Aki Rahimovski

Aleksandar "Aki" Rahimovski (Macedonian: Александар "Аки" Рахимовски; 5 June 1955 – 22 January 2022) was a Macedonian-Croatian rock musician. Best known as the vocalist of the highly popular band Parni Valjak, Rahimovski is widely considered one of the most prominent vocalists and frontmen of the Yugoslav rock scene.

Rahimovski started his musical career as a teenager, performing as keyboardist and vocalist for several bands from the Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, before joining Zagreb-based Parni Valjak in 1975. With Parni Valjak he achieved large success in the second half of the 1970s and nationwide popularity in the 1980s, the band managing to maintain their popularity in all former Yugoslav republics after the dissolution of the country. With Parni Valjak, Rahimovski had released 18 studio albums, 5 solo albums, 5 video albums and a number of 7-inch singles. He had been the band's vocalist until his death in 2022. In addition to working with Parni Valjak, Rahimovski had a short-lasting solo career during the band's 2005–2009 hiatus, releasing one solo album.