Ljubiša Stojanović (; 25 June 1952 – 31 July 2011), better known by his
stage name
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Louis, was a Serbian singer. He was known for his unique musical style and was in the music business from 1970 until his death.
Biography
Born in
Leskovac
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, Louis graduated from the music high school in
Niš
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. He got his B.A. in Music from the
Faculty of Music in Belgrade, majoring in voice and composing with arrangement and folklore.
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His stage name Louis originated from when he was nine and successfully performed Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...
's songs. He was among the first to combine jazz
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with Serbia
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's folklore. In 1982, he recorded his first record titled ''Ne kuni me, ne ruži me, majko'' (Do Not Curse me ,Do Not Scold Me, Mother), gaining high sales. Together with the Serbian band Flamingosi, he almost won the Beovizija
''Beovizija'' () was a music festival established in 2003. Since 2007 it was the national selection for Serbia's representative at the Eurovision Song Contest. ''Beovizija'' was organised and broadcast live each year by RTS1, on RTRS in Bosnia, ...
2006 festival for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Athens, Greece, following the country's victory at the with the song "My Number One" by Helena Paparizou. Organised by the European Broadcas ...
in Athens, Greece.
At the beginning of 2011, he recorded for the Dutch record label Snail Records the album "The Last King Of Balkans" but just before the release of the album, Louis died in a car accident on 31 July 2011, on the road between Feketić
Feketić ( sr-cyr, Фекетић, , or ) is a village located in the Mali Iđoš municipality, in the North Bačka District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Hungarian ethnic majority and its po ...
and Vrbas. His last show was on 22 July 2011 at Club Jez in Sarajevo
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.
Discography
*1982: Ne kuni me, ne ruži me, majko
*1984: Dudi, s puno ljubavi
*1986: Srcem i dušom
*1987: My way I
*1987: My way II
*1988: Evo me opet
*1990: Hajde da se pomirimo
*1993: Louis (uživo)
*1999: Louis
*2001: Pogled iznutra
*2005: Čarobnjak
*2008: Ciganski san
*2011: The Last King of Balkans Snail Records">011 Snail Records
References
External links
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Biography at Snail Records
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1952 births
2011 deaths
Musicians from Leskovac
20th-century Serbian male singers
Serbian folk singers
Road incident deaths in Serbia
Serbian jazz singers
Male jazz musicians
21st-century Serbian male singers
Yugoslav male singers
Beovizija winners