Vaska Ilieva
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Vaska Ilieva Васка Илиева | |
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Born | Čair, Skopje, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (present-day North Macedonia) | December 21, 1923
Died | May 4, 2001 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) | (aged 77)
Genres | Macedonian Folk Music |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1950–2001 |
Associated acts | Tanec |
Vaska Ilieva (Macedonian: Васка Илиева; February 21, 1923 – May 4, 2001) was a Macedonian leading folk singer from Yugoslavia and North Macedonia. She started her career as a dancer and singer in the State Ensemble Tanec in the early 1950s. Her style of singing and the songs she sang brought her wide popularity throughout Macedonia, the rest of the former Yugoslavia, the Balkans and throughout the worldwide Macedonian diaspora. She was referred to as the "Queen" of traditional Macedonian music.
Ilieva was awarded various honours from many European countries and toured Europe the Americas and Australia, where there is a large Macedonian community. Her repertoire of over 800 songs earned her a reputation as one of the most versatile and popular Macedonian female artists. Since the mid-1980s, Ilieva focused on interpreting patriotic songs, reflecting popular opinion and preceding the independence of the Republic of Macedonia.
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- 1923 births
- 2001 deaths
- Musicians from Skopje
- Macedonian female singers
- Macedonian folk singers
- Yugoslav female singers
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