Daniel Kajmakoski Даниел Кајмакоски | |
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 Kajmakoski in 2015 | |
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| Born | (1983-10-17)17 October 1983 (age 42) |
| Origin | Struga,North Macedonia |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Website | kajmakoskidaniel.com |
Daniel Kajmakoski-Gragevinac (Macedonian:Даниел Кајмакоски-Граѓевинац, born 17 October 1983)[1] is a Macedonian singer and songwriter. He is best known for having wonthe first series ofX Factor Adria.[2] Herepresented Macedonia in theEurovision Song Contest 2015 inVienna,Austria with the song "Autumn Leaves" after winning theSkopje Festival 2014.[3][4]
Kajmakoski was born in the city ofStruga,Yugoslavia, on 17 October 1983. When he was just 7 years old, he moved toVienna,Austria, together with his family. Daniel has two brothers, Dalibor and Filip Kajmakovski. Daniel participated in many competitions. He was 17 years old when he participated in a show for the first time. He reached top 12. In 2009, was his first performance in Macedonia at Ohrid Fest with the song "Nezhna ko princeza" which was composed and written by himself. Daniel has also participated in the Bulgarian show "Pej S'men. After that he returned to Vienna, where he got a job but meanwhile he always worked around the music. In 2010, he was part of the "One-Worl-Projekt" of Thomas Raber, which was one of the Austrian candidates for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, but the jury didn't vote it for the final show. In 2011, he wrote a song for Karolina Goceva called "Ne se vrajkas" which became a huge hit in Macedonia and in the Balkans.
In 2013, he appeared in the auditions ofthe first series ofX Factor Adria. He sang the song "Red" byDaniel Merriweather on his first audition and already impressed everyone, eventually winning the show on 23 March 2014. Daniel's first single came the summer right after his victory. The song was called "Skopje-Beograd" and was a duet between Daniel and one of theX Factor jury members,Željko Joksimović, who represented Serbia during the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the songNije ljubav stvar.
Daniel Kajmakoski represented Macedonia at theEurovision Song Contest 2015, which was held inVienna,Austria.[3] Kajmakoski was selected to represent the nation through his victory at theSkopje Festival 2014, which was organised byMacedonian Radio Television in order to select Macedonia's entry for the 2015 Contest. With his song "Lisja esenski", he won the competition after placing second with an international jury and achieving first place from a public televote.[3] At Eurovision the song received 28 points placing 15th (second to last) in the semi-final therefore not qualifying for the final. This was the 3rd time in a row that Macedonia did not qualify for the grand final.
On 22 May 2016 he won thethird season ofTvoje lice zvuči poznato (Serbian version ofYour Face Sounds Familiar). After a wide pallet of enjoyed performances asRammstein,Gibonni,Karolina Gočeva,Prince, and many more, he claimed the victory asMåns Zelmerlöw.[5]
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| Preceded by First | X Factor Adria Winner 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Skopje Fest Winner 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 | Succeeded by |
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