Bobby (Bobi) Andonov - Australia's Got Talent (Show)

[Soldier of Macedon]

15 year old contestant on the show just sang, very well too, channel 7.

Is this young man a Macedonian?

[Bill77]

I did not watch it SOM but there is a Bobby Andonov that is a Macedonian from Australia who Represented ROM in a Junior Singing contest recently. It might be the same kid.

[Soldier of Macedon]

Could be Bill, this kid was definetly a local from Melbourne.

[Bill77]

Bobby Andonov


Birthday August 28
Location Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Languages English, Macedonian




Bobby Andonov was born on August 28th, 1994 in Melbourne, Australia. He's an Australian/Macedonian singer who represented Republic of Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "Prati mi SMS" (Text me an SMS).
Bobby has been dancing at T-Jam Dance Studio in Melbourne (tutored by Janine Toward) since the age of 7. He sings at Susie Ahern's School Of Singing and also plays the piano and the guitar.
In Australia, he starred in the “Lion King” musical being selected from 3,000 contenders for the role of Young Simba. He also appears in annual performances, cabarets and eisteddfods singing children, folk and pop songs as well as opera repertoire (for example songs of Luciano Pavarotti) in Macedonian, English and Italian.
Bobby has taken part in several Macedonian music festivals, including Zlatno Slavejče. He has performed in Serbia and Albania, for a big audience at the Macedonia - Netherlands football match and has also sung the Australian anthem at a Labor party conference.Bobby is now known as the voice of The Seven Network with "Love Big Love".
He is well known for his performance of Toše Proeski's 2004 Eurovision Song Contest entry Life as a tribute to the late Macedonian star whom Bobby met when Toše was touring Australia.
On September 20th, 2008, Bobby was chosen to represent Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Limassol, Cyprus with his song "Prati mi SMS" (Macedonian Cyrillic: Прати ми СМС, English: Text me an SMS) receiving the highest points from the televoting and the expert jury. His song was arranged by Jovan Jovanov, the composer of Life.
Bobby is currently composing songs for a forthcoming album. He quotes his musical influences as James Morrison, Coldplay and Ne-Yo.

http://bobby-andonov.hi5.com/friend/...Hi5+Page--html



Ive heard him sing live at a Tose Proevski concert a few years ago. This kid can sing.

[Bill77]

His junior eurovision song entry

YouTube - Bobi Andonov - Prati Mi SMS

[Soldier of Macedon]

So he's a Macedonian kid, excellent!!

His performance shown on TV tonight was very well done, he seems like a shy young kid but already sings like a lion, all the best to him and his future endeavours.

[Bill77]

I got confirmation that it is him. So to answer your question, he is Macedonian. Good on Bobby. :rmacedonia

[Soldier of Macedon]

It's him, I can see by the face on the youtube clip and the one I just saw on TV

[Soldier of Macedon]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobi_Andonov

Bobi Andonov (Macedonian: Боби Андонов) (born August 28, 1994 in Melbourne, Australia) is a Macedonian singer who represented the Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with his song "Prati mi SMS" (Send me an SMS),the song reached the 5th place with 93 points.[1]

Contents [hide]
1 Biography
2 Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
3 See also
4 References
5 External links


[edit] Biography
Bobby Andonov sings at The Susie Ahern School Of Singing in Williamstown, Australia. He also plays piano and guitar. He has been dancing at T-Jam Dance Studio in Melbourne (tutored by Janine Toward) since the age of 7. In Australia, he starred in the "Lion King" musical being selected from 3,000 contenders for the role of Simba. He also appears in annual performances, cabarets and eisteddfods singing children, folk and pop songs as well as opera repertoire (for example songs of Luciano Pavarotti) in Macedonian, English and Italian. Bobby is at present composing songs for an upcoming album. Bobi has taken part in several Macedonian music festivals, including Zlatno Slavejče. He has performed in Serbia and Albania, for a big audience at the Republic of Macedonia - Netherlands football match and has also sung the Australian anthem at a Labor party conference.[2]

He is widely seen as the "New Toše" and is well known for his performance of Toše Proeski's 2004 Eurovision Song Contest entry Life as a tribute to the late ethnic Macedonian star whom Bobi met when Toše was touring Australia.

[edit] Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008
On September 20, 2008, Bobi Andonov was chosen to represent the Republic of Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Limassol, Cyprus with his song "Prati mi SMS" (Macedonian Cyrillic: Прати ми СМС, English: Send me a SMS) receiving the highest points from the televoting and the expert jury. His song was arranged by Jovan Jovanov, the composer of Life.

[julie]

Bravo, his parents must be so proud of him