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'''Džej Ramadanovski''' ({{Lang-sh-Cyrl|Џеј Рамадановски|italics=yes}}; born 29 May 1964) is a popular Serbian and former Yugoslav singer.
'''Džej Ramadanovski''' ({{lang-sr-cyr|Џеј Рамадановски}}; born 29 May 1964) is a popular [[Serbia]]n singer of mixed [[Romani people in Serbia|Romani]] and [[Macedonians in Serbia|Macedonian]] ethnicity.


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Ramadanovski was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, into a [[Romani people in North Macedonia|Romani]] family from [[Resen (town)|Resen, Macedonia]]. He grew up on Skanderbeg's Street in [[Dorćol]], where he resides today.<ref name=dnevno>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnevno.rs/ekalendar/na-danasnji-dan/120422-roden-dzej-ramadanovski-srpski-pevac-1964-godina.html|title=Rođen Džej Ramadanovski, srpski pevač - 1964. godina|publisher=}}</ref> After befriending [[Marina Tucaković]], he started his professional career in 1988, after participating in the MESAM festival with the song ''Zar ja da ti brišem suze'', finishing second.
==Biography==
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Ramadanovski was born in [[Belgrade]], SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, into a [[Romani people in North Macedonia|Romani]] family from Macedonian town of [[Resen (town)|Resen]]. He grew up living in [[Skenderbeg]]'s Street in [[Dorćol]], where he is residing.<ref name=dnevno>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dnevno.rs/ekalendar/na-danasnji-dan/120422-roden-dzej-ramadanovski-srpski-pevac-1964-godina.html|title=Rođen Džej Ramadanovski, srpski pevač - 1964. godina|publisher=}}</ref> After befriending lyricist [[Marina Tucaković]], he started his professional career in 1988, after participating in the MESAM festival with the song ''Zar ja da ti brišem suze'', finishing second.


In 1989, he made a cameo appearance in the movie ''[[Hajde da se volimo 2]]'', performing one of his songs in the movie. He had his career distinctively successful throughout the second half of 1980s in SR Serbia as well as in 1990s,{{Clarification needed|date=September 2020}} to a lesser degree in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the [[Grand Festival]] in 2008, he won second place with the song ''Imati pa nemati''. With his ex-wife Nada, he has daughters Ana and Marija.
In 1989, he made a cameo appearance in the movie [[Hajde da se volimo 2]], performing one of his songs in the movie. He had his career high throughout the 1990s in Serbia, and to a lesser degree in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the [[Grand Festival]] in 2008, he won second place with the song ''Imati pa nemati''. With his ex-wife Nada, he has daughters Ana and Marija.


He is a relative of disappeared Belgrade mobster Iso Lero "[[Džamba]]". In an interview given to ''Politika'', Ramadanovski stated that Džamba is author of the text of two songs he later recorded and published. One was "Teško je živeti" from album ''Zar ja da ti brišem suze'' and the other was "Žuta ruža / To je žena mojih snova" published on his album ''Jedan, dva''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramadanovski |first=Džej |date= 9 May 2015 |title=Vetrovi me lome, ja teram po svome|url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/327167/Ve-tro-vi-me-lo-me-ja-te-ram-po-svo-me |work=Politika |location=Belgrade |access-date= 9 December 2017}}</ref>
He is a relative of disappeared Belgrade mobster Iso Lero "[[Džamba]]". In an interview given to Politika, Ramadanovski stated that Džamba is author of the text of two songs he later recorded and published. One was "Teško je živeti" from album "Zar ja da ti brišem suze" and the other was "Žuta ruža/To je žena mojih snova" published on his album "1,2".<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramadanovski |first=Džej |date= 9 May 2015 |title=Vetrovi me lome, ja teram po svome|url=http://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/327167/Ve-tro-vi-me-lo-me-ja-te-ram-po-svo-me |work=Politika |location=Belgrade |access-date= 9 December 2017}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==

