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Lambe Alabakovski | |
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| Born | (1987-11-15)15 November 1987 (age 38)[citation needed] |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Lambe Alabakovski (Macedonian:Ламбе Алабаковски,pronounced[la'mbɛaɫaba'kɔfski]; born 15 November 1987,[citation needed] inLjubojno,SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian singer.
Alabakovski attended the Euro-College inKumanovo. He won the M2 Production's Play: Search For A New Star 2004. He made it to the finals and performed the hit "Spasi Me" ("Save Me"), composed byDarko Dimitrov and won by the televoting audience. Alabakovski was signed to the M2 Production's label. In 2005, Alabakovski recorded his next single, "Kade Pesno Moja" ("Where, My Song"), a cover of a song bySlave Dimitrov, which was the first Macedonian song to be sold as an internet download.[citation needed]
In 2005, Alabakovski, along with former M2 colleague, Aleksandra Pileva, traveled toBraşov,Romania to participate in theGolden Stag Festival. He performed hisMacedonian hit "Kade Pesno Moja" and aRomanian song called "Dragostea Mea". Later that year in October, he took part in the annual Macedonia festival, Makfest 2005, where he promoted his new song "Eh Da Mozam" ("If I Could"). During the holidays, Alabakovski released another single called "Kazano E Sè" ("Everything is Said").[citation needed]
During February 2006, Alabakovski took part in a charity song called "Otvori Oci" ("Open Your Eyes") written byDarko Dimitrov, in which the Macedonian divasElena Risteska,Kaliopi, as well as Aleksandra Pileva, Adrian Gaxha andMaja Grozdanovska-Pancheva participated. Shortly after that, MKTV revealed the list of participants for the national Macedonian Eurovision selection for 2006 and Alabakovski was a participant with the song "More od Solzi" ("Sea of Tears") written byDarko Dimitrov and lyrics byElena Risteska. In March, Alabakovski and nineteen other artists took the stage in Skopje to compete for first place. He scored third place with 5282 points.[citation needed] Alabakovski released his debut album titledMore od Solzi, which contained 10 song composed of his past hits and some new material. In June, he competed in the Budva festival inMontenegro with aSerbian song and in a duet with Aleksandra Pileva. They reached the final with "Da Mogu Vreme Vratiti" and finished in 12th place.[citation needed]
Alabakovski competed atSkopje Fest 2007, the Macedonian Eurovision Song Selection. He performed the song "Belo e Se" which was written byElena Risteska and composed byRobert Bilbilov. The song gained 101 points, placing Alabakovski in third position for a consecutive year. Alabakovski competed in the Macedonian Eurovision qualifier on 23 February 2008, with the song "Zemjo Moja".[1]
Alabakovski moved to the US where he married his Macedonian-American girlfriend, Magdalena Jovčeska, in 2013.[2] They have two sons together. The family returned to North Macedonia in 2021.[3]
On 7 June 2022, he was arrested by police officers in Bitola, regarding the case of the fire at theBulgarian cultural center "Ivan Mihaylov" in the city. Searches were conducted in his home, during which items related to the crime were found and confiscated. Alabakovski fully admitted the crime and later criminal charges were filed against him.[4][5] The incident was condemned by the presidents and prime ministers of both countries. The club itself sent a letter of protest to the embassies of the US and EU member states in North Macedonia. He was put in custody and had his passport revoked, which was replaced by house arrest, until he was released on 14 June.[6]
On 4 July, during the2022 North Macedonia protests in Skopje, he burned a poster with the Treaty of Good Neighbourhood with Bulgaria, thePrespa Agreement with Greece and the French proposal for the start of the negotiation process of North Macedonia and EU. According to him, these documents arefascist. This came on the third day of protests organized by thenationalist opposition against the EU's proposal to approve the country's negotiating framework.[7][8]
On September 7, 2022, he was given a six-month suspended sentence.[9][10] On 20 April 2023 in a podcast, commenting the incident he says:"Seen from today's perspective, I am very joyful and happy with what I did...".[11]
Alabakovsky set fire to the poster with the contracts on the stage in front of the Macedonian government building in the center of Skopje, where for the third day in a row the opposition in the face of VMRO-DPMNE organized a protest against the French proposal to start negotiations of RS Macedonia for EU membership.
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| Preceded by | Skopje Fest Winner 2013 | Succeeded by |
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