Jovan Jovanov ( mk, Јован Јованов) is a Macedonian-Canadian music producer, record engineer and songwriter of pop, R&B,

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, and hip-hop. Now based in

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, Jovanov is working with Canadian artists such as

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, Liron, and many others. Macedonian audience knows Jovanov as a singer and composer of many hit songs performed by artists such a

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, Слаткаристика, Toni Zen,

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and many others. Jovanov has composed, written, and produced over 700 songs and received many awards and acknowledgments. Internationally his hits have over 200 million views on YouTube. He represented Macedonia as songwriter on the

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song contest in

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(song "

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" for

) and in

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(song " Nešto što ḱe ostane" for

), and on the

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Song Contest in

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(song " Prati Mi SMS" for Bobi Andonov). He also arranged

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for the

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. Jovanov has won three first prizes on the Macedonian festival

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, with his compositions "Magija", performed by the music group Magija (1998), "Ti me sakash", performed by Jovan Jovanov and Maja Sazdanovska (2005), and "Ne planiram", performed by

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(2010). He has also won two second prizes on MakFest for the compositions "300 godini", performed by

(2005) and "Bez tebe tivko umiram", performed by

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(2008). Moreover, he is the winner of third prizes for the compositions "Da te vidam pak", performed by Jovan Jovanov (2003), "Se na svoe mesto", performed by Zoran Stamenkovski (2006) and "Nekade posle 2" performed by

(2007).

Early life

Jovanov was born in

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...

. He began his music education when he was six years old. He plays the piano, guitar, and percussion instruments.

Career

Artist Career (2004-2009)

Jovanov recorded and released two CDs, "Na moj Nacin" (On May Way), "Into mi trebas" (I need Immediately) and performed in numerous concerts and performances around Macedonia.

Festival Director Makfest (2011-2012)

Jovanov was for two years director of the biggest festival of pop music in Macedonia - "

" held in Stip. Makfest has produced more than 1,000 songs, many of which were hits.

Global Music Entertainment Corp - Toronto, Canada (2017–present)

The G.M.E. was founded by Award Winning Producer Jovan Jovanov. Global Music Entertainment has a team of expert industry professionals and has a blueprint plan for an aspiring singer to break into the music industry as an independent or signed recording artist. The G.M.E. is a unique all-in-one artist development facility that will prepare aspiring singers for a career in the music business. It is the leading source of training for artists in the music industry in Toronto, and a model for industry training nationwide. A place you can call your own, the center provides artist development programs, A & R consultations, marketing, social media and branding assistance, a recording studio, master vocal classes, performance and stage training, choreographers, songwriting, and music lessons to bring out the creative artist in you. Global Music Entertainment Corp is owner of Global Recording Studio Toronot

Discography

Awards and nominations

Awards

References

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