Bojan Jovanovski (; born 19 August 1986), better known as Boki 13 (), is a Macedonian

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and entrepreneur. Initially recognised for his

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appearance, Jovanovski rose to fame in 2010 as a contestant on the fourth Serbian season of ''

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'', finishing in third place. His debut album, titled ''Ne plaši se ogledala'' (''Don't Be Afraid Of The Mirrors''), was released in 2012 under

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. It included stand out hit "Kaligula" (''

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''), which was given to him by

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. In 2017, Jovanovski became the president of the International Union for Civil Society and Socially Vulnerable in North Macedonia. In March 2018, he launched a national

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1TV, which was shut down in September the following year. In June 2020, he was found guilty on counts of "illegal influence" and "money laundering" as a part of the crime investigation "Racket".

Legal issues

According to Macedonian portal ''Netpress'', Jovanovski was fined with

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15,000 for

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designer clothes through

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in March 2018. On 15 July 2019, Bojan Jovanovski was arrested by the warrant from the Prosecution for

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under suspicion of

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. This event occurred following the release of a video and an audio recording from an unnamed source by the Italian magazine ''La Verita'', which shows Jovanovski getting paid

1,5 million by Macedonian businessman

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, who had been accused of organized crime, so that Jovanovski influences the prosecutor Katica Janeva, whom he claims to have close ties with, to judge in the favor of Kamchev. Jovanovski also mentioned that he had contacted the

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, about the case. Zaev firmly denied these speculations branding them as ungrounded and reminded that he was the one who reported the case against Kamchev. On 18 June 2020, Jovanovski was sentenced to nine years of incarceration for illegal influence and

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. In April 2022, Jovanovski was also found guilty on the count of deceiving two Macedonian businessmen for close to million

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s through his

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"Međunarodni savez". While serving his time in

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, it was reported that he was physically assaulted by three inmates in October, 2022.

Filmography

Dicography

;Studio albums *''Ne plaši se ogledala'' (2012)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boki 13 Living people 1986 births Macedonian businesspeople Macedonian criminals 21st-century Macedonian male singers Big Brother (franchise) contestants North Macedonia LGBT people People convicted of money laundering 21st-century LGBT people