Aleksandar Belov
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Aleksandar Belov is a Macedonian singer, best known for his participation in the former Yugoslav Star Academy
called Operacija trijumf
. He was the favorite during the whole show, and among 13 gala nights he was chosen for the student with most votes, but in the end he finished as a second runner-up. Aleksandar Belov participated in the Macedonian
Eurovision song contest in February.
Negotino
. He finished primary musical school in Negotino where he learned to play the violin
. He continued his musical education in Bitola. Belov plays the violin and the flute. In 2003, when he was 16, he participated in a teen festival called "Megabit" in Bitola
with the song "Solzi i taga (Tears and Sadness)". In his teenage career he recorded several songs: "Rana (Wound)", " Sedumnaeset (Seventeen)" etc. Although he obviously was musically talented, he wasn't very successful so he did other jobs, but he still didn't neglect music and he played with his band in clubs all over Macedonia
. Most of the time he worked in betting offices in Macedonia
. In 2008 he decided to change his way of life and begin working with music, so he applied as a candidate for the show Operacija trijumf
.
and, luckily, he was chosen. He was one of the sixteen candidates chosen on the node gala night, due to his and Karolina Goceva
's brilliant interpretation of her song "Se lazam sebe (Lying to myself)", which was a dream come true for him. During the other gala nights he was honored to sing with some other major stars of the Balkan music scene. He was chosen as a crowd favourite in 13 out of 13 gala nights. However he did not win in the end, and he became the second runner-up. The scandal made by the Croatian
Nova TV put a big shadow of disgrace over the show. Namely, Nina Petković
's voting number (the Montenegrin
contestant in the show) was written both for hers and Aleksandar's name. Thus, all of the votes sent to him from the Croatian audience (which should not be underestimated because a great number of his supporters are from Croatia) went to Nina. After the show, Aleksandar made jokes about this saying that he would have given her those votes himself. Although he did not win, a large audience from all the parts of former Yugoslavia
believes that this charismatic young man will have a successful career.
, Aleksandar applied for the Macedonian
Eurovision song contest
in 2009. The song "Zastani, solzi izbrisi (Stop, Wipe your tears)" was chosen for him by the Emotion production and was made by the famous Macedonian composer Grigor Koprov
. Although he finished the competition as 8th overall his song became very popular. The audience showed great admiration and support for this young man after the three humanitarian concerts which he participated in. On 28 February, Aleksandar Belov received the 2008 Bubamara best newcomer award.
Star Academy
Star Academy is a highly successful television show format based on the Spanish format "Operación Triunfo" produced by Endemol, that has been broadcast in over 50 countries...
called Operacija trijumf
Operacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...
. He was the favorite during the whole show, and among 13 gala nights he was chosen for the student with most votes, but in the end he finished as a second runner-up. Aleksandar Belov participated in the Macedonian
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
Eurovision song contest in February.
Biography
Aleksandar Belov was born in MacedonianRepublic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
Negotino
Negotino
Negotino is a town in the Republic of Macedonia. Its population is about 15,000. It is the seat of Negotino Municipality.-Geography:Negotino is situated on the right bank of the river Vardar. It is about above sea level. Negotino is in a vineyard region and the gates of the Tikves basin, known...
. He finished primary musical school in Negotino where he learned to play the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
. He continued his musical education in Bitola. Belov plays the violin and the flute. In 2003, when he was 16, he participated in a teen festival called "Megabit" in Bitola
Bitola
Bitola is a city in the southwestern part of the Republic of Macedonia. The city is an administrative, cultural, industrial, commercial, and educational centre. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba and Nidže mountains, 14 km north of the...
with the song "Solzi i taga (Tears and Sadness)". In his teenage career he recorded several songs: "Rana (Wound)", " Sedumnaeset (Seventeen)" etc. Although he obviously was musically talented, he wasn't very successful so he did other jobs, but he still didn't neglect music and he played with his band in clubs all over Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. Most of the time he worked in betting offices in Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
. In 2008 he decided to change his way of life and begin working with music, so he applied as a candidate for the show Operacija trijumf
Operacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...
.
Operacija trijumf
Aleksandar applied for the show Operacija trijumfOperacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...
and, luckily, he was chosen. He was one of the sixteen candidates chosen on the node gala night, due to his and Karolina Goceva
Karolina Goceva
Karolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively...
's brilliant interpretation of her song "Se lazam sebe (Lying to myself)", which was a dream come true for him. During the other gala nights he was honored to sing with some other major stars of the Balkan music scene. He was chosen as a crowd favourite in 13 out of 13 gala nights. However he did not win in the end, and he became the second runner-up. The scandal made by the Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
Nova TV put a big shadow of disgrace over the show. Namely, Nina Petković
Nina Petkovic
Nina Petković is a Montenegrin singer, musician and television personality. She came to media prominence in regional Star Academy version, Operacija trijumf, and came fourth...
