MakFest

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MakFest (Macedonian : МакФест) founded in 1986, is the largest festival of Macedonian popular music. It is held every year in November, in Štip, Republic of Macedonia, at the Cultural Center "Aco Šopov" (Macedonian : Дом на Културата "Ацо Шопов"). MakFest is a member of FIDOF (International Federation of Festival Organizations) with headquarters in Los Angeles, CA, USA. In 1997, MakFest was awarded the "Festival of The Year" distinction by FIDOF. [1]

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Winners

YearPerformerSongEnglish title
1986 Helena Blagne„Кога те нема“When You're Gone
1987 Trajche Manev „Осамен“Lonely
1988 Kićo Slabinac „Не враќај се, не буди ме“Don't Return, Don't Wake Me Up
1989 Zorica Kondza „А Бог знае“God Knows
1990 Ljupka Dimitrovska „Ѕвона ѕвонат“Bells are Ringing
1991 Pop Dizajn „Дајте ги рацете“Raise Your Hands
1992 Olgica Hristovska „Свирете ја Зајди, зајди“Play "Zajdi, Zajdi"
1993 Tanja Kocovska „Твојте очи, сине“Your Eyes, My Son
1994 Vlado Janevski „Еден бакнеж“One Kiss
1995 Cvetanka Gligorova „Не биди слеп“Don't Be Blind
1996 Dule i Koki „Виолина и гитара“Violin and Guitar
1997 Risto Samardžiev „Таму кај што си“There Where You Are
1998 Magija „Магија“Magic
1999 Risto Samardžiev „Песна за љубовта“Song About Love
2000 Andrijana Janevska & Marjan Stojanovski „Љубов ти е адреса“Your Address is Love
2001 Blagica Pop-Tomova „Зрак“Ray
2002 Biba Dodeva „Кажи љубов“Say Love
2003 Bojana Atanasovska „Немам одбрана“I Don't Have Defense
2004 Aleksandra Pileva „Нема утеха“No Consolation
2005 Jovan Jovanov & Maja Sazdanovska „Ти ме сакаш, знам“You Love Me, I Know
2006 Tamara Todevska & Vrčak „Седмо небо“Seventh Sky
2007 Risto Samardžiev & Irena Krstevska „Се е исто како лани“Everything's the Same Like Last Year
2008 Vlatko Lozanoski „Времето да застане“The Time Should Stop
2009 Risto Samardžiev & Dule i Koki „За милион години“For Million Years
2010 Lambe Alabakovski „Не планирам“I Don't Plan
2011 Zoran Iliev „Ангели и демони“Angels and Demons
2012 Sara Markovska „После него“After Him
2013 Aleksandra Janeva „Врати ми го сонцето“Return Me the Sun
2014 Biba Dodeva „Врати се“Come Back
2015 Bojana Atanasovska „Диви цветови“Wild Flowers
2016 Aleksandra Janeva „За сто години“For Hundred Years
2017 Zoran Iliev & Anabela Atijas „Од утро до вечер“From Morning 'till Evening
2018 Antonia Gigovska „Никогаш не вели никогаш“Never Say Never
2019 Martinijan Kirilovski „Сто пати на ден“Hundred Times a Day
2020 Nokaut „Сакам да живеам“I want to live

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References

  1. Makfest, A.D. (2007-04-08). "Za Makfest". MakFest A.D. Archived from the original on 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-09-18.