''Ako me pogledneš vo oči'' ( mk, Ако ме погледнеш во очи) is the third studio album by the Macedonian singer

Toše Proeski Todor "Toše" Proeski ( mk, Тодор "Тоше" Проески, ; 25 January 1981 – 16 October 2007) was a Macedonian multi-genre singer and songwriter. Considered a top act of the local Macedonian and Balkan music scene, Proeski's music w ...

. Two editions of the album have been released, the first in

Macedonian language Macedonian (; , , ) is an Eastern South Slavic language. It is part of the Indo-European language family, and is one of the Slavic languages, which are part of a larger Balto-Slavic branch. Spoken as a first language by around two million ...

with aforementioned title in Macedonia and

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

, and the second in

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

language under the title ''Ako me pogledaš u oči'' ( sh-Cyrl, Ако ме погледаш у очи) in the

Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

and

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Working on the album

Background

Tose started recording his third album with title ''Ako me pogledneš vo oči'' (''If You Look into My Eyes'') in Macedonia. The recording of the songs were made in Fase One Recording Studios, a music studio in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

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. The album was recorded in two versions:

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and

. The album's songs were mostly written by

Phoebus Apollo, grc, Ἀπόλλωνος, Apóllōnos, label=genitive , ; , grc-dor, Ἀπέλλων, Apéllōn, ; grc, Ἀπείλων, Apeílōn, label=Arcadocypriot Greek, ; grc-aeo, Ἄπλουν, Áploun, la, Apollō, la, Apollinis, label= ...

and arranged by Manolis Vlachos. The Serbo-Croatian lyrics were written by

Marina Tucaković Marina Tucaković ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Туцаковић; 4 November 1953 – 19 September 2021) was a Serbian lyricist and songwriter. Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, Tucaković had a degree from the Economic Faculty at the University ...

, while Miodrag Vrčakovski was the songwriter for the Macedonian versions. It also features

Esma Redžepova Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska ( mk, Есма Реџепова-Теодосиевска, ; 8 August 1943 – 11 December 2016) was a Macedonian Romani vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian. Because of her prolific repertoire, which included hund ...

and Harem III.

Promotion

The Macedonian version of the album, written by

, Miodrag Vrčakovski, and

, as well as the arranger Manolis Vlachos, was released by the end of October 2002. His third album was also released for the

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...

's market by BK Sound, and had its promotion in

, as well as

(under the label of Bulgarian Music Company BMK).

Track listing

#"Ako me pogledneš vo oči/Ako me pogledaš u oči (If you look into my eyes) (Greek Version: "I ipothesi mas ekkremei" by Giorgos Lempesis) #Soba za taga/Soba za tugu (Room for sorrow) (Original Version: "Sigkinonounta Doheia" by Dionisis Schinas) #Magija/Čini (feat. Esma) (Magic) #Hold Me Tight #Uste edna skala/Još jedan stepenik (One more step) #Mesto na zlostorot/Na mjesto zločina (Crime scene) #Limenka (A Can) (Greek Version: "Taram taram tam" by Dionisis Schinas) #Studena/Ledena (A girl like ice) (Greek Version: "Hristougenna" by

Despina Vandi Despina Vandi - ΣΤΑ 'ΔΩΣΑ ΟΛΑΑ ( el, Δέσποινα Βανδή, ), born as Despina Malea () on 22 July 1969, is a Greek singer. Born in Tübingen near Stuttgart, Germany, Vandi's family returned to Kavala, Greece when she was six ye ...

) #Nemaš ni Blagodaram/Meni hvala nijedno (You don't even thank me) (Greek Version: "Oute ena efharisto" by

) #Luda mala (Greek version: "Mou tairiazeis" by Dionysis Sxonias #Limenka (club mix) (single track) (A Can)

Chart positions

Awards

Golden Lady Bug * The Best Male Singer of the Year * Album of the Year * Song of the year (Nemas Ni Blagodaram)

References

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