Todor Tose Proeski

Musician. He began his career when he decided to participate in the teenage festival "Melfest" in 1996. In 1997 in Prilep, when he was awarded first prize twice in a row. His vocal abilities were amazing and soon, he was welcomed by the wider audience very enthusiastically. After that Tose started very successful cooperation with the well known composer Grigor Koprov which resulted in a great number of hits such as "Usni na Usni" ("Lips on Lips"), "Sonce vo Tvoite Rusi Kosi" ("The Sun in Your Golden Hair") and many more. In 2000 at the prestigious event "12 Velicestveni" ("12 Magnificent") he won all the major awards for the album "Nekade vo Nokta" ("Somewhere in the Night") including best male vocalist, concert of the year, best video… In April 2003, Tose won at "Beovizija" in Belgrade (Serbia) with song "Cija si" ("Who Do You Belong To") which became a huge hit in Macedonia and the other ex-YU republics. To improve his singing, Tose, took classes in New York from maestro William Riley, who was also coach to famous maestro Luciano Pavarotti. In 2003 he was awarded Mother Theresa humanitarian award and become National UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He has collaborated with great celebrities mostly in former Yugoslavia. Some of his greatest hits are "Solzi Pravat Zlaten Prsten" ("Golden Ring made of Tears"), "Iluzija" ("Illusion"), "Vo Kosi da ti Spijam" ("Sleeping in Your Hair"), "Angel Si Ti" ("You're an Angel")… Tose was best known for his trademark quote "Ve sakam site" (I Love You All). His career was interrupted by his death in a car accident. After his death, the government of the Republic of Macedonia gave him the title "Honorable citizen of Macedonia".