Viktorija Loba ( mk, Викторија Лоба; russian: Виктория Лоба, born 17 October 1988) is a

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n-born Macedonian singer.

Personal life & music career

Loba was born in the city of

Taganrog Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population: History of Taganrog The ...

. When she was eight years old, Loba with her family moved from Russia to

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. She has been present in the music scene and TV stations in Macedonia from an early age. When she was 15 years old, Loba represented Macedonia in the

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 The Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 was the inaugural edition of the annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest for young singers aged eight to fifteen. It was held on 15 November 2003, in Copenhagen, Denmark. With Camilla Ottesen and Remee as th ...

in 2003, in Denmark, Copenhagen along with Marija Arsovska with the song ''Ti ne me poznavaš'' (You don't know me), landing in 12th place. From 2008 to 2010 Loba was lead singer and lead vocal of the Macedonian group "Tumbao Salsa Band" that performs Brazilian, Portuguese and Cuban music. In 2011, at

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 ...

, she won 2nd prize award in pop night, and 3rd award in the international evening, with the song "Nine things" ("Devet raboti"). In 2013, with the last hit "Summer Love" she climbed at the first place of Dutch top European list for young talent, Spinnin' Records, and remained on that position for long time. In 2014, at the international festival in Macedonia "Makfest" Loba won award for the Best performance with the song "Samo moj". She attempted to represent Macedonia in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...

national final Skopje Fest 2014, with her song ''Edna edinstvena'', which came in 7th place overall, despite being a fan favourite to win.

Daniel Kajmakoski Daniel Kajmakoski-Gragevinac ( mk, Даниел Кајмакоски-Граѓевинац, born 17 October 1983) is a Macedonian singer and songwriter. He is best known for having won the first series of X Factor Adria. He represented Macedonia ...

became the representative for Macedonia to the 2015 contest.

External links

*http://popara.mk/2011/prikazna/intervju-so-viktorija-loba/ *https://web.archive.org/web/20120126095424/http://www.tocka.com.mk/index25.php?ID=47692 *https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030306/http://novamakedonija.com.mk/ruskarec/ruskarec3/index.html

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Loba, Viktorija 1988 births Living people 21st-century Macedonian women singers Macedonian pop singers Junior Eurovision Song Contest entrants Russian emigrants to North Macedonia Musicians from Taganrog Musicians from Skopje