Ljiljana Nikolovska (also spelled Nikolovski or Nikoloski, born August 24, 1964 in Split

Split (city)

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, Croatia

Croatia

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, is a Croatian singer. Ljiljana is of mixed Croatian

Croats

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 and Macedonian ethnicity. She is best known for being the original lead singer with Magazin

Magazin

Magazin is a Croatian pop band from Split.Founded in the 1970s under the name Dalmatinski magazin , the band quickly began to make a mark on local pop music festivals with its songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music...

, and for having sung for Hrvatski Band Aid

Hrvatski Band Aid

Moja domovina is a Croatian patriotic song originally recorded in 1991 as a charity single by a supergroup called "Croatian Band Aid" featuring a number of prominent local musicians from all musical genres. The song was arranged by Nikša Bratoš while the music was composed by Damir Lipošek,...

. She recorded seven albums, and appeared on numerous compilation albums with Magazin from 1982 to mid-1990. She recorded a solo album in 1996 named Let for Croatia Records

Croatia Records

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As of mid-1990s to present day, Nikolovska is married to a musician Pete Mazich

Pete Mazich

Peter Mazich is a punk rock organist best known for his work with Mike Watt And The Secondmen. A classicly trained pianist, Mazich became interested in playing the organ after hearing the classic Deep Purple album Machine Head; he also counts jazz organ pioneer Jimmy Smith as an influence.A...

. They have a son and live in San Pedro, California, USA, where they play and co-produce projects with numerous musicians and bands.

Her albums with Magazin and solo are:

1. Kokolo (1983) - 170.000 copies sold /first year
2. O, la, la (1984) - 12.000 copies sold / first year
3. Piši mi (1985) (Write to Me) - 380.000 copies sold / first year
4. Put putujem (1986) (I am Traveling) - 570.000 copies sold / first year
5. Magazin (1987) (Magazine) - 630.000 copies sold / first year
6. Besane noći (1988) (Sleepless Nights) - 460.000 copies sold / first year
7. Dobro jutro (1989) (Good Morning) - 380.000 copies sold / first year

1. Najbolje godine (1991) (The Best Years) - 430.000 copies sold
2. Najbolje godine (1993) (The Best Years) - unknown number of copies sold
3. Svi najveći hitovi 1983 - 1990 (1998) (The Biggest hits) - unknown number of copies sold
4. Magazin-Svi najveći hitovi 1983 - 1990 (2003) (Magazin-All The Biggest Hits)
5. Let (1996) (Flight) - unknown number of copies sold

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