performance. Her first studio album of the same title was released in 1988 under PGP-RTB. In the following years, Ceca released three more records in succession: Ludo srce (1989), Pustite me da ga vidim (1990) and Babaroga (1991).
Ceca's career took off when she competed at the Ilidža Folk Music Festival with her song "Cvetak zanovetak," winning a prestigious award for her debut performance. Her first album of the same title was released in 1988 under PGP-RTB. In the years that followed, Ceca went on to release three more albums: Ludo srce (1989), Pustite me da ga vidim (1990) and Babaroga (1991).