About Toše Proeski
Todor "Toše" Proeski (Macedonian: Тодор „Тоше“ Проески, pronounced [ˈtɔʃɛ ˈprɔɛski]; 25 January 1981 – 16 October 2007) was a Macedonian singer and songwriter. Considered a top act of the local Macedonian and Balkan music scene, Proeski's music was popular across multiple countries in Southeast Europe. Proeski has been dubbed as the "Balkan Elvis". He was also acclaimed for his commitment to humanitarian causes, including serving as UNICEF ambassador and holding charity concerts. He died in a highway car crash in Croatia in 2007 at the age of 26, and received substantial posthumous recognition. == Biography == Proeski was born in Prilep on 25 January 1981 into an Aromanian family and grew up in Kruševo. His grandfather was an actor in the Kruševo theater. He studied in primary school in Kruševo, and secondary music school in Bitola. Professors of the latter school had Proeski moved from the department of clarinet to singing as he did not have a clarinet because his parents could not afford it. He studied at the Faculty of Musical Arts in Skopje.
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