Petar Georgiev-Kalica

Who is Petar Georgiev-Kalica?

Petar Georgiev-Kalica is a Macedonian composer and songwriter. He had first contacts with music in Secondary music school in Bitola. During his music education he was a member of many music bands in his native town Bitola. His first major success was in 1989 when he participated in the Macedonian music festival Valandovo as a songwriter of the song "Ako odam vo Bitola", performed by Oktet Makedonija. With this song he won the third place from the jury. This song is one of the most famous songs ever written about the town of Bitola and the lyrics are about Bitola's old traditions. "Ako odam vo Bitola" is used in making many documentaries and music events dedicated to Bitola. Taking into consideration the fact that this song is still popular, cover of this song was made by the most famous Macedonian music star Toše Proeski on his ethnic album "Božilak". This cover was in different style from the original song, but it was well accepted from the audience.

In 1989 he achieved another great music success on the most famous Macedonian pop festival MakFest, where he participated as a songwriter of the smash Macedonian hit "Letaj mi letaj gulabe" performed by the famous Croatian singer Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac. This song won the second place, missing the first place for only one vote from the audience. However, he won the prize for best lyrics for this song. Although this song didn't win, it is still popular in the Balkans.