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Kaliopi - Dona Kaliopi to represent Macedonia in 2016
Kaliopi Bukle (Macedonian: Калиопи Букле;, pronounced [kaliˈɔpi ˈbuklɛ], born 28 December 1966 in Ohrid), known professionally as Kaliopi, is a Macedonian singer-songwriter. In her career, Kaliopi has progressed from singing lead vocal with her eponymous band in 1980s Yugoslavia to being an established vocalist and composer working in Macedonia and across former Yugoslavia.
For the majority of 2011, Kaliopi was part the judging panel for the first edition of Macedonian Idol alongside fellow judges Igor Džambazov and Toni Mihajlovski. Kaliopi released the songs "Ne e kraj na se" and "Se rodi den" with the finalists of the show:
On 19 November 2011, Macedonian Radio Television invited Kaliopi to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Kaliopi performed the song "Crno i belo", with lyrics by Kaliopi and music by Romeo Grill. After a four-year pause, Kaliopi brought Macedonia again into the finals. The song qualified from the second semi-final on 24 May 2012 and was placed thirteenth in the final on 26 May 2012, scoring 71 points. Prior to her Eurovision performance, Kaliopi promoted the song in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Ukraine and Belarus.
The release of "Crno i Belo" also marked a renewed cooperation between Kaliopi and Romeo Grill after the twelve-year pause. Their collaboration continued following the Eurovision Song Contest and yielded the album "Melem". Kaliopi released the singles "Vučica", "Melem" and "Mrvica" to promote the album before and after its February 2013 release date.
On 24 November 2015, Macedonian Radio Television announced that they selected Kaliopi to represent Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Stockholm. The song that Kaliopi will perform at the 2016 contest, "Dona", was released on 7 March 2016.
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