Billy Zver

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Billy Zver
Били Sвер
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Background information
Birth nameIlija Delov
Born (1987-06-26) June 26, 1987 (age 37)
Kavadarci, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) (present-day North Macedonia)
Genres Rap Pop
OccupationRapper
Years active2006–Today

Ilija Delov, known by his stage name Billy Zver (born 1987) is a Macedonian rapper who together with Gjoko Taneski, represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Jas ja imam silata".

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