- Goce Nikolovski
Goce Nikolovski or Гоце Николовски (
1947 -16 December 2006 ) was a famous Macedonian singer, known for his hit "Biser Balkanski" (Pearl Of The Balkans).Nikolovski was born in
Skopje ,Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1947. His popularity peaked in 1990, when his song "Biser Balkanski" won 1st prize at the Folk FestValandovo 1990 Song Festival, an annual competition in which singers from the former Yugoslavia competed to find the best song.The song became an instant classic in the
Republic of Macedonia , even becoming somewhat of an anthem to a nation just starting off after its break up from Yugoslavia. Nikolovski was also given the nickname "Biser Balkanski" following the song.Throughout the 1990s, Nikolovski went on to release several other hits, but none would measure up to the success that he found with "Biser Balkanski". In 1992, Nikolovski took part in the
Canberra '92 Festival, a concert similar to the annual Valandovo song festival, with the song "Od Majka Nema Pomila".Nikolovski's popularity declined as time progressed, and by the turn of the century, has virtually disappeared from the public eye.
Death
On
16 December 2006 , Nikolovski's neighbours heard a gunshot coming from the home of the singer at around 10:00pm local time. At around 3:00am the following morning, Police arrived at Nikolovski's house which was locked from the inside and found the 59 year old singer dead in his home, he had committedsuicide with a gunshot to the head. It has since been confirmed that Nikolovski was alone at the time.Nikolovski was found with a wound to the head. His gun was found nearby, as well as a
suicide note that was written to his family.Police have ruled out any suspicious activity.
References
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjfPo6kLMUc Goce Nikolovski with his "Biser Balkanski" on the Folk Fest Valandovo 1990]
* [http://www.a1.com.mk/vesti/default.aspx?VestID=71831 The famous singer Goce Nikolovski found dead]
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