Ljubiša Stojanović (; 25 June 1952 – 31 July 2011), better known by his

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Louis, was a Serbian singer. He was known for his unique musical style and was in the music business from 1970 until his death.

Biography

Born in

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, Louis graduated from the music high school in

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. He got his B.A. in Music from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, majoring in voice and composing with arrangement and folklore.Poginuo pevač Ljubiša Stojanović Luis
/ref> His stage name Louis originated from when he was nine and successfully performed

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's songs. He was among the first to combine

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with

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's folklore. In 1982, he recorded his first record titled ''Ne kuni me, ne ruži me, majko'' (Do Not Curse me ,Do Not Scold Me, Mother), gaining high sales. Together with the Serbian band Flamingosi, he almost won the

Beovizija ''Beovizija'' () was a music festival established in 2003. Since 2007 it was the national selection for Serbia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. ''Beovizija'' was organised and broadcast live each year by RTS1, on RTRS in Bosnia, ...

2006 festival for the

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in Athens, Greece. At the beginning of 2011, he recorded for the Dutch record label Snail Records the album "The Last King Of Balkans" but just before the release of the album, Louis died in a car accident on 31 July 2011, on the road between

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and Vrbas. His last show was on 22 July 2011 at Club Jez in

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Discography

*1982: Ne kuni me, ne ruži me, majko *1984: Dudi, s puno ljubavi *1986: Srcem i dušom *1987: My way I *1987: My way II *1988: Evo me opet *1990: Hajde da se pomirimo *1993: Louis (uživo) *1999: Louis *2001: Pogled iznutra *2005: Čarobnjak *2008: Ciganski san *2011: The Last King of Balkans Snail Records">011 Snail Records

References

External links

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Biography at Snail Records
{{DEFAULTSORT:Louis 1952 births 2011 deaths Musicians from Leskovac 20th-century Serbian male singers Serbian folk singers Road incident deaths in Serbia Serbian jazz singers Male jazz musicians 21st-century Serbian male singers Yugoslav male singers Beovizija winners