Predrag Živković (; 22 January 19366 April 2021), nicknamed Tozovac () was one of the most famous Serbian folk singers and composers. He was also an accomplished accordion player and entertainer who appeared in movies and hosted several music TV shows. He died on 6 April 2021, because of difficulties with COVID-19. Early life Tozovac was born in Kraljevo, Kingdom of Yugoslavia on 22 January 1936. His father Svetozar "Toza" Živković was also a musician and a restaurant owner, while mother Budimka was a housewife. His father was shot in 1941 in Kraljevo during the Axis occupation of Serbia. He went to Kraljevo high school and in 1976 graduated at the Higher School of Economics in Belgrade. He began working as a musician in the 1960s, first as an accordion player who accompanied other, more prominent singers, while later in the decade, he teamed up with other composers like Duško Radetić, Bane Popov, and Dušan Karaklajić, becoming a folk music star himself. Musical career During his 40-year-long career, Tozovac recorded over 30 singles and 20 albums, played on over 300 concerts in all of the former Yugoslavia, France, United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, etc. Most prominent concerts were in Belgrade, in the Dom Sindikata Hall and in Zagreb, in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall. In addition to songs either composed by him or his colleagues, he also recorded many Serbian folk songs. Most important hits during his career are: {| |- valign=top | Mirjana Ide Mile Lajkovačkom prugom Gde si da si moj golube (duet with Mira Vasiljević) Vodeničareva ćerka Prazna čaša na mom stolu Oči jedne žene Ljubavi moja tugo Ti si me čekala Violino ne sviraj Malo po malo | Pričaj mi o njoj Igrale se delije Jeremija Siromah sam, al' volim da živimUzmi sve što ti život pružaNosila je plavi šeširić na glaviVlajnaTražiću ljubav novuLeno, MagdalenoTo ludo srce moje| |} Television In the 1980s, Tozovac became a co-host of the highly popular TV folk-music show Folk parada on Television Belgrade, with another major folk star, Predrag Cune Gojković, and actress and singer Zlata Petković. In the late 1990s and early 2000s he didn't record much, but he scored few hits, like Danče, Ljubav je za sve godine and a duet with Lepa Lukić, and was again a co-host of the most popular music TV show in Serbia, Grand Show, on TV Pink. He also held