's voting number (the Montenegrin
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
contestant in the show) was written both for hers and Aleksandar's name. Thus, all of the votes sent to him from the Croatian audience (which should not be underestimated because a great number of his supporters are from Croatia) went to Nina. After the show, Aleksandar made jokes about this saying that he would have given her those votes himself. Although he did not win, a large audience from all the parts of former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
believes that this charismatic young man will have a successful career.
Performances
| Gala night | Performer/s | Song | Date | Original Performer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gala night 1 | Aleksandar Belov & Karolina Gočeva Karolina Goceva Karolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively... |
Se Lažam Sebe (I am lying to myself) | 29 Sep 2008 | Karolina Gočeva Karolina Goceva Karolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively... |
| Gala night 2 | Aleksandar Belov & Milica Majstorović | Čija si (Who do you belong to?) | 6 Oct 2008 | Toše Proeski Toše Proeski Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene... |
| Gala night 3 | Aleksandar Belov & Adnan Babajić | Tako ti je mala moja kad ljubi bosanac (That's the way the things are, baby, when you're kissed by a Bosnian guy) | 13 Oct 2008 | Bijelo dugme Bijelo dugme Bijelo dugme was a highly influential former Yugoslav rock band, based in Sarajevo. Active between 1974 and 1989, it is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock... |
| Gala night 4 | Aleksandar Belov & Željko Samardžić Željko Samardžic Željko Samardžić is a Serbian pop-folk singer popular throughout the former Yugoslav republics... |
Ljubavnik (Lover) | 20 Oct 2008 | Željko Samardžić Željko Samardžic Željko Samardžić is a Serbian pop-folk singer popular throughout the former Yugoslav republics... |
| Gala night 5 | Aleksandar Belov & Boris Novković Boris Novkovic Boris Novković is a Croatian pop singer. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, his interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with a mother who taught music, and a father, Đorđe Novković, who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager... |
Tamara (Tamara) | 27 Oct 2008 | Boris Novković Boris Novkovic Boris Novković is a Croatian pop singer. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, his interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with a mother who taught music, and a father, Đorđe Novković, who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager... |
| Gala night 6 | Aleksandar Belov & Marina Perazić | Voli me još ovu noć (Love me one more night) | 3 Nov 2008 | Denis & Denis |
| Gala night 7 | Aleksandar Belov & Dado Topić Dado Topic Adolf "Dado" Topić is a singer who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 together with the band Dragonfly. He is one of the most popular rock musicians of Croatia and the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band... |
Makedonija (Macedonia) | 10 Nov 2008 | Dado Topić Dado Topic Adolf "Dado" Topić is a singer who sang the entry from Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 together with the band Dragonfly. He is one of the most popular rock musicians of Croatia and the former Yugoslavia. He was the lead singer of Time, a 1970s progressive rock band... |
| Gala night 8 | Aleksandar Belov | Pjesmo moja (My song) | 17 Nov 2008 | Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Colic Zdravko Čolić , is a pop singer popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. Originally from Sarajevo, since 1992 , his home is in Belgrade, Serbia... |
| Gala night 9 | Aleksandar Belov | Vertigo | 24 Nov 2008 | U2 U2 U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music... |
| Gala night 10 | Aleksandar Belov & Emina Jahović Emina Jahovic Emina Jahović Sandal , is a Serbian pop singer. She is married to singer Mustafa Sandal from Turkey, where she is known as Emina Sandal.- Biography :... |
Još ti se nadam (I still have hope about you) | 8 Dec 2008 | Emina Jahović Emina Jahovic Emina Jahović Sandal , is a Serbian pop singer. She is married to singer Mustafa Sandal from Turkey, where she is known as Emina Sandal.- Biography :... |
| Gala night 11 | Aleksandar Belov & Adnan Babajić | Ima neka tajna veza (There is a secret bond) | 15 Dec 2008 | Bijelo dugme Bijelo dugme Bijelo dugme was a highly influential former Yugoslav rock band, based in Sarajevo. Active between 1974 and 1989, it is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock... |
| Gala night 11 | Aleksandar Belov | Tajno moja (My secret) | 15 Dec 2008 | Toše Proeski Toše Proeski Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene... |
| Gala night 12 | Aleksandar Belov & Nina Petković | Džuli (Julie)/Karma Chameleon Karma Chameleon "Karma Chameleon" is a song by British New Wave band Culture Club, featured on the group's 1983 album Colour by Numbers. The song spent three weeks at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, becoming the group's biggest hit and only US #1 among their many top ten hits... |
