Jonče Hristovski

{{Short description|Macedonian singer and composer}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Jonče Hristovski

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| caption = Hristovski performing his songs

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name =

| native_name = Јонче Христовски

| native_name_lang = mac

| birth_date = 1931

| birth_place = Bitola, Macedonia, Kingdom of Yugoslavia

| death_date = 5 {{death year and age|2000|1931|04}}

| death_place = Skopje, Macedonia

| genre = Folk

| occupation = {{flatlist|

• Singer
• composer}}

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| associated_acts = Makedonsko devojče

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Jonče Hristovski (Macedonian: Јонче Христовски; born 1931 in Bitola – 5 April 2000 in Skopje[http://217.16.70.245/?pBroj=1447&stID=12522&pR=16 Obituary: Jonče Hristovski] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530135220/http://217.16.70.245/?pbroj=1447 |date=30 May 2011 }}) was a Macedonian singer and composer of folk music. During his career he gained a special reputation among the people as a communicative person and wonderful singer.Encyclopaedia Macedonica, p 1591, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, 2009 {{ISBN|978-608-203-023-4}} and {{ISBN|978-608-203-024-1}} Among his many successes, his most popular song is Makedonsko Devojče composed in 1964.{{Cite web |url=http://www.dunav.org.il/balkan_music_macedonian.html#all |title=dunav.org.il Makedonsko devojce is a Macedonian song written by Jonce Hristovski |access-date=13 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328081020/http://www.dunav.org.il/balkan_music_macedonian.html#all |archive-date=28 March 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mn.mk/makedonski-legendi/1136-Jonce-Hristovski--Bezvremenski-refreni|title=Јонче Христовски|website=Македонска нација|accessdate=8 May 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.utrinski.com.mk/?ItemID=3E48EF95B9AEFF4F9438C6D6423FD7AD|title=Makedonsko Devojče – Utrinski vesnik|accessdate=8 May 2020|archive-date=26 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226055356/http://www.utrinski.com.mk/?ItemID=3E48EF95B9AEFF4F9438C6D6423FD7AD|url-status=dead}}

Besides his solo career, he has been singing and performing with the CA Tanec and he has been director of one show produced by the national Macedonian Television.

Jonče Hristovski suffered a terrible tragedy when his wife passed after giving birth to their twin daughters, Olgica and Nevenka.