eurovision 2013
Esma Redžepova
Esma Redžepova, billed as Esma, represented Macedonia at Eurovision 2013 in Malmö with “Pred da se razdeni”, and went out in the second semi-final.
- who
- Macedonian-Romani singer, songwriter and humanitarian
- born
- 8 August 1943, Skopje
- died
- 11 December 2016 (aged 73), Skopje, North Macedonia
- billed as
- Esma
- contest
- 2013
- music
- disco, Romani music, folk-pop, traditional folk, Macedonian folk music
- active
- from 1956
- record labels
- Croatia Records
- sang for
- North Macedonia
Biography
Esma Redžepova was a Macedonian singer, songwriter and humanitarian who began singing as a teenager in the 1950s and performed for more than five decades. Billed as Esma and Lozano, Redžepova and Vlatko Lozanoski sang “Pred da se razdeni” in Malmö in 2013 and went out in the semi-final.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Esma Redžepova”.
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At Eurovision
One song, and what became of it.
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2013 Malmö
“Pred da se razdeni (Пред да се раздени)”
Out in the second semi-final Went out in the second semi-final: 16th of 17, with 28 points.
- Billed as
- Esma and Lozano
- With
- Lozano
- Sung in
- Macedonian, Romani
- Written by
- Simeon Atanasov, Magdalena Cvetkovska, Lazar Cvetkoski, Darko Dimitrov
- Age on the night
- 69
- Won that year
- Denmark: Emmelie de Forest, “Only Teardrops”
The story of Eurovision 2013: One host, no draw, and votes for sale
Away from Eurovision
Other contests and shows
- Ilidža Folk Music Festival
Awards
- King and Queen of Romani Music 1976
- Bjørnson Prize 2005
- National artist of Macedonia 2013
- Order of Merit for Macedonia
As recorded on Wikidata, which is rarely the whole list.
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