Louis, Serbian singer, died from a car accident he was , 59.

Ljubiša Stojanović "Louis" was a Serbian singer, born in Leskovac. Louis was known for his unique musical style and was in the music business from 1970 until his death. His stage name Louis originated from when he was nine and successfully performed Louis Armstrong's songs. He graduated from the music high school in Niš. He got his B.A. in Music from the Faculty of Music in Belgrade, majoring in voice and composing with arrangement and folklore.




(Љубиша Стојановић "Луис"; 25 June 1952 – 31 July 2011)
 
He was among the first to combine jazz with Serbia's folklore. In 1980 he recorded his first record titled Ne kuni me, ne ruži me, majko (Do Not Scold Me, Do Not Rebuke Me, Mother), gaining high sales. Together with the Serbian band Flamingosi, he almost won the Beovizija 2006 festival for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.^[1]
He died in a car accident on July 31, 2011, on the road between Feketić and Vrbas.^[2] His last show was on July 22, 2011 at Club Jez in Sarajevo.

Discography

• Ne kuni me, ne ruži me, majko
• Dudi, s puno ljubavi
• Srcem i dušom
• My way I
• My way II
• Kamerav
• Hajde da se pomirimo
• Dunjo moja
• Louis (uživo)
• Louis (leptir)
• The Best of Louis
• Pogled iznutra
• Čarobnjak
• The Last King of Balkans [2011 Snail Records]

 

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