Marijan Stojanoski Loses Son Petar (4)
Macedonian singer Marijan Stojanoski announced on Facebook that his four year old son Petar has died. The cause of death was not disclosed, and the couple has two other children.
Macedonian singer Marijan Stojanoski shared devastating news on Monday, September 28: his son Petar, who was only four years old, has died. He posted the news on his Facebook profile, replacing his usual profile photo with a black image.
Alongside the black photo, he added a short, wrenching message.
God gave him to me, and God took him from me, my son Petar.
That is how the quote appears in Informer’s report. Telegraf carries almost the same sentence, with a small difference in the translation from Macedonian: “God gave him to me, and he took him from me, my son Petar.” The difference comes down to a single word, but both outlets agree on the substance: a father has lost his son, and that is the only thing he has said publicly. Stojanoski did not state a cause of death, and no outlet that has reported the news has disclosed one either.
Who are Marijan and Natasa Stojanoski
Marijan and his wife, Natasa Stojanoska, are parents to three children, two daughters and a son. Their older daughter is named Veronika, and a few years later the family grew by another daughter. Petar, the youngest member of the family, was born in December 2021. At the time, the singer shared the happy news with his followers on social media that the family had welcomed a new member.
The couple mostly keep their private life out of the public eye. Natasa has occasionally posted family photos on her own profile, but has rarely spoken about the children in interviews. According to the outlet 24sedam, Stojanoski sings in the National Opera and Ballet choir and has performed at regional festivals, though off stage he remains almost invisible to the public, which says a lot about how little has been known about his family until now.
How the news spread across the region
News of Petar’s death was also picked up by other regional outlets, including Telegraf and 24sedam, and by Monday morning the post had already spread quickly across social media in Serbia, North Macedonia and neighboring countries. Every outlet that has reported the story is relying on the same single post on Marijan’s Facebook profile, so none of the reports mention any detail about the cause of death.
The Macedonian media that other outlets are citing have also not published any further information about the circumstances. Stojanoski has not given any statements to the press about the loss of his son, nor has he announced that he plans to. For now there is no information about the date or location of the funeral, and it is not known whether the family will later share further details about the cause of the boy’s death.