22 Dec 2008 | Danijel Popović/Culture Club Culture Club Culture Club are a British rock band who were part of the 1980s New Romantic movement. The original band consisted of Boy George , Mikey Craig , Roy Hay and Jon Moss... |
| Gala night 12 | Aleksandar Belov & Goran Karan Goran Karan Goran Karan , is a Croatian singer from Split. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor voice... |
Kad zaspu anđeli (Ostani) | 22 Dec 2008 | Goran Karan Goran Karan Goran Karan , is a Croatian singer from Split. He specializes in songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music and is known for his powerful and refined tenor voice... |
| Gala night 13 | Aleksandar Belov & Adnan Babajić | Skopje | 29 Dec 2008 | Leb i sol Leb i sol Leb i sol is a Macedonian rock group founded in the 1970s by Vlatko Stefanovski , Bodan Arsovski , Nikola Kokan Dimuševski and Garabet Tavitjan . Tavitjan ceded the drumwork to Dragoljub Đuričić for some of the albums, while Kiril Džajkovski replaced Kokan on Kao Kakao and Putujemo... |
| Gala night 13 | Aleksandar Belov & Sakis Rouvas Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus... |
Shake It Shake It Shake It may refer to:* Shake It All About - Danish comedy-drama from 2001 * "Shake It" - B-side of the "China Girl" single* "Shake It" - Debut single by Caesars... |
29 Dec 2008 | Sakis Rouvas Sakis Rouvas Anastasios "Sakis" Rouvas II , often referred to mononymously as Sakis, is a Greek musician, television and film artist, businessman, and former pole vaulter who is one of the most successful and influential entertainers of all time in Greece and Cyprus... |
| Gala night 14 | Aleksandar Belov | Ti si mi u krvi (You are in my blood) | 04 Jan 2009 | Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Colic Zdravko Čolić , is a pop singer popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. Originally from Sarajevo, since 1992 , his home is in Belgrade, Serbia... |
| Gala night 14 | Aleksandar Belov & Yu Grupa YU grupa YU grupa is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. One of the pioneers in combining rock music with the elements of the traditional music of the Balkans, YU grupa is considered the longest-lasting rock band to come from Serbia.... |
Kao mornar (Like a mariner) | 04 Jan 2009 | Yu Grupa YU grupa YU grupa is a Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band. One of the pioneers in combining rock music with the elements of the traditional music of the Balkans, YU grupa is considered the longest-lasting rock band to come from Serbia.... |
| Gala night 15 | Aleksandar Belov | Krasiva (Beautiful) | 05 Jan 2009 | Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Colic Zdravko Čolić , is a pop singer popular across the entire area of former Yugoslavia. Originally from Sarajevo, since 1992 , his home is in Belgrade, Serbia... |
| Gala night 15 | Aleksandar Belov | Tamara | 05 Jan 2009 | Boris Novković Boris Novkovic Boris Novković is a Croatian pop singer. Born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the former Yugoslavia, his interest in a musical career was cultivated by his family background, with a mother who taught music, and a father, Đorđe Novković, who was a leading Croatian songwriter and music manager... |
Skopje Fest 2009
After the end of the show Operacija trijumfOperacija trijumf
Operacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...
, Aleksandar applied for the Macedonian
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
Eurovision song contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
in 2009. The song "Zastani, solzi izbrisi (Stop, Wipe your tears)" was chosen for him by the Emotion production and was made by the famous Macedonian composer Grigor Koprov
Grigor Koprov
Grigor Koprov is arguably one of the most famous Macedonian pop music composers. He has worked with many stars like Toše Proeski, Vlado Janevski, Marjan Stojanovski, Martin Vučić, Karolina Gočeva and Andrijana Janevska.In 1997 he composed the song "Ne Zori Zoro" with which Vlado Janevski...
. Although he finished the competition as 8th overall his song became very popular. The audience showed great admiration and support for this young man after the three humanitarian concerts which he participated in. On 28 February, Aleksandar Belov received the 2008 Bubamara best newcomer award.
Singles
- 2008: "Te baram pak" (The song was recorded before the beginning of Operacija trijumfOperacija trijumfOperacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...
) - 2008: "Zamisli" (The song was recorded before the beginning of Operacija trijumfOperacija trijumfOperacija Trijumf is a regional music talent TV reality show filmed in Belgrade, Serbia, aired in the region of former Yugoslavia. It is a local version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol...
) - 2009: "Zastani, solzi izbrisi"
- 2009: "Zvezdo sjajna "
- 2009: "Nema podobro nesto"
- 2009: "Poslednja misao moja"
- 2010: "Оstani"
- 2010: "Edna"