Gjoko Taneski

Gjoko Taneski (Macedonian: Ѓоко Танески , born March 2, 1977 in Ohrid , Yugoslavia ) is a Macedonian rock / pop singer . He represented his home country in the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Norway, but was eliminated there.

Life before the Eurovision Song Contest 2010

The singer comes from the small town of Ohrid on the Albanian border , which is now a popular Macedonian tourist destination. Taneski started his career as a professional musician in 1996. He was a member of several bands and released two solo albums.

Macedonian preliminary decision for the ESC 2010 / participation in the semifinals

After he was asked by the composer Kristijan Gabrovski whether he would like to take part in the Macedonian preliminary decision for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, he reached the final, the Skopje Fest 2010 on February 20, over two qualifying rounds alongside 15 other candidates . There he performed the song Jas ja imam silata , which was previously produced by Gabrovski in collaboration with Darko Tasev and Vesna Malinova. In the preliminary decision, half the judgment of a neutral jury and the result of a televoting were taken into account. After calculating the number of points, Taneski was level with the candidate Vlatko Ilievski . In this case, the rules of the competition stipulate that the winner is the candidate who has received a higher jury vote. This was Taneski and so he started for Macedonia on May 25th in the semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 in Oslo . There, however, he could not impress the European jury and the audience enough to make it to the final.

Discography

Albums

• Zbogum Najmila (2007)
• Nikogas Dosta (2009)

Singles

• Never Enough (2008)
• Nikogas Dosta (2009)
• Jas ja imam silata (2010)

Web links

• Gjoko Taneski at Discogs (English)
• Gjoko Taneski at eurovision.de