BIOGRAPHY
Elena Risteska (Macedonian: Елена Ристеска); born April 27, 1986 in Skopje is a Macedonian singer and song-writer. She represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens with the song ”Ninanajna”, and finished in 12th place, the highest ever finish for Macedonia.
Elena made her television debut in 1996, during the Mak-Karaoke Show on the national A1 TV. She rose to fame in 2002 with the win of the talent show Play - Search For A Star. Her debut single, ”Ona Drugoto” topped all the charts in the country, resulting in her debut album ”Den I Nok” released in a couple of months. Following its great success, Elena started performing abroad taking part at the Golden Stag Festival in Romania and Suncane Skale festival in Montenegro.
The performance at ESC was followed by the release of her second album ”192”. Two years later came the album ”Milioner” followed by the compilation album ”The Very Best of Elena Risteska” the next year.
The premiere performance of ”Dozivotno” happened during the 2015 season of X Factor Adria. Later it was included in her newest album ”Bez Sminka”, released in 2016.
In August 2016 she was proclaimed Best Macedonian Female Act at Daf BAMA music awards in Hamburg, Germany.
Official fan page:
https://www.facebook.com/elenaristeskam2
