Lambe Alabakovski (Macedonian: Ламбе Алабаковски, pronounced [la'mbɛ aɫaba'kɔfski]; born 15 November 1987,[citation needed] in Ljubojno, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian singer.
Lambe Alabakovski | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 November 1987 [citation needed] Ljubojno, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Biography
editAlabakovski attended the Euro-College in Kumanovo. He won the M2 Production's Play: Search For A New Star 2004. He made it to the finals and performed the hit "Spasi Me" ("Save Me"), composed by Darko Dimitrov and won by the televoting audience. Alabakovski was signed to the M2 Production's label. In 2005, Alabakovski recorded his next single, "Kade Pesno Moja" ("Where, My Song"), a cover of a song by Slave Dimitrov, which was the first Macedonian song to be sold as an internet download.[citation needed]
In 2005, Alabakovski, along with former M2 colleague, Aleksandra Pileva, traveled to Braşov, Romania to participate in the Golden Stag Festival. He performed his Macedonian hit "Kade Pesno Moja" and a Romanian song called "Dragostea Mea". Later that year in October, he took part in the annual Macedonia festival, Makfest 2005, where he promoted his new song "Eh Da Mozam" ("If I Could"). During the holidays, Alabakovski released another single called "Kazano E Sè" ("Everything is Said").[citation needed]
During February 2006, Alabakovski took part in a charity song called "Otvori Oci" ("Open Your Eyes") written by Darko Dimitrov, in which the Macedonian divas Elena Risteska, Kaliopi, as well as Aleksandra Pileva, Adrian Gaxha and Maja Grozdanovska-Pancheva participated. Shortly after that, MKTV revealed the list of participants for the national Macedonian Eurovision selection for 2006 and Alabakovski was a participant with the song "More od Solzi" ("Sea of Tears") written by Darko Dimitrov and lyrics by Elena Risteska. In March, Alabakovski and nineteen other artists took the stage in Skopje to compete for first place. He scored third place with 5282 points.[citation needed] Alabakovski released his debut album titled More od Solzi, which contained 10 song composed of his past hits and some new material. In June, he competed in the Budva festival in Montenegro with a Serbian song and in a duet with Aleksandra Pileva. They reached the final with "Da Mogu Vreme Vratiti" and finished in 12th place.[citation needed]
Alabakovski competed at Skopje Fest 2007, the Macedonian Eurovision Song Selection. He performed the song "Belo e Se" which was written by Elena Risteska and composed by Robert Bilbilov. The song gained 101 points, placing Alabakovski in third position for a consecutive year. Alabakovski competed in the Macedonian Eurovision qualifier on 23 February 2008, with the song "Zemjo Moja".[1]
Personal life
editAlabakovski moved to the US where he married his Macedonian-American girlfriend, Magdalena Jovčeska, in 2013.[2] They have two sons together. The family returned to North Macedonia in 2021.[3]
Controversy
editOn 7 June 2022, he was arrested by police officers in Bitola, regarding the case of the fire at the Bulgarian cultural center "Ivan Mihaylov" in the city. Searches were conducted in his home, during which items related to the crime were found and confiscated. Alabakovski fully admitted the crime and later criminal charges were filed against him.[4][5] The incident was condemned by the presidents and prime ministers of both countries. The club itself sent a letter of protest to the embassies of the US and EU member states in North Macedonia. He was put in custody and had his passport revoked, which was replaced by house arrest, until he was released on 14 June.[6]
On 4 July, during the 2022 North Macedonia protests in Skopje, he burned a poster with the Treaty of Good Neighbourhood with Bulgaria, the Prespa Agreement with Greece and the French proposal for the start of the negotiation process of North Macedonia and EU. According to him, these documents are fascist. This came on the third day of protests organized by the nationalist opposition against the EU's proposal to approve the country's negotiating framework.[7][8]
On September 7, 2022, he was given a six-month suspended sentence.[9][10] On 20 April 2023 in a podcast, commenting the incident he says: "Seen from today's perspective, I am very joyful and happy with what I did...".[11]
Discography
editAlbums
edit- More od Solzi
- Vrati mi go Srceto
- Da ne te Ljubev (2009)
Singles
edit- Spasi Me (Save Me)
- Kade Pesno Moja (Where, My Song?)
- Eh Da Mozam (If I Could)
- Kazano E Se (It's All Said)
- More od solzi (Sea of tears)
- I Posle Se (And After Everything)
- Belo e Se (Everything's White)
- Vrati Mi Go Srceto ft. Darko Dimitrov (Give Me Back My Heart)
- Zemjo Moja (My Land)
- Se e po staro (Everything is same)
- Da ne te ljubev (If I didn't love you)
- Najdobro do sega feat Elena Risteska (The best ever )
- Bidi prijatel nas – oficijalna himna na SOS, Makedonija (Be our friend -the official anthem of SOS, Macedonia )
- Zar ne e dobro (Isn't it good)
- Koga sonce gree, placham (When the sun shines, I cry)
Awards
edit- (2006) Hit of the Year for the song "More od Solzi" (as voted by the listeners of Radio Fortuna) [citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Royston, Benny (12 January 2008). "FYR Macedonia: The 21 participants and songs". Esctoday.
- ^ "Во кругот на семејството, колегите и пријателите Ламбе Алабаковски се ожени (Фото)". MUZIKA24.MK (in Macedonian). 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2020-10-14.
- ^ "Ламбе се врати дома по пет години во Америка: Научив повеќе да ценам што е татковина и дом". Женски Магазин (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Macedonian Singer living in the US was the one who Set on Fire Bulgaria's Cultural Center in Bitola". Novinite. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Приведено лице за предизвикување општа опасност, расчистен пожарот во Битола".
- ^ "The Macedonian Arsonist in Bitola has been Released". Novinite. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Скандал: Ламбе Алабаковски изгори плакат с Договора за добросъседство". Telegraph.bg. 4 July 2022. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022.
Alabakovsky set fire to the poster with the contracts on the stage in front of the Macedonian government building in the center of Skopje, where for the third day in a row the opposition in the face of VMRO-DPMNE organized a protest against the French proposal to start negotiations of RS Macedonia for EU membership.
- ^ North Macedonia: Nationalist protesters reject French EU proposal. Deutsche Welle, 03.07.2022.
- ^ A suspended sentence for the Macedonian singer who set on fire the Bulgarian cultural center in Bitola
- ^ Macedonia Cracks Down On Clubs That Celebrate Reviled Bulgarians
- ^ "Bombakis Podcast #16 - Lambe Alabakovski (46:28)". YouTube.
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