Vladimir Vlado Janevski ( ˈvlaːdɔ ˈjanɛfski) is a popular Macedonian

Macedonians (ethnic group)

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 singer. He was Macedonia's first Eurovision contestant, finishing 19th in Birmingham at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne Zori, Zoro

Ne Zori, Zoro

"Ne zori, zoro" was Macedonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Macedonian by Vlado Janevski...

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Biography

Vlado Janevski was born on the 27th of November 1960 in Skopje

Skopje

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 in Čair

Cair municipality

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 where he still lives. He majored in English language

English language

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 and literature at the university of Ss. Cyril and Methodius. He is fluent in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

, German

German language

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, Italian

Italian language

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 and Russian

Russian language

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. He plays the guitar

Guitar

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, piano

Piano

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 and drums. He was a member of the popular bands "Tost Sendvich" (1976), "Bon-Ton" (1986), "Fotomodel" (1989) and "Lastovica" (1992). He has participated in a number of festivals in Macedonia and other Ex-Yugoslav

Yugoslavia

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 countries. He participated in Jugovizija in Belgrade

Belgrade

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 in 1992 and also had revial participations in Belarus

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 on "Slavjanski Bazar in 1994, 1995 and 1996. In Macedonia, he took part in "Interfest" in 1994 where he got the grand prize, and on "Makfest" where got the second prize and the first in 1995 .He took place in the first Skopje Fest 1998

F.Y.R. Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998

Vlado Janevski represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 after winning the national final selection, which made altogether a country debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. His song "Ne zori, zoro" was one of twenty songs presented in the national final, which was held on 7 March...

 with the song Ne Zori, Zoro

Ne Zori, Zoro

"Ne zori, zoro" was Macedonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Macedonian by Vlado Janevski...

 and won the contest which allowed him to represent Macedonia for the first time in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...

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Eurovision 1998

Vlado won the Skopje Fest in 1998 and he went to Birmingham

Birmingham

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 where Macedonia debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest

Eurovision Song Contest

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. The song Ne Zori, Zoro

Ne Zori, Zoro

"Ne zori, zoro" was Macedonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Macedonian by Vlado Janevski...

 finished in 19th place and failed to qualify Macedonia for the Eurovision Song Contest 1999

Eurovision Song Contest 1999

The Eurovision Song Contest 1999 was the 44th Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 May 1999 in Jerusalem, Israel after Dana International won the contest the previous year in the United Kingdom. The venue for the contest was the International Convention Center...

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Songwriting

Ever since the beginning of his solo career Vlado has been writing most of the music and all the lyrics for his songs. Even though he has often been referred to as "the most romantic songwriter and lyricist in the history of macedonian popular music" he described himself as "a mere scribbler of love songs". The secret of his longlasting succes with the wide audience probably lies in the mystic beauty of his ballads combined with the sensuality of his velvety baritone voice.

Albums

• Parče Duša (1993)
• Se Najdobro (1996)
• Daleku E Neboto (1996)
• Ima Nešto Posilno Od Se (2002)
• Vakov Ili Takov (2004)
• Povtorno Se Zaljubuvam Vo Tebe (2006)
• Ponovo se zaljubljujem u tebe (2006)-City Records

Singles

• 1998: Ne Zori, Zoro
  Ne Zori, Zoro
  "Ne zori, zoro" was Macedonian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998, performed in Macedonian by Vlado Janevski...
  
  
• 2001: Nekogas i Negde
• 2002: Evergrin
• 2002: Srce Preku Neboto
• 2003: Ako Ne Te Sakam
• 2006: Povtorno Se Zaljubuvam Vo Tebe

See also

• Music of the Republic of Macedonia
  Music of the Republic of Macedonia
  Music of the Republic of Macedonia and the Macedonians has many things in common with the music of neighbouring Balkan countries, but maintains its own distinctive sound.-Folk music:...