He died in front of his apartment in Belgrade on November 11, 2009, where the medical confirmed he was dead at the scene. He was laid to rest in his home town Drmno, and by his side were all the singers and others that gave and appreciated him the most, and they were, Vera Matović, Mitar Mirić, Ćana, Cvjetin Nikić, Rade Jorović, Šeki Turković, Ljuba Lukić, Radiša Urošević, Mića Nikolić, Dragan Aleksandrić, Branimir Djokić, etc. His friends nicknamed him "Ujka Nole".
