Bobby Andonov (born 28 August 1994), known by his stage name Bobi Andonov, is an Australian, Macedonian singer, songwriter and producer.
Early life Bobby Andonov was born on 28 August 1994 in Melbourne, Victoria to parents originating from Strumica.Jonathon Moran and Elle Halliwell, "Australia's Got Talent star Bobby Andonov has secret past life," The Daily Telegraph, 16 May 2010. He has performed since the age of 6, when he started dancing and singing in his hometown of Melbourne. At the age of 9, he starred as Danny Zuko in a junior production of Grease the musical. He was then selected to be one of four young Simba's in the Broadway production of The Lion King in Melbourne and Shanghai, China.David Knox, "Bobby Andonov at Junior Eurovision," TV Tonight, 16 May 2010.
Music career
At the age of 14, Andonov represented North Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Cyprus. Out of 15 countries, he came in fifth with his song "Prati Mi SMS", which led to a European tour around the Balkans. In 2010 Andonov entered for Australia's Got Talent. His audition reached over 15 million views. He was a grand finalist on the show, performing covers of songs including Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" and Kanye West's "Heartless".Colin Vickery, "Talent changes Bobby's future," Herald Sun, 8 June 2010. In 2010, record producer and music critic Molly Meldrum flew Andonov to Sydney to meet R&B singer Usher.
In early 2014, Andonov wrote two songs for the Australian feature film The Dream Children, directed by Robert Chuter. He also worked on Afrojack's 2014 debut album Forget the World, co-writing the track "Born to Run", which features Tyler Glenn of Neon Trees on vocals. Andonov co-wrote and co-produced the 2015 single "Stone", recorded by The X Factor Australia winner Cyrus Villanueva.David Watt, "Cyrus Wins 'X Factor' Australia and Celebrates By Dropping New Single", Noise, 2015.
In November 2015, Andonov signed a deal with Hollywood Records and moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides.Mike Wass, "Cyrus Wins 'X Factor' Australia, Drops 'Stone' Cold Smash," Idolator, 25 November 2015. On 20 October 2017, he released his debut single "Apartment", along with a music video for the song.Jon Ali, "Queer Necessities: Billboard Pride's November Playlist", Billboard, 1 November 2017. In 2021, Bobi signed a licensing deal with Warner Music Australia and released two EPs: In Bad Company and Saint, both of which received praise from outlets such as Rolling Stone Australia and Flaunt Magazine. His single “Bad Decisions", from In Bad Company, was featured in the Netflix film After Everything.
As of 2025, Bobi is fully independent. He continues to write and produce for other artists and is currently working on his debut full-length album. In the same year, he also launched his fashion brand, Auto Sportivo Official.
Discography Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details In Bad Company Released: 4 August 2023 Label: KIDBRTHR / Warner Music Australia Saint Released: 9 May 2024 Label: KIDBRTHR / Warner Music Australia
Singles +List of singles, with selected details Title Year EP "Apartment" 2017 "Faithful" 2018 "Smoke" "Until the Morning" 2022 "Night Crawls" "Bad Decisions" 2023 In Bad Company "Potential" In Bad Company "Anymore" 2024 Saint
Production and writing credits Year Artist Album Song Credit Peak chart positions AUSPeak positions in Australia: For all except noted: For "Hold Back the River": For "Rumour Has It": For "Knockin' on Heaven's Door": For "In the Air Tonight": For "Jealous": 2014 Afrojack feat. Tyler Glenn Forget the World "Born to Run" Co-writer2015 Joel Fletcher "State of Emergency" Co-writer 10 Cyrus Villanueva Cyrus "Stone" Co-writer, co-producer 4
See also Music of Australia
References
External links
Official website