Elvir Mekić (born 15 October 1981 in Skopje

Skopje

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, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Republic of Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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) is a Macedonian

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

 musician

Musician

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. He gained popularity after performing his single "Opasno" with Maja Sazdanovska at Ohrid Fest

Ohrid Fest

Ohridski Trubaduri - Ohrid Fest is an annual music festival that takes place in Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia every summer. The festival began in 1994 as a showcase for Macedonian summer folklore. In 1997, a pop evening was introduced to motivate Macedonian lyricists and composers, as well as artists...

 in 2007. He went on to release a second and third single from his debut album, Opasno

Opasno

Opasno is the debut album by Macedonian pop musician, Elvir Mekić.-Track listings:-Bonus track:...

, titled "Ušte Te Ima" and "Nekade Posle Dva", respectively. Mekić also competed in the 2008 Macedonian Eurovision qualifier, Skopje Fest 2008, with the song "Armija".

Early life and career

He is of Bosniak origin. Elvir Mekić's career began when he was a teenager and his talent was soon discovered. His first song "Se Seknuvam" became very popular in the Republic of Macedonia. After successfully producing several singles, he took a break from producing his own music so he could begin writing lyrics for other artists that were popular in the Republic of Macedonia. He returned to music-making in 2007 with the song "Neka Te Zaboravi", of the studio album, Opasno.

After performing the song "Armija" at Skopje Fest 2008, Elvir, along with his best friend and fellow musician, Jovan Jovanov

Jovan Jovanov

Jovan Jovanov is one of the Macedonian most successful composers, arrangers and producers of POP, R&B, POP-ROCK, HOUSE, HIP-HOP music in Macedonia. As Bachelor of Music in Education, he is currently enroled on the postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Music in Skopje.He is born on 27th of May 1981...

, organised a concert to be held in Skopje. Only one concert was planned for the 10 April 2008, but due to high ticket sales, a subsequent concert was scheduled for the following evening. In late 2008, Mekić collaborated with Serbian

Serbs

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 singer and former Đogani member, Slađa Delibašić. The pair released a Serbian language

Serbian language

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single titled "5 Minuta". He wrote the lyrics for the Macedonian entry to the 2009 Eurovision Contest.

Singles

• 2007: "Opasno" (featuring Maja Sazdanovska)
• 2007: "Ušte Te Ima"
• 2008: "Nekade Posle Dva"

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