Vlatko Ilievski
Vlatko Ilievski was a Macedonian pop rock singer and actor. He was the runner-up to be the Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and represented FYR Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Rusinka" in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was previously a member of the rock band "Moral". He was a student of acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Skopje, where he graduated in 2010 with the drama "Anger" from Stephen King.
Early life
Vlatko Ilievski was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia, in present-day North Macedonia. Aged 12, he started playing guitar and singing in local bands in Skopje. In 2000 he performed at the Macedonian Rock-Fest with the band "Made in Macedonia", and won two prizes.Career
Moral
In 2000, the Macedonian rock band Morality asked Ilievski to join their band. In 2001, they recorded songs and in 2003 they finished the album, "Koga Patuvam". Their songs include: "Панично те сакам", "Скопје", "Ти си", "Ова е Македонија", and "А ти ме убиваш". In 2005, Morality were Deep Purple's support act for their concert in Skopje.Solo
Vlatko started his solo career in 2007. His famous songs are: "Небо", "Уште си ми ти", "Со Други Зборови", "Не те можам", "Taка требало да биде", "Се што сакав после тебе", "Сите ми се криви", "Гушни ме", "Скитник", "Најбогат на свет ", "Роза сине", "Исцеление", "Пак на старо", "За љубов се пее до крај", "Работнички шампионе", "Среќа", and "Есен".His first solo concert was on 5 June 2010, in the Boris Trajkovski Hall, Skopje, Macedonia, one of the largest arenas in the country. He filled the venue with an audience of around 10,000, in duet with Tamara, and was joined on-stage by his old band. He was supported by local bands Shvaleri and DZHMS; the lead guitarist of the latter is Ivan Ivanov, son of the Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, who was in the audience. Ilievski is filming a TV series to be broadcast in September. He again participated in Skopje Fest 2015, the national selection for Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, in a duet with Risto Samardžiev with the song Sever-Jug. They tied in last place, 14th place with 0 points.
Albums
Vlatko Ilievski's first album is Со други зборови with 10 songs: Со други зборови, И премногу добро, Сите ми се криви, Така требало да биде, Уште си ми ти, Не те можам, Гушни ме, Од утре не, Небо, Скитник.His second solo album is Најбогат на свет with 10 songs: Среќа, Пред да те знам, И ти и јас, Се што сакав по тебе, Пак на старо, Најбогат на свет, Есен, За љубов се пее до крај, Не плачи, извини и Небо.