Vlado Janevski Владо Јаневски |
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Birth name | Vladimir Janevski |
Also known as | Vlado |
Born |
Skopje, Macedonia |
27 November 1960
Origin | Skopje, Macedonia |
Genres | Pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, Songwriting |
Instruments | Voice, (Baritone) |
Years active | 1991–present |
Website | www.vladojanevski.mk |
Vladimir Vlado Janevski (Macedonian: Владимир Владо Јаневски [ˈvlaːdɔ ˈjanɛfski]) is a popular Macedonian singer. He was Macedonia's first Eurovision contestant, finishing 19th in Birmingham at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ne Zori, Zoro".
Vlado Janevski was born on 27 November 1960 in Skopje in Čair where he still lives. He majored in English language and literature at the university of Ss. Cyril and Methodius. He is fluent in English, German, Italian and Russian. He plays the guitar, piano and drums. He was a member of the popular bands "Tost Sendvich" (1976), "Bon-Ton" (1986), "Fotomodel" (1989) and "Lastovica" (1992). He has participated in a number of festivals in Macedonia and other Ex-Yugoslav countries. He participated in Jugovizija in Belgrade in 1992 and also had revial participations in Belarus on "Slavjanski Bazar in 1994, 1995 and 1996. In Macedonia, he took part in "Interfest" in 1994 where he got the grand prize, and on "Makfest" where got the second prize and the first in 1995. He took place in the first Skopje Fest 1998 with the song Ne Zori, Zoro and won the contest which allowed him to represent Macedonia for the first time in the Eurovision Song Contest.