Tose Proeski - Official Fan Club (1981 - 2007)

"THE HARDEST THING" ... U PRODAJI!
Tose, was born in Prilep, Macedonia, to Dominika and Nikola Proeski from Krushevo, his hometown, where he spent most of his childhood. After his musical talent was discovered, at the age of 12 he was chosen to perform at the popular children's song festival "Zlatno Slavejche" in Skopje. This was his first public music performance; however, his successful career began in 1996. when he participated in the teenage music festival "Melfest" in Prilep.
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Following this public exposure, he was awarded for his strong vocal capabilities. This led to his rise to fame when he participated in the music festival Makfest in Shtip with the song "Pusti me"("Let me go") in 1997. His fanbase quickly grew and he continued to make use of festivals, such as SkopjeFest and OhridFest, as a platform for promotion and publicity. Tose collaborated with one of Macedoniaâ€--s acclaimed lyricists and composers, Grigor Koprov, to produce some of the greatest hits of his career such as "Usni na Usni" ("Lips on Lips") and "Sonce vo tvoite rusi kosi" ("The sun in your golden hair"). In 1999, he released his debut album, "Nekade vo nokta" ("Somewhere in the night"), which contained eleven tracks. In the summer of the same year, Tose performed his first solo concert in Skopje.
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In 2000, Proeski participated in the Eurovision pre-selection for Macedonia in Skopje Fest. He sang "Solzi pravat zlaten prsten" ("Tears make a golden ring"), which won the televoting from the public but he finished third overall, behind Karolina Gocheva and the winners XXL. During that period, he began recording the tracks for his second album, Sinot Bozji ("The son of God"), which was promoted by the end of June 2000. The album brought some great hits, like "Nemir" ("Restless") (a duet with Karolina Gocheva), "Vo kosi da ti spijam" ("Sleeping in your hair"), "Izlazhi me ushte ednash" ("Lie to me one more time"), as well as "Iluzija" ("Illusion") (Grand Prix at the festival Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk ) and "Tajno Moja" ("Secret of mine"). Two songs are composed by Kire Kostov (winning second prize at the festival Sunchane Skale, held in Herceg Novi, now Montenegro).
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The Serbian production house "BK Sound" purchased the rights to release Proeski's latest album in the other former Yugoslavian republics, which led to his victory of the Oscar of Popularity in those former republics for the year of 2000, and his sell-out shows in Skopje and Belgrade. Proeski embarked on an Australian tour along with other Macedonian singers in 2001.
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After spending his time in recording studios in Athens, Greece, Proeski released his third album "Ako me poglednesh vo ochi" ("If you look into my eyes") in Macedonian and Serbian. After the release, Proeski went on a tour throughout Macedonia doing intense promotion. He also went to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Bulgaria for further promotion. Proeski won "Beovizija" in Belgrade on April 2003, with "Chija si" ("To whom do you belong?"), a song which became a huge hit in Macedonia and the other former republics.
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