Predrag Živković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Живковић; 22 January 1936 – 6 April 2021), nicknamed Tozovac (Serbian Cyrillic: Тозовац) was one of the most famous Serbian folk singers[1] and composers. He was also an accomplished accordion player and entertainer who appeared in movies and hosted several music TV shows.
Tozovac was born in Kraljevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 22 January 1936. His father Svetozar "Toza" Živković was also a musician and a restaurant owner, while mother Budimka was a housewife. His father was shot in 1941 in Kraljevo during the Axis occupation of Serbia.
He went to Kraljevo high school and in 1976 graduated at the Higher School of Economics in Belgrade.
He began working as a musician in the 1960s, first as an accordion player who accompanied other, more prominent singers, while later in the decade, he teamed up with other composers like Duško Radetić, Bane Popov, and Dušan Karaklajić, becoming a folk music star himself.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s he didn't record much, but he scored few hits, like Danče, Ljubav je za sve godine and a duet with Lepa Lukić, and was again a co-host of the most popular music TV show in Serbia, Grand Show, on TV Pink. He also held a very popular three-singers concert, performing with Predrag Cune Gojković and Miroslav Ilić.
He appeared in several feature and TV movies, like I Bog stvori kafansku pevačicu (1972) and Balkan express 2 (1989).
Personal life
Tozovac has two illegitimate sons, and stories continue to circulate that Živković loved many beauties, one of whom was Biljana Ristić. But after countless adventures, he finally married in the Fall of 2016, at age 80, to his longtime sweetheart of over 30 years, Mima. "Mima is my true love and my choice. Our relationship is more than love. I would describe love as a short-term disease. We are only now in the most beautiful phase because we have become friends who cannot be one without the other", he said. He and Mima lived in Belgrade.
Živković was very outspoken about author's rights and education of young musicians. He was one of the rare folk musicians who spoke out against Slobodan Milošević. He was awarded the golden Medal for Merits of the Republic of Serbia in 2019.[3][4]
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predrag, Živković, tozovac, predrag, Živković, serbian, cyrillic, Предраг, Живковић, january, 1936, april, 2021, nicknamed, tozovac, serbian, cyrillic, Тозовац, most, famous, serbian, folk, singers, composers, also, accomplished, accordion, player, entertainer. Predrag Zivkovic Serbian Cyrillic Predrag Zhivkoviћ 22 January 1936 6 April 2021 nicknamed Tozovac Serbian Cyrillic Tozovac was one of the most famous Serbian folk singers 1 and composers He was also an accomplished accordion player and entertainer who appeared in movies and hosted several music TV shows Predrag Zivkovic TozovacBackground informationBirth namePredrag ZivkovicAlso known asTozovac pronounced tǒːzoʋats Born 1936 01 22 22 January 1936Kraljevo Kingdom of YugoslaviaDied6 April 2021 2021 04 06 aged 85 Belgrade SerbiaGenresFolkOccupation s musician actorYears active1946 2021LabelsPGP RTB Diskoton Grand Production He died on 6 April 2021 because of difficulties with COVID 19 2 Contents 1 Early life 2 Musical career 3 Television 4 Personal life 5 See also 6 ReferencesEarly life EditTozovac was born in Kraljevo Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 22 January 1936 His father Svetozar Toza Zivkovic was also a musician and a restaurant owner while mother Budimka was a housewife His father was shot in 1941 in Kraljevo during the Axis occupation of Serbia He went to Kraljevo high school and in 1976 graduated at the Higher School of Economics in Belgrade He began working as a musician in the 1960s first as an accordion player who accompanied other more prominent singers while later in the decade he teamed up with other composers like Dusko Radetic Bane Popov and Dusan Karaklajic becoming a folk music star himself Musical career EditDuring his 40 year long career Tozovac recorded over 30 singles and 20 albums played on over 300 concerts in all of the former Yugoslavia France United States Canada United Kingdom Austria Germany etc Most prominent concerts were in Belgrade in the Dom Sindikata Hall and in Zagreb in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall In addition to songs either composed by him or his colleagues he also recorded many Serbian folk songs Most important hits during his career are Mirjana Ide Mile Lajkovackom prugom Gde si da si moj golube duet with Mira Vasiljevic Vodenicareva cerka Prazna casa na mom stolu Oci jedne zene Ljubavi moja tugo Ti si me cekala Violino ne sviraj Malo po malo Pricaj mi o njoj Igrale se delije Jeremija Siromah sam al volim da zivim Uzmi sve sto ti zivot pruza Nosila je plavi sesiric na glavi Vlajna Trazicu ljubav novu Leno Magdaleno To ludo srce mojeTelevision EditIn the 1980s Tozovac became a co host of the highly popular TV folk music show Folk parada on Television Belgrade with another major folk star Predrag Cune Gojkovic and actress and singer Zlata Petkovic In the late 1990s and early 2000s he didn t record much but he scored few hits like Dance Ljubav je za sve godine and a duet with Lepa Lukic and was again a co host of the most popular music TV show in Serbia Grand Show on TV Pink He also held a very popular three singers concert performing with Predrag Cune Gojkovic and Miroslav Ilic He appeared in several feature and TV movies like I Bog stvori kafansku pevacicu 1972 and Balkan express 2 1989 Personal life EditTozovac has two illegitimate sons and stories continue to circulate that Zivkovic loved many beauties one of whom was Biljana Ristic But after countless adventures he finally married in the Fall of 2016 at age 80 to his longtime sweetheart of over 30 years Mima Mima is my true love and my choice Our relationship is more than love I would describe love as a short term disease We are only now in the most beautiful phase because we have become friends who cannot be one without the other he said He and Mima lived in Belgrade Zivkovic was very outspoken about author s rights and education of young musicians He was one of the rare folk musicians who spoke out against Slobodan Milosevic He was awarded the golden Medal for Merits of the Republic of Serbia in 2019 3 4 See also EditPredrag Gojkovic CuneReferences Edit Vajagic S 9 July 2008 TOZOVAC RAZOCARAN SAM Press Online in Serbian Retrieved 5 May 2011 Predrag Zivkovic Tozovac izgubio bitku sa koronom bice sahranjen u Aleji zasluznih Radio Televizija Vojvodine Beograd a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link IPAK STAJE NA LUDI KAMEN TOZOVAC PRVI PUT MLADOZENJA U 80 GODINI MAX magazin Archived from the original on 2 February 2020 Retrieved 2 February 2020 Serbia RTS Radio televizija Srbije Radio Television of Dodeljena odlikovanja povodom Dana drzavnosti Srbije www rts rs Retrieved 15 February 2019 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Predrag Zivkovic Tozovac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Predrag Zivkovic Tozovac amp oldid 1105637116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
