DNK (duo)
DNK | |
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| Origin | Skopje, North Macedonia |
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| Years active | 2001–2025 |
| Past members | Andreja Gjorgjieski (Andrej DNK) Vladimir Blažev (Pančo) |
DNK (Macedonian: ДНК) were a Macedonian hip-hop duo from Skopje. The main members of the group were Vladimir Blažev, known as Pančo, and Andreja Gjorgjieski, known as Andrej DNK. In 2025, while they were performing at a night club in Kočani, a fire broke out, which killed Andrej and seriously injured Vladimir. Six other members of the team supporting the duo died in the disaster.[1]
History
As artists with prior music experience and education, Andrej DNK and Pančo started a band in 2001, and released their first single shortly afterward. In 2010, DNK released their debut album titled It's Everything, through their home house "Production Republic", as a producer Vrcak appears, and the album consists of 18 songs, including the single "Full Moon", "Keep Me", "Purposed to You", "She Hides".
In September 2011, DNK held their first concert at the Metropolis Arena in Skopje.[2]
In June 2012, DNK released the single "Plane" as an announcement of the upcoming album Heart. The album Heart, released in 2013, has 15 songs including "Dada", "Whatever it Wants It" and "From Morning to Dark".[3][4] In September 2012, DNK held an acoustic concert at the Universal Hall Skopje, supported by the Chamber Orchestra and Live Band.[5][6]
In 2016 DNK released the album Another Day.[7][8] This album has 12 songs, including: "Only She Knows How", "Dearest", "Dark Is", "It's from Shutka".[9][10] In May 2017, the duo celebrated 15 years of existence with a concert at the Metropolis Arena in Skopje.[11] In 2018, they released the compilation "The Best of", which contains 22 songs and bonus song "Diamond".[12]
In 2019 they released four singles: "If you knew everything",[13], "Romeo and Juliet",[14] "We"[15] and "Up or down".[16][17]
In early 2020 DNK released the single "Call me" with an animated video.[18] In March, they held an online concert on YouTube and Facebook.[19]
Kočani nightclub fire
On 16 March 2025, Gjorgjieski was killed in the Kočani nightclub fire, along with the band's photographer Aleksandar Efremov, backing singer Sara Projkovska, drummer Gjorgji Gjorgiev and keyboard player Filip Stevanovski.[20] Two of the band members survived the initial fire, but died later in the afternoon.[21] Blažev suffered burns to his face and hands, and was given oxygen therapy, leaving him the only surviving member of the band.[22][23] All members of the band other than Blažev, died as a result of the fire.[24]
Members
- Vladimir Blažev - Pančo (born 29 July 1979 in Skopje)
- Andreja Gjorgjieski (9 February 1982 – 16 March 2025)
See also
References
- ^ Klincharova, Viki (2025-03-16). "Седум лица од тимот на ДНК загинаа во пожарот: Како не ве задржавме, да не си одите?". Фокус (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2025-03-18.
- ^ "DNK - Metropolis Arena - Skopje ( 24.09.2011 ) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Панчо и Андреј - ДНК: Ние сме емотивни и романтични момци!". CRNOBELO.com (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Срце". DNK. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Концерт на ДНК во Универзална сала во Скопје". МКД.мк (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Истакнати музичари во бендот на ДНК". CRNOBELO.com (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "ДНК со ѕвездена промоција на новиот албум и спот". Fashionel.mk (in Macedonian). 2016-05-10. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Цела македонска естрада на промоцијата на новиот албум на ДНК". RadioMK (in Macedonian). Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Цела македонска естрада на промоцијата на новиот албум на ДНК". Република Online. Archived from the original on 2022-06-10. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Уште Еден Ден". DNK. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "DNK - Temno e ( Metropolis Arena / Skopje - DNK Concert 12.05.2017 ) - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ Sabit, Lejla (2018-08-31). "„ДНК" со промоција на албум и сингл". Независен Весник (in Macedonian). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "DNK - KOGA BI ZNAELA SE (official music video) ©2019 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "DNK feat. IRIE SCRATCH - ROMEO I JULIJA (official music video) ©2019 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "DNK - NIE (official music video) ©2019 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "DNK - GORE ILI DOLE (official music video) ©2019 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Ексклузив - 20.06.2019 / Гости во студио „ДНК" - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "DNK - JAVI MI (official music video) ©2020 - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ "Биди кул и шизи по дома: ДНК вечерва со онлајн концерт". Hashtag. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ Reed, Magdalena (16 March 2025). "DNK band members, including lead singer, confirmed dead in Kochani fire". Media Information Agency.
- ^ "Tragedy in Kocani, among the victims are 5 members of the musical group DNK". KosovaPress.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ "23-year-old drummer of the band DNK, among the victims in the discotheque fire in Kocani". Telegrafi. 2025-03-16. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Waterfield, Bruno (2025-03-16). "North Macedonia nightclub fire kills at least 59". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
- ^ Hagan, Rachel; Cursino, Malu; Delauney, Guy (16 March 2025). "Fifteen detained after North Macedonia nightclub fire kills 59". BBC News. Retrieved 17 March 2025.