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Daniel Kajmakoski
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Kajmakoski in 2015
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Даниел Кајмакоски
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| Born | 17 October 1983 Struga, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day North Macedonia) |
| Origin | Struga, North Macedonia |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
Daniel Kajmakoski (born 17 October 1983) is a singer and songwriter from North Macedonia. He became famous after winning the first season of X Factor Adria. Daniel also represented North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with his song "Autumn Leaves". This happened after he won the Skopje Festival 2014.
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Daniel Kajmakoski's Life and Music Career
Early Life and First Steps in Music (1983–2013)
Daniel Kajmakoski was born in Struga, Yugoslavia, on October 17, 1983. When he was only seven years old, his family moved to Vienna, Austria. Daniel has two brothers, Dalibor and Filip.
Daniel started participating in music competitions at a young age. He was 17 when he first appeared on a TV show. In 2009, he performed in Macedonia at the Ohrid Fest. He sang "Nezhna ko princeza," a song he wrote himself. After this, he went back to Vienna and continued working on music. In 2011, he wrote a song called "Ne se vrajkas" for singer Karolina Goceva. This song became a big hit in Macedonia and other Balkan countries.
Winning X Factor Adria (2013–2014)
In 2013, Daniel tried out for the first season of X Factor Adria. He sang "Red" by Daniel Merriweather at his audition. He impressed everyone and eventually won the show on March 23, 2014.
After his victory, Daniel released his first single that summer. The song was called "Skopje-Beograd." It was a duet with Željko Joksimović, who was one of the X Factor judges. Željko Joksimović had also represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012.
During X Factor Adria, Daniel performed many popular songs, including:
- "One" by U2
- "Čija si" by Tose Proeski
- "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic
- "Wake Me Up" by Avicii
- "Angels" by Robbie Williams
Representing Macedonia at Eurovision (2014–Present)
Daniel Kajmakoski represented North Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. The contest took place in Vienna, Austria. He was chosen after winning the Skopje Festival 2014. This festival was organized to pick Macedonia's song for Eurovision.
His song for Eurovision was "Lisja esenski" (which means "Autumn Leaves"). He won the Skopje Festival by getting second place from an international jury and first place from public votes. At Eurovision, his song received 28 points. It placed 15th in the semi-final, which meant it did not make it to the final round.
On May 22, 2016, Daniel won the third season of Tvoje lice zvuči poznato. This is a Serbian TV show similar to Your Face Sounds Familiar. He performed many different artists, like Rammstein, Karolina Gočeva, and Prince. He won the show by impersonating Måns Zelmerlöw.
Daniel Kajmakoski's Music Releases
Singles
- 2009 "Nezna ko princeza"
- 2013 "Sloboda" (featuring Toni Zen)
- 2014 "Skopje-Beograd" (featuring Željko Joksimović)
- 2014 "Autumn Leaves" / "Lisja esenski"
- 2014 "Ne mogu protiv srca svog"
- 2014 "Sekoj" (featuring Zlatno Slavejce)
- 2014 "Za mig " (featuring Tamara Todevska)
- 2015 "Live It" (Official Qatar 2015 Anthem) (featuring Alexander Rybak, Ewa Farna, Lana Jurcevic, OCEANA, Rafal Brozozwski, ALYA, Marija Sestic, OLA, Amine Djammel, Fallulah, Lucas Silveira; Jon Jonsson, Nyusha; Pablo Lopez; Francesca Valenzuela; Shahab Tiam; Charlee; Mani; Fahad Al Kubaisi; Hasan Kharbesh; Carmen Suleiman; Daniela Herrero; Jaber Al Kaser)
- 2015 "Carry The Flame – Носи го огнот" (Official HH Anthem) (featuring BOBO, MERJ formerly from BLACKSTREET)
- 2015 "10 Leta", "Decenije"
- 2016 "Samo za ljubav"
See also
In Spanish: Daniel Kajmakoski para niños