===Albums===
===Albums===
*''Zar ja da ti brišem suze'' (1988)
* ''Zar ja da ti brišem suze'' (1988)
*''Ljubio sam, nisam znao'' (1988)
* ''Ljubio sam nisam znao'' (1988)
*''Jedan, dva'' (1989)
* ''Jedan, dva'' (1989)
*''Ko se s nama druži'' (1991)
* ''Ko se s nama druži'' (1991)
*''Blago onom ko rano poludi'' (1992)
* ''Blago onom ko rano poludi'' (1992)
*''Rađaj sinove'' (1993)
* ''Rađaj sinove'' (1993)
*''Sa moje tačke gledišta'' (1995)
* ''Sa moje tačke gledišta'' (1995)
*''Upalite za mnom sveće'' (1996)
* ''Upalite za mnom sveće'' (1996)
*''Na ivici pakla'' (1997)
* ''Na ivici pakla'' (1997)
*''Oprosti majko'' (1998)
* ''Oprosti majko'' (1998)
*''Zato'' (1999)
* ''Zato'' (1999)
*''Ludo vino'' (2001)
* ''Ludo vino'' (2001)
*''Vozi, vozi...'' (2003)
* ''Vozi, vozi...'' (2003)


===Compilations===
===Compilations===
*''The Best Of Džej 1987 - 1994 Vol. 1 & Vol 2.'' (1994)
* ''The Best Of Džej 1987 - 1994 Vol. 1 & Vol 2.'' (1994)
*''Balade'' (1997)
* ''Balade'' (1997)


== Awards and nominations ==
== Awards and nominations ==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Džej Ramadanovski}}
*{{YouTube|channel=UC9MR9Bl86m3CLggkG84HuAQ|title=Dzej Music Official}}
* [http://www.dzej.com/ Džej Ramadanovski's official website]


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{{Music of Southeastern Europe (the Balkans)}}

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[[Category:Romani singers]]
[[Category:Serbian folk singers]]
[[Category:Serbian folk singers]]
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[[Category:Serbian pop-folk singers]]
[[Category:Serbian male singers]]
[[Category:Serbian male singers]]
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[[Category:Serbian people of Macedonian descent]]
[[Category:Serbian Romani people]]
[[Category:Serbian Romani people]]
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Revision as of 15:35, 17 October 2020

Džej Ramadanovski
Džej in 1998
Born
Džej Ramadanovski

(1964-05-29) 29 May 1964 (age 60)
Years active1988–present
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)

Džej Ramadanovski (Serbian Cyrillic: Џеј Рамадановски; born 29 May 1964) is a popular Serbian singer of mixed Romani and Macedonian ethnicity.

Ramadanovski was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, into a Romani family from Resen, Macedonia. He grew up on Skanderbeg's Street in Dorćol, where he resides today.[1] After befriending Marina Tucaković, he started his professional career in 1988, after participating in the MESAM festival with the song Zar ja da ti brišem suze, finishing second.

In 1989, he made a cameo appearance in the movie Hajde da se volimo 2, performing one of his songs in the movie. He had his career high throughout the 1990s in Serbia, and to a lesser degree in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the Grand Festival in 2008, he won second place with the song Imati pa nemati. With his ex-wife Nada, he has daughters Ana and Marija.

He is a relative of disappeared Belgrade mobster Iso Lero "Džamba". In an interview given to Politika, Ramadanovski stated that Džamba is author of the text of two songs he later recorded and published. One was "Teško je živeti" from album "Zar ja da ti brišem suze" and the other was "Žuta ruža/To je žena mojih snova" published on his album "1,2".[2]

Discography

Albums

  • Zar ja da ti brišem suze (1988)
  • Ljubio sam nisam znao (1988)
  • Jedan, dva (1989)
  • Ko se s nama druži (1991)
  • Blago onom ko rano poludi (1992)
  • Rađaj sinove (1993)
  • Sa moje tačke gledišta (1995)
  • Upalite za mnom sveće (1996)
  • Na ivici pakla (1997)
  • Oprosti majko (1998)
  • Zato (1999)
  • Ludo vino (2001)
  • Vozi, vozi... (2003)

Compilations

  • The Best Of Džej 1987 - 1994 Vol. 1 & Vol 2. (1994)
  • Balade (1997)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2010 Serbian Oscar Of Popularity Best Male Folk Singer Nominated

References

  1. ^ "Rođen Džej Ramadanovski, srpski pevač - 1964. godina".
  2. ^ Ramadanovski, Džej (9 May 2015). "Vetrovi me lome, ja teram po svome". Politika. Belgrade. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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