Jonče Hristovski

Jonče Hristovski
Јонче Христовски
BornJanuary 10, 1931
DiedApril 5, 2000 (aged 69)
GenresFolk
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer

Jonče Hristovski (Macedonian: Јонче Христовски; born 10 January 1931 in Bitola – 5 April 2000 in Skopje[1]) was a Macedonian singer and composer of folk music. During his career he gained a special reputation among the people as a communicative person and wonderful singer.[2] Among his many successes, his most popular song is Makedonsko Devojče composed in 1964.[3][4][5]

Besides his solo career, he has been singing and performing with the CA Tanec and he has been director of one show produced by the national Macedonian Television. He was also in a duet with Trpe Čerepovski and made songs like Abre Gjore Lažgo Gjore

Jonče Hristovski's wife died due to the Skopje earthquake of 1963 after giving birth to their twin daughters, Olgica and Nevenka.[4][1]

Songs

Among his many songs, most notable are:[3][6]

References

  1. ^ a b Obituary: Jonče Hristovski Archived 30 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Encyclopaedia Macedonica, p 1591, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, 2009 ISBN 978-608-203-023-4 and ISBN 978-608-203-024-1
  3. ^ a b "dunav.org.il Makedonsko devojce is a Macedonian song written by Jonce Hristovski". Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Јонче Христовски". Македонска нација. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Makedonsko Devojče – Utrinski vesnik". Archived from the original on 26 February 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  6. ^ Encyclopaedia Macedonica, p 1592, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, 2009 ISBN 978-608-203-023-4 and ISBN 978-608-203-024-1