The song became an instant classic in Macedonia, even becoming somewhat of an anthem to a nation just starting off after its breakup from Yugoslavia.
Throughout the 1990s, Nikolovski went on to release several other hits, but none would measure up to the success that he found with "Biser Balkanski".
Nikolovski's popularity declined as time progressed, and by the start of the 21st century, he had virtually disappeared from the public eye.
On 16 December 2006, Nikolovski's neighbours heard a gunshot coming from the home of the singer at around 10:00 pm local time.
At around 3:00 am the following morning, Police arrived at Nikolovski's house which was locked from the inside and found the 59-year-old singer dead in his home, he had committed suicide with a gunshot to the head.