Early Years

Toše began his career when he decided to participate in the teenage festival "Melfest” in 1996. Following this public exposure, he was awarded in Prilep for his strong vocal capabilities, which led to his rise to fame when he participated in "Makfest” with the song "Pusti me"("Let me go") in 1997. His fanbase quickly grew and he continued to make use of festivals such as "SkopjeFest” and "OhridFest” as a platform for promotion and publicity. Toše collaborated with one of Macedonia’s greatest lyricists and composers, Grigor Koprov, to produce some of the greatest hits of his career such as "Usni na Usni" ("Lips on Lips") and "Sonce vo Tvoite Rusi Kosi" ("The Sun in Your Golden Hair"). In 1999, he released his debut album, "Nekade vo Nokta" ("Somewhere in the Night"), which contained eleven tracks. In the summer of the same year, Toše performed his first solo concert in Skopje which, in spite of the rain, was unforgettable for all the fans.
In 2000, Toše participated in the Eurovision pre-selection for Macedonia in "SkopjeFest.” He participated with the song "Solzi Pravat Zlaten Prsten" ("Golden Ring made of Tears"), which won the televoting from the public despite overall finishing in third place, behind Karolina Gočeva, and the winners XXL. During that period, he began recording the tracks for his second album "Sinot Božji" ("The Son of God"), which was promoted by the end of June 2000. The album brought some great hits, like "Nemir" ("Restless") (a duet with Karolina Gočeva), "Vo Kosi da ti Spijam" ("Sleeping in Your Hair"), "Izlazi me Ušte Ednaš" ("Lie to Me One More Time"), as well as "Iluzija" ("Illusion") (Grand Prix at the festival "Slavianski Bazaar" in Vitebsk ) and "Tajno Moja" ("Secret of mine"),two songs are composed by Kire Kostov, (winning second prize at the festival "Sunčane Skale", held in Herceg Novi, now Montenegro).
The Serbian production house "BK Sound” purchased the rights to release Toše’s latest album in the former Yugoslavian republics, which led to his victory of the Oscar of Popularity in former Yugoslav republics for the year of 2000, and his sell-out shows in Skopje and Belgrade. Toše set off on an Australian tour along with other Macedonian singers in 2001.
After spending his time in recording studios in Athens, Greece, Toše released his third album "Ako me pogledneš vo oči" ("If You Look Into My Eyes") in Macedonian and Serbian. After the release, Toše went on a tour throughout Macedonia doing intense promotion. He also went to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Bulgaria for further promotion. Toše won "Beovizija" in Belgrade on April 2003, with "Čija si" ("To whom do you belong?"), a song which became a huge hit in Macedonia and the other former republics.