Rade Vrčakovski ( mk, Раде Врчаковски ; born 17 November 1980 in Strumica) better known by his stage name Vrčak (Врчак) is a Macedonian singer.
He represented
North Macedonia
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Participating member
of EBU
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at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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, performing the song " Let Me Love You" along with Tamara Todevska
Tamara Todevska ( mk, Тамара Тодевска, pronounced , born 1 June 1985), also known mononymously as Tamara, is a Macedonian pop singer.
Tamara began her music career in 2003 following the release of her debut studio album '' Sino'' ...
and Adrian Gaxha
Adrian Gaxha (, mk, Адријан Гаџа; born 13 February 1984) is a Macedonian-Albanian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and entrepreneur.
Life and career
Adrian Gaxha was born on 13 February 1984 into an Albanian family in the cit ...
.
Biography
Internationally, he is known for writing the lyrics for "Ninanajna
Macedonia (officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", abbreviated "FYR Macedonia") participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Ninanajna" written by Darko Dimitrov and Rade Vrčakov ...
", the song with which Elena Risteska represented North Macedonia
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at the 2006 Eurovision song contest. Vrčak is a Medicine student at the University of Cyril and Methodius in Skopje
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but chose a career in music, following the footsteps of his father. Vrčak's latest album, '' Vo tvoeto srce'', was released in 2006 and was a huge success within North Macedonia, as it was one of the biggest selling albums in the country. Singles from the album received heavy airplay
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on the Macedonian TV and Radio stations. The album gave him a successful musical come-back, making him one of the most popular artist in North Macedonia.
In 2001, Vrčak performed at Makfest, even though his first album, ''Kako Da Pobegnam Od Sè'', was released in 1999. He performed with Andrijana Janevska and placed third in the competition. In 2004, he performed on Makfest once again, however, this time he had a duet with Robert Bilbilov which landed him the third spot once again, though it was not his last performance at Makfest. In 2006, his duet with Tamara Todevska
Tamara Todevska ( mk, Тамара Тодевска, pronounced , born 1 June 1985), also known mononymously as Tamara, is a Macedonian pop singer.
Tamara began her music career in 2003 following the release of her debut studio album '' Sino'' ...
earned him first place in the competition. Vrčak, along with Tamara Todevska
Tamara Todevska ( mk, Тамара Тодевска, pronounced , born 1 June 1985), also known mononymously as Tamara, is a Macedonian pop singer.
Tamara began her music career in 2003 following the release of her debut studio album '' Sino'' ...
and Adrian Gaxha
Adrian Gaxha (, mk, Адријан Гаџа; born 13 February 1984) is a Macedonian-Albanian singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and entrepreneur.
Life and career
Adrian Gaxha was born on 13 February 1984 into an Albanian family in the cit ...
, represented North Macedonia at the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest
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, after having won the Macedonian qualifier with the song "Vo Ime Na Ljubovta
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Discography
Albums
*''Kako Da Pobegnam Od Sè'' (1999)
*'' Vo Tvoeto Srce'' (2006)
*''Na sedmo nebo'' (2009)
See also
* Music of the Republic of Macedonia
* Macedonian hip hop
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vrcak
1980 births
Living people
Eurovision Song Contest entrants for North Macedonia
Macedonian pop singers
Macedonian physicians
Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2008
People from Strumica