Risto Samardžiev

He formed the Cilindar group in 1981,[3][4] which was one of the first New Wave rock bands in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia.

The song he performed, Čili Vili (Чили Вили) then became a hit in Macedonia.

[6] After that performance he continued to work independently, appearing in festivals[7] as well as in bands (such as Memorija.

[10] In 2009 he won the pop night of Ohrid Fest in a duet with Vlatko Ilievski titled 'Za ljubov se pee do kraj.

'[11] He has also participated multiple times at the Macedonian national preselections for the Eurovision Song Contest.