Risto Samardžiev (Macedonian: Ристо Самарџиев), born 17 August 1964 in
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Sk ...
, is a
Macedonian singer and songwriter. He started his musical career when he was 16 years old. He formed the
Cilindar Cilindar ( mk, Цилиндар) is a new wave, ska, 2 Tone and reggae band from Skopje, North Macedonia formed in the early 1980s, in the then SR Macedonia.
Today its former members are respectable solo or band artists in the Macedonian music s ...
group in 1981, which was one of the first
New Wave rock bands in the
Socialist Republic of Macedonia. He was also the frontman of
New Romantic group
Haos in Laos
Haos in Laos ( mk, Хаос ин Лаос) was a Macedonian new wave and pop-rock band from Skopje, SR Macedonia from 1984–1987. Its frontman Risto Samardžiev, formerly a vocalist of the band Cilindar, later started a successful solo career as ...
. In 1987 he was invited to perform on
MakFest, the largest music festival in the country. The song he performed, Chilli Willi (Чили Вили) then became a hit in Macedonia. After that performance he continued to work independently, appearing in festivals as well as in bands (such as
Memorija.) He has won MakFest four times as a performer, and has also written songs for other singers. In 2009 he won the pop night of
Ohrid Fest
Ohridski Trubaduri - Ohrid Fest is a music festival that takes place in Ohrid, North Macedonia every summer. It began in 1994 as a showcase for Macedonian summer folklore.
In 1997, a pop evening was introduced to motivate Macedonian lyricists an ...
in a duet with
Vlatko Ilievski
Vlatko Ilievski ( mk, Влатко Илиевски; 2 July 1985 – 6 July 2018) was a Macedonian pop rock singer and actor. He was the runner-up to be the Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and represented FYR Macedonia i ...
titled 'Za ljubov se pee do kraj.' He has also participated multiple times at the Macedonian national preselections for the
Eurovision Song Contest.
References
External links
Risto Samardziev on FacebookRisto Samardziev on last.fmRisto Samardziev on Discogs
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1964 births
Living people
20th-century Macedonian male singers
Macedonian pop singers
Yugoslav male singers
21st-century Macedonian male singers