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Toše Proeski Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Toše Proeski Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

    Toše Proeski Quick InfoHeight 6 ft Weight 89 kg Date of Birth January 25, 1981 Zodiac Sign Aquarius Died  October 16, 2007

    Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter, and actor who is best known for his mesmerizing vocals in the Macedonian and Balkan music scene. However, his wonderous career was cut short in mid-October 2007 due to a fatal car crash that ended his life.

    Born Name

    Todor Proeski

    Nick Name

    Toshe

    Toše Proeski as seen in a picture taken during a rehearsal in Istanbul in 2004Toše Proeski as seen in a picture taken during a rehearsal in Istanbul in 2004 ( Danny Mekic / / CC BY-SA 2.5)

    Age

    Toše Proeski was born on January 25, 1981.

    Died

    He died on October 16, 2007, aged 26, in a car accident on the Zagreb–Lipovac highway near Nova Gradiška, Croatia.

    Sun Sign

    Aquarius

    Born Place

    Prilep, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia

    Nationality

    Macedonian

    Education

    In order to improve his vocal ability, he studied under the careful guidance of maestro William Riley in New York. He had been wanting to complete his Musical Academy studies.

    Occupation

    Singer, Songwriter, Actor

    Family

    • Father – Nikola Proeski
    • Mother – Dominika Proeski

    Genre

    Macedonian Traditional Music, Classical, Pop, Pop-Rock, Rock, Electronic

    Instruments

    Vocals, Keyboard, Guitar, Piano, Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Guitar, Drums

    Labels

    He had worked with various record labels such as Hayat Production (For Bosnia and Herzegovina Releases, 2002–2007), City Records (For Serbia Releases, 2004–2009), BK Music (For Yugoslavia, 2002, 2004), and Dallas Records (2004).

    Build

    Slim

    Height

    6 ft or 183 cm

    Weight

    89 kg or 196 lbs

    Girlfriend / Spouse

    Toše had been romantically linked with –

    1. Blagica Micova (1998-2006)
    2. Andrijana Budimir (2002-2007)

    Race / Ethnicity

    White

    He was of Aromanian descent.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Dark Brown

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • Boxed beard shape
    • Downturned eyes
    • Oval face shape

    Religion

    Christianity

    Toše Proeski as seen in a picture taken at the Eurovision Song Contest in May 14, 2004Toše Proeski as seen in a picture taken at the Eurovision Song Contest on May 14, 2004 (Daniel Aragay / / CC BY 2.0)

    Toše Proeski Facts

    1. He was brought up in Kruševo.
    2. He held his debut concert in Croatia in Rijeka.
    3. In 2007, he sang at the New Year concert in Croatia.
    4. Proeski is till date considered to be one Macedonia’s most prominent singers.
    5. After his return to Macedonia from New York, Proeski began performing at humanitarian concerts. In turn, this gesture of his earned him the “Mother Theresa Humanitarian Award”. Besides that, UNICEF also declared him as their regional ambassador.
    6. He was chosen by MKTV to represent Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, which was held in Istanbul, Turkey.  However, he finished the competition in 15th place with the song Life.
    7. At the time of his funeral, he was declared as an Orthodox Christian.
    8. In the year 2004, Proeski was named the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador. He also recorded the song This World which was used as the anthem of UNICEF‘s.
    9. As a songwriter, he had written various hits such as Ima li dan za nas (Is There A Day For Us), Slušaš li (Are You Listening), Malečka (Little One) and Polsko cveḱe (Field Flower).
    10. He held his final concert on October 5, 2007, to raise large sums of money for the Primary Education Project for USAID.
    11. The last interview that he gave the night before his death was on Kanal 5. On the show, Proeki stated that he wanted to find his soul mate and to finish his unfinished album.
    12. At approximately 06:20 am on October 16, 2007, Proeski who was being driven by Georgij Georgijevski and accompanied by his manager Ljiljana Petrović died after crushing the 3rd vertebrae of his neck as a result of his car crashing into a truck and slamming into a median while he was sleeping in the front seat.
    13. Post his death, he was titled the “Honorable citizen of Macedonia” by the government of the Republic of Macedonia and also organized a state funeral.
    14. The sports stadium “Philip II” in the capital city of Skopje was renamed to the “Toše Proeski National Arena” on April 9, 2019, in his honor.

    Featured Image By Kristijan006 / / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    1. ruza benkovic

      Tose Proeski was an angel from a different world, had an extremely short visit to our planet and will be missed forever! R.I.P.

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