Macedonian pop star Toshe Proeski, whose ballads earned him admirers across the former Yugoslavia, died Tuesday when his car crashed into a truck on a motorway in Croatia, police said.
Proeski, 26, represented Macedonia in the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest, and his good looks and romantic songs like "Heart is not a stone" and "Tie me to yourself" won him fans across the former Yugoslavia. He also recorded duets with other popular singers in the Balkans.
Proeski recorded seven albums and his songs hae topped pop chart lists across the former Yugoslavia for months.
The Macedonian government declared Wednesday a day of mourning for Proeski, said government spokesman, Ivica Bocevski. State radio said the country was in shock
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