Vlatko Ilievski (; 2 July 1985 â 6 July 2018) was a Macedonian pop rock singer and actor. He was the runner-up to be the Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and represented FYR Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Rusinka" in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was previously a member of the rock band "Moral". He was a student of acting at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Skopje, where he graduated in 2010 with the drama "Anger" from Stephen King (The Rage).
Vlatko Ilievski was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia, in present-day North Macedonia. Aged 12, he started playing guitar and singing in local bands in Skopje. In 2000 he performed at the Macedonian Rock-Fest with the band "Made in Macedonia", and won two prizes.
In 2000, the Macedonian rock band Morality (ÃÂþÃÂðû) asked Ilievski to join their band. In 2001, they recorded songs and in 2003 they finished the album, "Koga Patuvam". Their songs include: "ÃÂðýøÃÂýþ ÃÂõ ÃÂðúðü", "áúþÿÃÂõ", "âø ÃÂø", "ÃÂòð õ ÃÂðúõôþýøÃÂð", and "àÃÂø üõ ÃÂñøòðÃÂ". In 2005, Morality were Deep Purple's support act for their concert in Skopje.
Vlatko started his solo career in 2007. His famous songs are: "ÃÂõñþ" (performed at ÃÂhrid fest 2008), "ãÃÂÃÂõ ÃÂø üø ÃÂø", "áþ ÃÂÃÂÃÂóø ÃÂñþÃÂþòø"(performed at the European song contest "Skopje 2008" Metropolis Arena), "ÃÂõ ÃÂõ üþöðü" (performed at MakFest 2008 with Dani), "Taúð ÃÂÃÂõñðûþ ôð ñøôõ", "áõ ÃÂÃÂþ ÃÂðúðò ÿþÃÂûõ ÃÂõñõ", "áøÃÂõ üø ÃÂõ úÃÂøòø", "ÃÂÃÂÃÂýø üõ" (with Tamara), "áúøÃÂýøú", "ÃÂðÃÂñþóðàýð ÃÂòõà(Najbogatij)" (Skopje Fest 2009, and a prize-winner at RadiskiFestival, March 2009), "àþ÷ð ÃÂøýõ", "ÃÂÃÂÃÂõûõýøõ", "ÃÂðú ýð ÃÂÃÂðÃÂþ" (performed at Makfest 2009), "ÃÂð ÃÂÃÂñþò ÃÂõ ÿõõ ôþ úÃÂðÃÂ" (with Risto Samardà ¾iev, prize-winning at Ohrid Fest 2009), "àðñþÃÂýøÃÂúø ÃÂðüÿøþýõ", "áÃÂõÃÂð" (Skopje fest 2010, winning second prize), and "ÃÂÃÂõý".
His first solo concert was on 5 June 2010, in the Boris Trajkovski Hall, Skopje, Macedonia, one of the largest arenas in the country. He filled the venue with an audience of around 10,000, in duet with Tamara, and was joined on-stage by his old band. He was supported by local bands Shvaleri and DZHMS; the lead guitarist of the latter is Ivan Ivanov, son of the Macedonian President Gjorge Ivanov, who was in the audience. Ilievski is filming a TV series to be broadcast in September. He again participated in Skopje Fest 2015, the national selection for Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 (the same selection that had given him the chance in 2011), in a duet with Risto Samardà ¾iev with the song Sever-Jug. They tied in last place, 14th place with 0 points.
Vlatko Ilievski's first album is áþ ôÃÂÃÂóø ÷ñþÃÂþòø ("In Other Words") with 10 songs: áþ ôÃÂÃÂóø ÷ñþÃÂþòø, àÿÃÂõüýþóàôþñÃÂþ, áøÃÂõ üø ÃÂõ úÃÂøòø, âðúð ÃÂÃÂõñðûþ ôð ñøôõ, ãÃÂÃÂõ ÃÂø üø ÃÂø, ÃÂõ ÃÂõ üþöðü (featuring Dani Dimitrovska), ÃÂÃÂÃÂýø üõ (featuring Tamara Todevska), ÃÂô ÃÂÃÂÃÂõ ýõ, ÃÂõñþ, áúøÃÂýøú.
His second solo album is ÃÂðÃÂñþóðàýð ÃÂòõà("Richest in the World") with 10 songs: áÃÂõÃÂð, ÃÂÃÂõô ôð ÃÂõ ÷ýðü, àÃÂø ø ÃÂðÃÂ, áõ ÃÂÃÂþ ÃÂðúðò ÿþ ÃÂõñõ, ÃÂðú ýð ÃÂÃÂðÃÂþ, ÃÂðÃÂñþóðàýð ÃÂòõÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂõý, ÃÂð ÃÂÃÂñþò ÃÂõ ÿõõ ôþ úÃÂðà(featuring Risto Samardà ¾iev), ÃÂõ ÿûðÃÂø, ø÷òøýø ø ÃÂõñþ (unplugged).
Ilievski died in the evening of 6 July 2018. His body was found in his automobile in Skopje, Macedonia. The cause of death was reported as a combined drug intoxication.