Tanja Tzarovska
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Tanja Tzarovska is a singer, song-writer and composer. She lives in London, United Kingdom. As well as being described by her fans as “the girl with the angelic voice”, she also writes original songs in English as well as singing traditional songs in her own language, specialising in Balkan
and Byzantine harmonic styles.
Her voice and arrangements can be heard in the Academy award-winning score by composer James Horner
for Wolfgang Petersen
’s Troy
, including the end titles duet with Josh Groban
(produced by David Foster
) and in the original score by the Academy award-winning composer Gabriel Yared
(The English Patient
) for Troy
. She was the featured vocalist in Academy award-nominee John Debney
’s score for Mel Gibson
’s The Passion of the Christ
and also collaborated with the same composer on his soundtrack for Sony PlayStation’s Lair
.
She appeared in One Giant Leap
, the groundbreaking music/philosophy documentary film by Jamie Catto
(Faithless
) and Duncan Bridgeman. Tanja has recently contributed vocals to the score for director Milcho Manchevski’s latest film Mothers
as well as Microsoft’s Bafta award-winning computer game Fable III
.
She has worked and performed with Zohar
, the group led by composer Erran Baron Cohen
.
In her song-writing Tanja often combines Macedonian traditional melodies with her original contemporary English lyrics. She has just completed No Record Of Wrong her first album of original songs and covers, to be released in the UK in May 2011.
Music of Southeastern Europe
The music of Southeastern Europe or Balkan music is a type of music distinct from others in Europe. This is mainly because it was influenced by traditional music of Southeastern European ethnic groups and mutual music influences of these ethnic groups in the period of the Ottoman Empire...
and Byzantine harmonic styles.
Her voice and arrangements can be heard in the Academy award-winning score by composer James Horner
James Horner
James Roy Horner is an American composer, orchestrator and conductor of orchestral and film music. He is noted for the integration of choral and electronic elements in many of his film scores, and for frequent use of Celtic musical elements...
for Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen
Wolfgang Petersen is a German film director and screenwriter. His films include The NeverEnding Story, Enemy Mine, Outbreak, In the Line of Fire, Air Force One, The Perfect Storm, Troy, and Poseidon...
’s Troy
Troy (film)
Troy is a 2004 epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen based on the events of the Trojan War. Its cast includes Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector.It was nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design.-Plot:...
, including the end titles duet with Josh Groban
Josh Groban
Joshua Winslow "Josh" Groban is an American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer. His four solo albums have been certified at least multi-platinum, and in 2007, he was charted as the number-one best selling artist in the United States with over 21 million records in that country...
(produced by David Foster
David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
) and in the original score by the Academy award-winning composer Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared
Gabriel Yared is a Lebanese composer, best known for his work in French and American cinema.Born in Beirut, Lebanon, his work in France included the scores for Betty Blue and Camille Claudel. He later began working on English language films, particularly those directed by Anthony Minghella...
(The English Patient
The English Patient
The English Patient is a 1992 novel by Sri Lankan-Canadian novelist Michael Ondaatje. The story deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned English accented Hungarian man, his Canadian nurse, a Canadian-Italian thief, and an Indian sapper in the British Army as they live out...
) for Troy
Troy (film)
Troy is a 2004 epic war film written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen based on the events of the Trojan War. Its cast includes Brad Pitt as Achilles, Eric Bana as Hector.It was nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design.-Plot:...
. She was the featured vocalist in Academy award-nominee John Debney
John Debney
John C. Debney is an American film composer. He received an Academy Award nomination for his score for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ...
’s score for Mel Gibson
Mel Gibson
Mel Colm-Cille Gerard Gibson, AO is an American actor, film director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Peekskill, New York, Gibson moved with his parents to Sydney, Australia when he was 12 years old and later studied acting at the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art.After appearing in...
’s The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 American drama film directed by Mel Gibson and starring Jim Caviezel as Jesus. It depicts the Passion of Jesus largely according to the New Testament Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John...
and also collaborated with the same composer on his soundtrack for Sony PlayStation’s Lair
Lair (video game)
Lair is a 2007 video game developed by Factor 5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America.-Gameplay:The player assumes the role of a dragon-riding knight named Rohn Partridge. Rohn is given the tasks of defending a certain area, destroying certain objects, eliminating enemies or...
.
She appeared in One Giant Leap
One Giant Leap
"One Giant Leap" is the third episode of the first season of the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. It was directed by Greg Beeman and written by Jeph Loeb.-Plot:...
, the groundbreaking music/philosophy documentary film by Jamie Catto
Jamie Catto
Jamie Catto is a former and founding member of Faithless. He was the ballad singer/songwriter, and became Art Director and Video Director of the band before leaving in 1999 to form the double-Grammy nominated, global music and film project 1 Giant Leap. His last album with Faithless was Sunday 8PM...
(Faithless
Faithless
Faithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide...
) and Duncan Bridgeman. Tanja has recently contributed vocals to the score for director Milcho Manchevski’s latest film Mothers
Mothers
Mothers was a club in Erdington, near Birmingham, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Mothers opened above an old furniture store in Erdington High Street on August 9, 1968. The club, run by John 'Spud' Taylor and promoter Phil Myatt, closed its doors on 3 January 1971...
as well as Microsoft’s Bafta award-winning computer game Fable III
Fable III
Fable III is the third video game in the Fable series of action role-playing games . The game was developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360. The story focuses on the player character's struggle to overthrow the King of Albion by...
.
She has worked and performed with Zohar
Zohar
The Zohar is the foundational work in the literature of Jewish mystical thought known as Kabbalah. It is a group of books including commentary on the mystical aspects of the Torah and scriptural interpretations as well as material on Mysticism, mythical cosmogony, and mystical psychology...
, the group led by composer Erran Baron Cohen
Erran Baron Cohen
Erran Boaz Baron Cohen is a British composer and trumpet player. He is the brother of the actor Sacha Baron Cohen.-Work:...
.
In her song-writing Tanja often combines Macedonian traditional melodies with her original contemporary English lyrics. She has just completed No Record Of Wrong her first album of original songs and covers, to be released in the UK in May 2011.