# Jovan Jovanov

Jovan Jovanov (Macedonian: Јован Јованов) is a Macedonian-Canadian music producer, record engineer and songwriter of pop, R&B, house, and hip-hop. Now based in Toronto, Ontario, Jovanov is working with Canadian artists such as Alx Veliz, NorthSideBenji, Liron, and many others. Macedonian audience knows Jovanov as a singer and composer of many hit songs performed by artists such a Toše Proeski, Elvir Mekic, Adrian Gaxha, Слаткаристика, Toni Zen, Next Time and many others. Jovanov has composed, written, and produced over 700 songs and received many awards and acknowledgments. Internationally his hits have over 200 million views on YouTube.
He represented Macedonia as songwriter on the Eurovision song contest in 2004 (song "Life" for Toše Proeski) and in 2009 (song "Nešto što ḱe ostane" for Next Time), and on the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 (song "Prati Mi SMS" for Bobi Andonov). He also arranged Vlatko Ilievski's song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.
Jovanov has won three first prizes on the Macedonian festival MakFest, with his compositions "Magija", performed by the music group Magija (1998), "Ti me sakash", performed by Jovan Jovanov and Maja Sazdanovska (2005), and "Ne planiram", performed by Lambe Alabakovski (2010). He has also won two second prizes on MakFest for the compositions "300 godini", performed by Adrian Gaxha (2005) and "Bez tebe tivko umiram", performed by Next time (2008). Moreover, he is the winner of third prizes for the compositions "Da te vidam pak", performed by Jovan Jovanov (2003), "Se na svoe mesto", performed by Zoran Stamenkovski (2006) and "Nekade posle 2" performed by Elvir Mekic (2007).

## Early life

Jovanov was born in Skopje . He began his music education when he was six years old. He plays the piano, guitar, and percussion instruments.

## Career
### Artist Career (2004-2009)

Jovanov recorded and released two CDs, "Na moj Nacin" (On May Way), "Into mi trebas" (I need Immediately) and performed in numerous concerts and performances around Macedonia.

### Festival Director Makfest (2011-2012)

Jovanov was for two years director of the biggest festival of pop music in Macedonia - "MakFest" held in Stip. Makfest has produced more than 1,000 songs, many of which were hits.

### Global Music Entertainment Corp - Toronto, Canada (2017–present)

The G.M.E. was founded by Award Winning Producer Jovan Jovanov. Global Music Entertainment has a team of expert industry professionals and has a blueprint plan for an aspiring singer to break into the music industry as an independent or signed recording artist.
The G.M.E. is a unique all-in-one artist development facility that will prepare aspiring singers for a career in the music business. It is the leading source of training for artists in the music industry in Toronto, and a model for industry training nationwide. A place you can call your own, the center provides artist development programs, A & R consultations, marketing, social media and branding assistance, a recording studio, master vocal classes, performance and stage training, choreographers, songwriting, and music lessons to bring out the creative artist in you.
Global Music Entertainment Corp is owner of Global Recording Studio Toronto

## Discography
### Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2021 | Ontario International Film Festival(ONIFF) | Best Music For Canadian Feature / The Petrichor Movie | (songwriter & producer) | Won |
| 2021 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Production / Warzone | (songwriter & producer) | Won |
| 2020 | American Golden Picture | Best Composer / The Petrichor Movie | (songwriter & producer) | Won |
| 2020 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Production / My Love | (songwriter & producer) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Juno Awards | Children's Album of the Year / This is us | (songwriter & producer) | Nominated |
| 2020 | Venice Film Awards | Best Original Song | (songwriter & producer) | Won |
| 2019 | Hollywood Music in Media Awards | Best R&B/ Soul / Machine Gun | (songwriter & producer) | Nominated |
| 2016 | The USA Songwriting Competition | HONORABLE MENTION AWARDS | (Songwriter & producer) | Won |

### Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Work |
| 1998 | MakFest First prize | Аudience award | Song Magija (singer, songwriter & producer) |
| 2000 | Golden Ladybug of Popularity | Bend of the year | Bend Magija (singer) |
| 2003 | MakFest Third prize | Аudience award | Song Da te vidam pak (singer, songwriter & producer) |
| 2004 | North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest Winner | The Best Song | "Life"Tose Proeski (songwriter & producer) |
| 2004 | Sunčane Skale Third prize | Аudience award | Edinstvena (songwriter & producer) |
| 2005 | MakFest First prize | Audience Award | Ti Me Sakas Znam (Songwriter & producer) |
| 2005 | MakFest Second prize | Audience Award | 300 Godini Adrian Gaxha (Singer, songwriter & producer) |
| 2006 | MakFest Third prize | Audience Award | Se na svoe mesto (Songwriter & producer) |
| 2007 | MakFest Third prize | Audience Award | Nekade Posle 2 Elvir Mekic (Songwriter & producer) |
| 2008 | MARS Macedonia | Radio Hit of the year | Me ostavi sam da ziveam Next Time (Songwriter & producer) |
| 2009 | North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest Winner | The Best Song | Nešto što kje ostaneNext Time (songwriter & producer) |
| 2010 | MakFest First prize | Audience Award | Ne PlaniramLambe Alabakoski (songwriter & producer) |
| 2011 | North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest Winner | The Best Song | RusinkaVlatko Ilievski (songwriter & producer) |
| 2011 | Sunčane Skale Third prize | Аudience award | Lazem Ljude (songwriter & producer) |
| 2013 | MARS Macedonia | Radio Hit of the year | RegetonTyzee (Songwriter & producer) |
| 2015 | MARS Macedonia | Male Artist | Sakam NesakamAleksandar Tarabunov (Songwriter & producer) |
| 2018 | Valandovo Second prize | Audience Award | Umiram Po TebeKiril Bozinovski (songwriter & producer) |