Karolina Gočeva
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Karolina Gočeva (in Macedonian: Каролина Гочева, born April 28, 1980) in Bitola is a Macedonian singer.
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| Country | Republic of Macedonia |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Genres | Pop |
| Labels | Avalon Production |
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[edit] Biography
Karolina Gočeva got her first big break at the age of 11 when she performed at the children's festival "Si-do" in Bitola and annual festival "Makfest 91" in Štip with the song "Mamo, pušti me" ("Mum, leave me alone"). Her career was just starting, so she used the national festivals to promote her voice and talent. She became a regular participant in SkopjeFest, debuting in 1994 when she performed the song "Koj da ti kaže" ("Who to tell you"). In the following years she participated successfully, especially when SkopjeFest was used to choose a song for Eurovision. In 1996, Karolina participated with "Ma, ajde kaži mi" ("Come on, tell me") and reached 9th place. In 1998, she participated with "Ukradeni noќi" ("Stolen nights") and was more successful, reaching 4th place with 10,454 televotes. In 2000, Karolina joined the record label, Avalon Productions, who helped her release her debut album "Jas imam pesna" (I've got a song). From that album, Karolina released many singles including "Sakaj me" ("Love me"), "Bez ogled na se"("No matter what") and "Nemir" ("Restless"), the latter of which she sang in a duet with Tose Proeski. With her first album released, Karolina took port in the SkopjeFest Eurovision song selection. Karolina nearly missed out coming in 2nd with her song "Za nas" ("For us"), which managed to receive 916 points.
After promotion through concerts and festivals, Karolina released her second album "Zošto sonot ima kraj" (Why the dream has an end) in 2002. Karolina gained more popularity in former Yugoslavia, by performing at Sunčane Skale festival with the song "Jamajka" ("Jamaica"). Karolina released "Ti mozes" ("You could") and "Ke bidi se vo red" ("Everything will be okay") as singles in Macedonia. On Karolina's album, she included three English versions of her songs titled "I'm looking for Jamaica", "You could", and "Tell me". 2002 became even more successful for Karolina because she was crowned the winner of "Skopje Eurosong 2002 with "Od nas zavisi" ("It Depends on Us"), which allowed her to represent Macedonia in front of a European audience. Some controversy surrounded Karolina participation and it dealt with the language of the song. MKTV submitted the participation form with the performing language selected as Macedonian. Karolina and her record label thought that this would be a handicap and that Karolina should sing in English so she could successfully compete with the other nations. MKTV dragged out the incident, threatening to send 2nd placed performer Andrijana Janevska if Karolina did not sing in Macedonian. At last MKTV offered Karolina the possibility of performing the song in Macedonian and English, but she eventually declined. The deadline for changes passed and Karolina ended up going to Tallinn, Estonia with the Macedonian version of her song. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2002, she ended up in 19th place. During 2002 she held numerous concerts in Macedonia, including three in the "Univerzalna sala" in Skopje.
On March of 2003 she released her third album "Znaeš kolku vredam" (You know how much I'm worth). Also she held many concerts during the "Ilinden" celebrations, such as a concert in Ohrid on the stage of "Dolni Saraj" with her special guest star Vlado Janevski. Karolina released music videos for her songs "Hipokrit" ("Hipocrite"), "Ljubov pod oblacite" ("Love under the clouds"), and "Srescemo se opet" ("We will meet again"). She was featured on many television programs on TV stations in Macedonia. After 2003, her career expanded to include Serbia and Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Slovenia, where her CDs are now also released. Karolina went into the studios and recorded all of her songs from her third album in the Serbian language so she could appeal to a wider market in those areas. Her first Serbian language album was titled "Kad zvezde nam se sklope...kao nekada" (When the stars align...like once before).
In 2005, Karolina participated once again at Herceg Novi in the Sunčane Skale festival. Her song "Ruza Ruzica" ("Red Rose") became an instant hit placing her 4th in the festival. Karolina also released her new song "Se lazam sebe" ("I'm lying to myself"), which was written by the diva of Macedonian pop music, Kaliopi. At the end of 2005, she released the album "Vo zaborav" (In Oblivion). However the promotion of the album started with a scandal when the Czech based "Imperial Video Production" accused Karolina of unprofessionalism during the shooting of the "Plovime" video. Karolina had arrived in Prague in late 2005 to shoot two music videos but left soon after the shooting of the first video. The production company had taken Karolina to court and had sued for 100,000 Euros in damages. Karolina continued with her career releasing the Serbian version of her album called "U Zaboravu" and a special Croatian version, which contained song sung in the Jekavski dialect. Karolina's music videos have been rotating on MTV Adria. Shortly before going on summer break, Karolina released the song "Umiram bez tebe" ("Dying without you"). At the moment, Karolina has a duet with Aki Rahimovski titled "Bela Pesna" ("White Song"), which has become a big hit in the Ex-Yugoslavian region.
It has been recently confirmed that Karolina and her management team at Avalon Records are searching for various songs, in an attempt to find an excellent song for a second participation at the Eurovision Song Contest. Karolina told press that she wants to go to Eurovision again.
[edit] Albums
- Mamo pusti me (Audio Tape 1992)
- Jas Imam Pesna - 2000
- Zošto sonot ima kraj - 2002
- Znaes Kolku Vredam - 2003
- Kad Zvezde Nam Se Sklope...Kao Nekada - 2003
- Vo Zaborav - 2005
- U Zaboravu - 2006
[edit] Singles
- Mamo, pušti me - 1991
- Koj da ti kaže - 1994
- Isčekuvanje - 1995
- Ma, ajde kaži mi - 1996
- Tonovi tajni - 1997
- Ukradeni noќi - 1998
- Sakaj Me - 1999
- Bez ogled na se - 1999
- Nemir (duet with Tose Proeski) - 2000
- Za nas - 2000
- Milenium so tebe - 2000
- Ti Mozes - 2001
- Jamajka - 2002
- Ke bide se vo red - 2002
- Od nas zavisi - 2002
- Stom Sakas/Kad Volis - 2002
- Hipokrit/Zacaren Krug - 2003
- Ljubov pod oblacite/Ljubov ispod oblaka - 2003
- Srescemo se opet - 2003
- Znaes Kolku Vredam/Znas Koliko Vredim - 2004
- Se Lazam Sebe/Lazem Sebe - 2005
- Ruza Ruzica - 2005
- Vo Zaborav/U Zaboravu - 2005
- Ova Srce Znae/Tesko srcu pada - 2006
- Bela Pesna/Bjela Pesma (duet with Aki Rahimovski) - 2006
- Umiram Bez Tebe/Umirem bez tebe - 2006
