Toni Petkovski (), also known as Toni Zen, is a

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and producer. The former member of music band Urbana Dimenzija has been a pop artist for more than 8 years.

Career

Beginnings

In the late 90s, under the influence of American hip-hop, Toni, using the stage name "Toni Montana", started performing rap music. The first group he was active in was called "105". The group recorded demos played only by a certain hip-hop radio program on

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. In 2002, along with DJ Cvare, he formed the group Urbana Dimenzija. During this time, Toni changed his stage name from Toni Montana to Toni Zen. He performed at numerous events in Macedonia, including the Street Beats Festival and hip-hop night at the Taksirat Festival as the guest of

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, Afu Ra,

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and

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Solo career (2005–present)

Toni Zen became a solo artist in 2005, working on several projects in close cooperation with Single Mode, Martin Srbinovski, Color and Bisera (Gemini),

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, among others. He released three studio albums which featured rap and hip-hop hits including "Vo Poln Efekt", "Skandal", "Mi Casa es Su Casa", and "Vo Moj Stil". In 2010, Toni Zen was an opening act for the concert of world superstar

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, held in the

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in Skopje. That summer, he held his first concert in

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's Ancient Theatre. Later that summer, he was invited to the

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with other ex-Yugoslav celebrities to shoot the third season of the regional version of ''

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/ref> He made it to the show's finale, finishing as the first runner-up.

Discography

Albums

* Stihovna agenda (2005) * Slushaj (2007) * Vo moj stil (2009) * Superzen (2011) * MikroSkopski organizam (2013) * Od izvorot na izborot (2019)

singles

* Prljavo na Balkan

Video songs

* Zivot (2001) * Rap fanatik (2001) * Skopje moj grad (2006) * Zen Master (2005) * Vo poln efekt (2003) * Dali sakas (2008) * Mi Casa Es Su Casa (2009)
Скандал

Во мој стил

Okey

Јас сум хип хоп
*Moeto Malo (feat Slatkaristika)2011 *Super Zen (2011) *Ne Me Zamaraj (2009) * Nadvor ( Poveke od raper) 2012 * Setila (2013) * Svetot e tvoj (2013) * Pod kontrola (2013) * Isti (2013) * Prljavo na Balkan (2016) * SUM (2019) * Tishina (2019)

References

External links

Официјален сајт на Тони Зен

Тони Зен на MySpace

Видеа Тони Зен
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zen, Toni Macedonian rappers Macedonian composers Macedonian songwriters Macedonian pop musicians 1983 births Living people Musicians from Skopje