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Vlatko Lozanoski - Lozano Влатко Лозаноски - Лозано | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Vlatko Lozanoski |
Born | (1985-06-27)27 June 1985 (age 39) |
Origin | Kičevo,SR Macedonia,SFR Yugoslavia (present-dayNorth Macedonia) |
Genres | Pop,Rock,Disco |
Occupation(s) | Vocalist,musician,songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Keyboards, Guitar |
Years active | 2007 – present |
Vlatko "Lozano"Lozanoski (Macedonian:Влатко "Лозано" Лозаноски; born 27 June 1985) is a Macedonian singer. Together withEsma Redžepova, herepresented Macedonia in theEurovision Song Contest 2013 inMalmö, Sweden.[1]
His first public appearance was as a participant in the talent showMak Dzvezdi (September 2007 - May 2008). A month later, he won the Grand Prix on the first Macedonian Radio Festival calledStarry Night (Macedonian:Ѕвездена Ноќ).He sang the song "Vrati Me" which was also his first official single. His second single was called "Obicen Bez Tebe". In October 2008, singing his only third official single at the time "Vremeto Da Zastane", Lozano was awarded by the jury the Debut Prize atMakFest, the most prestigious music festival inRepublic of Macedonia. Two days later, on the final evening he won theMakFest Grand Prix which was awarded by the audience. "Sonce Ne Me Gree" was his next single. In February 2009, he participated in Macedonia's national selection for theEurovision Song Contest 2009 singing his fifth single "Blisku Do Mene" and was placed fourth. The song was elected to represent Macedonia on The Virtual Eurosong Festival "Second Chance". In June 2009 Lozano participated on thePjesma Mediterana Festival in Budva, Montenegro. In July, he participated on theSlavianski Bazar Festival inVitebsk,Belarus and won the second prize. Next, Lozano performed "I'm Your Angel" along with Magdalena Cvetkoska on the Golden Wings Festival inMoldova, and they won the second prize. He was also awarded the Best Male Voice. His first album named "Lozano" was released in early 2010. In February 2010 he participated in the Macedonian national selection for theEurovision Song Contest 2010 singing "Letam kon tebe". He ended up in the fourth place.
In 2022, he performed his song "Kilometri" together with Macedonian singerKarolina Gočeva at the latter'sNew Year's Eve performance onMacedonian Radio Television (MRT). The live performance video was released on the singer's official YouTube channel on 26 July 2023.[2]
On 28 December 2012,Macedonian Radio-Television (MRT) announced that Lozanoski along withEsma Redžepova wouldrepresent Macedonia in theEurovision Song Contest 2013 to be held inMalmö, Sweden, with the song "Pred da se razdeni".[3][4] The song failed to qualify from the second semi-final of the competition on 16 May 2013, placing 16th in the field of 17 songs, scoring 28 points.[5]
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Preceded by | Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest withEsma Redžepova 2013 | Succeeded by |