He sang "Solzi pravat zlaten prsten" ("Tears Make a Golden Ring"), which won the televoting from the public however, he finished third overall behind Karolina Gočeva and the winners XXL. In the year 2000, Proeski participated in the Eurovision pre-selection for Macedonia in SkopjeFest. In the summer of the same year, Proeski performed his first solo concert in Skopje. In 1999, he released his debut album, Nekade vo noḱta ( Somewhere in the Night). Proeski collaborated with one of Macedonia's acclaimed lyricists and composers, Grigor Koprov, to produce some of his most successful songs, such as "Usni na usni" ("Lips over Lips") and "Sonce vo tvoite rusi kosi" ("Sun in Your Golden Hair"). His fanbase quickly grew and he continued to make use of festivals, such as SkopjeFest and OhridFest, as a platform for promotion and publicity. This led to his rise to fame when he participated in the music festival Makfest in Štip with the song "Pušti me" ("Let Me Go") in 1997. This was his first public music performance however, his successful career began in 1996 when he participated in the teenage music festival Melfest in Prilep.įollowing this public exposure, he was acclaimed for his strong vocal capabilities. After his musical talent was discovered at the age of 12, he was chosen to perform at the popular children's song festival Zlatno Slavejče (eng.: Golden Nightingale) in Skopje, performing the song "Јаs i mојоt dеdо" in the Aromanian language. Proeski was born in Prilep and grew up in Kruševo into an Aromanian family.
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