Esma Redzepova Video | Celebrity Interview and Paparazzi

Esma Redžepova (Macedonian: Есма Реџепова) is a Macedonian vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian. During her life she has performed in more than 9000 concerts in 30 countries, with her late husband Stevo Teodosievski she has fostered forty-seven children, and she has received numerous accolades for her humanitarian work. By her own account she has created more than 500 works of art. These include 108 singles, 20 albums, and 6 movies. Redžepova was born on August 8, 1943, in Skopje, Yugoslavia (today Republic of Macedonia). She is the second youngest of six children in a Roma... MORE

Esma Redžepova (Macedonian: Есма Реџепова) is a Macedonian vocalist, songwriter, and humanitarian. During her life she has performed in more than 9000 concerts in 30 countries, with her late husband Stevo Teodosievski she has fostered forty-seven children, and she has received numerous accolades for her humanitarian work. By her own account she has created more than 500 works of art. These include 108 singles, 20 albums, and 6 movies. Redžepova was born on August 8, 1943, in Skopje, Yugoslavia (today Republic of Macedonia). She is the second youngest of six children in a Roma family. Her father worked variously as a porter, singer, drummer, circus strongman and shoeshiner. Her parents stressed that all six children finish primary school. At age nine Esma was introduced by one of her brothers to a local Romani music organisation, where she was able to quickly learn complicated rhythms. Her mother encouraged her musical gifts and Esma and her brother soon joined their school's folklore group. In 1957, age 14, she was personally invited to sing at a school talent contest for Radio Skopje. This concert proved to be a turning point—not only did she place first, beating out 57 other LESS