Dzej Ramadanovski(1964-2020)

Dzej Ramadanovski was a Serbian singer of Romani descent, known for his ballads and emotional vocal delivery. Ramadanovski was born into a working class family from the Macedonian town of Resen, and grew up living on Skanderbeg's Street in Dorcol, downtown Belgrade. After being discovered by lyricist Marina Tucakovic, he rose to prominence by coming second on the 1987 International Music Fair (MESAM) with "Zar ja da ti brisem suze". With songs such as "Nedelja" (1991), "Sunce ljubavi" (1995) and "Upalite za mnom svece" (1996) he became one of the biggest regional artists in the 1990s. Dzej finished as the runner-up at the Grand Music Festival in 2008 with "Imati pa nemati" and was also nominated for the Male Folk Singer of the Year award at the 2011 Serbian Popularity Oscar. Additionally, Dzej made cameo appearances in movies Hajde da se volimo 2 (1989) and Weekend with Pops (2020).