Risto Samardžiev

Risto Samardžiev in 2017

Risto Samardžiev (Macedonian: Ристо Самарџиев; born 17 August 1964 in Skopje)[1] is a Macedonian singer and songwriter.[2] He started his musical career when he was 16 years old. He formed the Cilindar group in 1981,[3][4] which was one of the first New Wave rock bands in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia. He was also the frontman of New Romantic group Haos in Laos.[5]

In 1987 he was invited to perform on MakFest, the largest music festival in the country. The song he performed, Čili Vili (Чили Вили) then became a hit in Macedonia.[6] After that performance he continued to work independently, appearing in festivals[7] as well as in bands (such as Memorija.)[8] He has won MakFest four times as a performer,[9] and has also written songs for other singers.[10] In 2009 he won the pop night of Ohrid Fest in a duet with Vlatko Ilievski titled 'Za ljubov se pee do kraj.'[11] He has also participated multiple times at the Macedonian national preselections for the Eurovision Song Contest.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Muzika.Net.Mk > Изведувачи > Ристо Самарџиев > Лична карта". 26 April 2005. Archived from the original on 26 April 2005.
  2. ^ "Профил на Ристо Самарџиев". www.muzichkiregistar.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016.
  3. ^ "VEST - Macedonian daily newspaper". VEST. 27 April 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2005.
  4. ^ "ESC Reporter - Interview with Risto Samardziev: 2015 Macedonian hopeful". 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014.
  5. ^ "20 Godini umetnicka dejnos". 16 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2008.
  6. ^ "Кога имам време, и се посветувам на песната". Vecer. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Ристо Самарџиев по третпат на тронот". Vecer. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Групата „Меморија" снима нов албум и подготвува концерт". Nova Makedonija. 4 July 2024. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Досегашни Победници МАКФЕСТ – Фестивал на забавни мелодии МАКФЕСТ – ШТИП". www.makfest.mk.
  10. ^ "МАКФЕСТ ГОДИНАВА БЕЗ СТРАНСКИ ПЕЈАЧИ, РИСТО САМАРЏИЕВ ЈА БРКА ПЕТТАТА ТИТУЛА - СМАРТ - СДК МК". 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Досегашни добитници на награди |". www.ohridskitrubaduri.mk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Meet the 20 hopefuls from F.Y.R. Macedonia - Eurovision Song Contest Tel Aviv 2019". eurovision.tv. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020.