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Dragan Vučić

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Dragan Vučić (Macedonian: Драган Вучиќ; 6 September 1955 – 4 May 2020) was a Macedonian composer, singer, bass guitar player, philanthropist and TV host.

His most famous songs are "Nika Nika", "Odlazim (Nikom nije nocas kao meni)", translation: "I'm going away (Nobody feels like me tonight)".

Dragan was born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, but today in North Macedonia. Dragan composed numerous pop hits such as Svirete Ja Zajdi Zajdi, Angeli Me Nosat, Kaži Zvezdo and many more. In the 1980s he was a singer and bass guitar player of pop-folk band Tavce Gravce, and in the 1990s he was the lead singer and bass guitar player of the pop-folk band Koda. He composed the song Make My Day, chosen to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.[1] Later in his career from 1996 until 2020 he started hosting various TV shows on many TV channels in Macedonia.

Death

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Vučić suffered from complications after contracting COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia in April 2020. He died on 4 May 2020, in the infectious clinic in Skopje, aged 65.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Barclay, Simon (2010). Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. p. 124. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1.
  2. ^ Preminuo makedonski TV voditelj i muzičar Dragan Vučić od korona virusa: Danas. Retrieved 4 May 2020. (in Bosnian)
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