Biography
Goce Nikolovski or Гоце Николовски (1947 - 16 December 2006) was a famous Macedonian singer, mostly known for his hit "Biser Balkanski" (Pearl Of The Balkans).
Nikolovski was born in Skopje, Socialist Republic of Macedonia in 1947. His popularity peaked in 1990, when his song "Biser Balkanski" won 1st prize at the Folk Fest Valandovo 1990 Song Festival, an annual competition in which singers from the former Yugoslavia competed to find the best song.
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On 16 December 2006, Nikolovski's neighbours heard a gunshot coming from the home of the singer at around 10:00pm local time. At around 3:00am the following morning, Police arrived at Nikolovski's house which was locked from the inside and found the 59 year old singer dead in his home, he had committed suicide with a gunshot to the head. It has since been confirmed that Nikolovski was alone at the time.
Nikolovski was found with a wound to the head. His gun was found nearby, as well as a suicide note that was written to his family.
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