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Viewing profile — Todor “Toše” Proeski

Toše Proeski at a Eurovision rehearsal in Istanbul, 2004 Singer • Songwriter • UNICEF ambassador
Full name:
Todor “Toše” Proeski (Тодор „Тоше“ Проески)
Born:
25 January 1981, Prilep
Home town:
Kruševo — visitor guide
Schooling:
Music school in Bitola (solo singing); Faculty of Musical Arts, Skopje
Sang in:
Macedonian, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, Slovenian, Aromanian — and English at Eurovision
Known as:
The “Balkan Elvis”
Died:
16 October 2007, near Nova Gradiška, Croatia, aged 26
Resting place:
Gumenje, Kruševo — grave and chapel

Toše Proeski was born in Prilep and grew up in Kruševo, the highest town in North Macedonia, in an Aromanian family — his grandfather had acted in the local theatre. Teachers at the music school in Bitola moved him from the clarinet to solo singing, and he never stopped studying classical voice, even at the height of his fame.

Between 1999 and 2007 he released seven studio albums, represented Macedonia at Eurovision 2004 and became one of the best-loved singers across the former Yugoslavia. He gave his time to UNICEF and to charity concerts, and his last big concert raised money to rebuild schools. This board is an unofficial, fan-run tribute: read who we are.

Career record

  1. 1996Wins Melfest in Prilep, aged 15after a childhood appearance at Zlatno Slavejče. Festival years
  2. 1998Ohrid Troubadours and the Eurofest Grand PrixThe start of the Koprov–Nedelkovski partnership.
  3. 1999Debut album, Nekade vo noḱtaand a first solo concert in Skopje.
  4. 2002Breakthrough across the regionAko me pogledneš vo oči, recorded in Athens.
  5. 2003Wins Beovizija; UNICEF regional ambassadorVocal training in New York.
  6. 2004Eurovision in Istanbul — 14th placeNational UNICEF ambassador. Eurovision 2004
  7. 2006BožilakTraditional Macedonian songs with orchestra.
  8. 2007Final album and last concertIgra bez granica; charity concert for schools on 5 October. Read more

Humanitarian record

People planting a cherry tree in honour of Toše Proeski at a school in Kruševo
A cherry tree planted in his honour at the Nikola Karev school, Kruševo.
  • UNICEF regional goodwill ambassador from 2003, national ambassador from September 2004.
  • Mother Teresa Humanitarian Award, 2004.
  • Helped equip the haematology department of the Children's Hospital in Skopje.
  • Last concert, 5 October 2007, raised funds to rebuild schools.

UNICEF work

Work — studio albums

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    English title

Also: the posthumous The Hardest Thing (2009). Background to the songs is in songs and their stories. We never reproduce lyrics.

Where his memory lives

Ten real places, from his grave and the Memorial House in Kruševo to his statue on the Art Bridge and the stadium in Skopje that now carries his name. Each has its own page with history, event style and visitor notes.

Toše Proeski Memorial House in Kruševo
Memorial House, Kruševo
Makedonium monument in Kruševo
Makedonium, Kruševo
Bronze statue of Toše Proeski on the Art Bridge, Skopje
Art Bridge, Skopje
National Arena Toše Proeski in Skopje
National Arena, Skopje
  • Memorial places — directory
    Town & link to Toše

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