Since 2007, recognition of Toše Proeski has come from the state, from cities and from ordinary people. This page lists the milestones that are well documented, in order.
| Date | Honour or memorial |
|---|---|
| Oct 2007 | Named an honorary citizen of Macedonia by the government. |
| 5 Oct 2008 | Tribute concert in Skopje, a year after his last concert, with more than twenty Balkan singers. |
| 2009 | Posthumous album The Hardest Thing and the documentary Toše Proeski: The Hardest Thing. |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Posthumous Order of Merit from President Gjorge Ivanov, received by his nephew. |
| 25 Apr 2011 | The Toše Proeski Memorial House opens in Kruševo. |
| Aug 2012 | Bronze statue unveiled on the Art Bridge in Skopje. |
| Oct 2012 | A mosaic with his image revealed in Prilep, his birthplace. |
| 2014 | Biography Ova ne e kraj ("This Is Not the End") by journalist Sonja Aleksoska Nedelkovska. |
| 9 Apr 2019 | Skopje's national stadium renamed the National Arena Toše Proeski. |
| 2021 | A statue placed in Nova Gradiška, Croatia, near where he died. |
| 2025 | Macedonian Radio Television runs a competition for filmmakers for an announced feature film, documentary and TV series. |
The Memorial House
The most visited memorial is the cross-shaped museum in Kruševo, which won the People's Choice Award at the World Architecture Festival in Barcelona. Its management reported more than 600,000 visitors by 2018 and more than 700,000 within ten years. See our Memorial House page.
Everyday tributes
Not every tribute is official. A memorial fountain stands on a children's street named after him in the Aerodrom district of Skopje. In Kruševo a cherry tree was planted in his honour at the Nikola Karev school. And every 25 January since his death, Mile Stojkoski has made a marathon journey in his wheelchair from Prilep to the grave in Kruševo.
Not everything is praised
The 2021 statue in Nova Gradiška drew criticism from locals on social media, many of whom felt it did not look like him. Memorials are made by people, and fans disagree about them — that is part of an honest record too.
Plan a visit with the memorial places directory.