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Elena Risteska
12+ albums
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Elena Risteska (Macedonian Cyrillic: Елена Ристеска; born April 27, 1986, in Skopje, Macedonia) is a Macedonian pop/R'n'B singer and songwriter. She represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, in Athens, Greece, with the song "Ninanajna", and came 10th in the semi final. Elena showed an interest in music and drawing at an early age. Elena inherited her musical interest from her mother. In 1994, Elena joined the KUD "Kocho Racin", which was a club for folk dances and songs. Elena took part in school activities such as singing in the "Young Imitators" show and becoming a member of the drama club. In 1996, Elena made her television debut during the “Mak-Karaoke Show” performing the song “Flamingo” on the commercial channel A1 TV. The same year she started to take a course in English language, but also in French. Elena started to sing in the school chorus and went to Bulgaria for her first tour with the folk dances club. In 1998, Elena took part in many competitions and won many local, national, and international awards in drawing. In 2000, Elena went on toured in Turkey, Czech Republic, and Bulgaria with the folk dances club. Elena rose to popularity in Macedonia by competing and winning the music-based reality television show Play - Search For A Star in her home country. Her debut single, “Ona Drugoto” ("The Other Thing”)" (2002) became a hit there, resulting in her successful debut album Den i Nok (Ден и Ноќ).Risteska is also an occasional songwriter, writ
