Jonče Hristovski; (Bitola

Bitola

Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the...

, 1933 - Skopje

Skopje

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, 5 April 2000) was a Macedonian

Macedonians (ethnic group)

The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...

 singer and composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

 of folk music

Folk music

Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....

. During his career he gained a special reputation among the people as a communicative person and wonderful singer. Among his many successes, his most popular song is Makedonsko Devojče

Makedonsko Devojče

Makedonsko devojče is a Macedonian-language song written and composed by Jonče Hristovski in the style of newly composed folk. The title directly translates as 'Macedonian girl' or 'Macedonian maiden'.-External links:*...

 composed in 1964.

Besides his solo career, he has been singing and performing with the CA "Tanec" and he has been director of one show produced by the national Macedonian Television.

Jonče Hristovski suffered a terrible tragedy when his wife was amongst those killed in the catastrophic earthquake that struck Skopje in 1963 (1963 Skopje earthquake

1963 Skopje earthquake

The 1963 Skopje earthquake was an 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, on July 26, 1963 which killed over 1,070 people, injured between 3,000 and 4,000 and left more than 200,000 people homeless...

). He was left to raise their two daughters Olgica and Nevenka.

Songs

Among his many songs, most notable are:

• Edno ime imame
• Živote moj
• Aj zasvirete mi čalgii
• Zapej pesna makedonska
• Makedonsko devojče
  Makedonsko Devojče
  Makedonsko devojče is a Macedonian-language song written and composed by Jonče Hristovski in the style of newly composed folk. The title directly translates as 'Macedonian girl' or 'Macedonian maiden'.-External links:*...
  
  
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