Elena Risteska

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Elena Risteska (born 27 April 1986), also known as Elena, is a Macedonian recording artist.

"Ninanajna," she represented North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, finishing in 12th place, the highest ever finish for the country before Risteska's record was broken in 2019. Risteska is also a songwriter, composing for writers such as 4Play, Lambe Alabakoski, and Aleksandra Pileva. She appeared on the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar, where she came in second, finishing second in the final as Beyoncé.

Early life

Risteska was born in Skopje on April 27, 1986. SR Macedonia then belongs to parents Acko and Desa. She demonstrated an early interest in the arts, inheriting her mother's musical passion but also exploring other hobbies and interests. She was a member of the KUD, which was a folk dance and songs group in 1994. Elena took part in school events, including singing in the "Young Imitators" show and becoming a member of the drama club.

Risteska made her television debut on the Mak-Karaoke Show in 1996, performing the song "Flamingo" on the commercial channel A1. She began learning the English and French languages the same year. She began to sing in the school choir and moved to Bulgaria for her first tour with the folk dance club. She competed in many competitions in 1998 and received numerous local, national, and international awards in drawing. Risteska performed with the folk dance company in Bulgaria in 2000.

Risteska made a name for herself in North Macedonia by competing and winning the music-based reality television program "Play - Search For A Star." "Ona Drugoto" ("The Other Thing"), her debut single, became a hit in North Macedonia, resulting in her debut album Den i Nok (ен и о). Various songs from the album that went on to become chart-bust singles in North Macedonia and other Balkan countries. She has written for writers such as 4Play, Lambe Alabakoski, Maja Sazdauleva, Maja Sazdanovska, Robert Bilbilov, Verica Pandilov, Emil, and Anja Veterova.

She began promoting herself outside of North Macedonia following the success of her debut album. In 2004, she appeared at the Golden Stag Festival in Braşov, Romania, and in 2005 she performed "Ni na zemja" ("Neither heaven nor earth") at the Sun Skale music festival in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Her music video was broadcast on MTV Adria, and her fandom continued to grow.

Elena Risteska's album "Ninanajna" appeared in the North Macedonia pre-selection race for the Eurovision Song Contest on March 4, 2006. Darko Dimitrov produced and performed the song, with lyrics by Rade Vrakovski. The album is a tempo, pop song that features elements of R&B, disco, and dance music. She shot a video for the song with the Macedonian band "Tomato." She was featured in the video as a shining care girl who longs for love. Risteska qualified for the final on Saturday, and after spending the majority of the night on the edge of the top ten (which would guarantee automatic final qualification for North Macedonia in 2007), she finished 12th with 56 points, her highest finish ever, and only one above 305 points, when Tamara Todevska finished 7th with 305 points.

Elena performed "I Can't" in Serbo-Croatian) at the Sun Skale festival in July 2006, where she finished 10th overall. Elena descended on Yerevan, Armenia, in September, to attend Andre's concert in Armenia's Eurovision 2006 host Andre. The audience applauded her performance, which was highly anticipated considering that her Eurovision song "Ninanajna" was a summer hit and a common ringtone in Armenia. Elena released "Esen Vo Mene" ("Autumn In Me") in October. Darko Dimitrov produced the song.

Risteska's second album, 192, was released at the end of 2006, after her hits over the previous year. It contains "Ninanajna," "Esen Vo Mene," a Macedonian version of "Ne Mo" and new information.

Elena debuted at Skopje Fest 2007, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Despite being a performer this time, she wrote the lyrics for the song "Belo e se" ("Everything is White"), which was performed by Lambe Alabakoski and came in third position with 101 points. During the final night of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, she presented the results of the national televoting of North Macedonia.

On December 15, Risteska performed the song "Kreveta dva" at the Radijski Festival, where she appeared on the stage. It's the Serbian version of her song Ima li kraj. Elena finished in second place, together with Karolina Goeva. Elena received two awards, one for best interpretation and the other from Radio OSM Pale. Milioner, her first Serbian language studio album, was released at the end of 2007. It contained mainly the same songs from "192," with some notable exceptions.

Risteska released "Million Dollar Player," (the English translation of the famous song "Milioner") in 2008 with a music video. The film "Corrino Media Group" was created by producer Mike Static and is directed by him. "Millionaire" Leroy Chambers, the composer of the songs, appears on the film as her "Millionaire."

She returned to older projects after that. "Nekade Daleku" from the album 192 is a girl who yells in a YouTube video. She yelled "Bye, Bye" from the Macedonian version of the album Milioner, one of the Serbian versions of the same song. Aleksandar Ristovski - Princ, the film's producer, was Princ. "Sakam Da Te Galam" was her new duet with "Parketi" in the middle of the decade.

Risteska held her first solo concert in Skopje on December 19, 2008. It was staged at the Metropolis Arena and attracted guests including Lambe Alabakovski, Tuna, Parketi, and Regina.

In 2009, she performed "Usni Kako Mastilo" in a video. Aleksandar Ristovski - Princ. Elena's first single from Elena's fourth studio album, "Dosta," was released on November 3, 2009. Elena released "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam," her second single of her fourth studio album, on March 14, 2010. Elena's single "Srekna Nov Godina" debuted later this year (Happy New Year). Elena & Lambe Alabakovski performed on "Najdobro Do Sega," the show Elena was discovered in, but Elena & Lambe appeared as "Best Song in the Balkans from North Macedonia for 2010" (The Best Til Now), a music video was later released on June 24th, 2011. (I want to remember you for good). Risteska held a special concert in Ohrid, North Macedonia, in August, one of her many traditional Macedonian songs and a few of her older hits, but with a traditional format. In September 2012, she revealed that her latest single, "Opasni Vreminja," will be released. With a new video, it was announced in October. She shot her latest video in numerous places in North Macedonia, including Ohrid and other cities.

She appeared on Your Face Sounds Familiar's second season in late 2014. Nina Badric, Severina, Jennifer Lopez, and Esma Redzepova were all imitated artists by the singer. Jennifer Lopez, who was only performing "Booty" in the fifth week, was chosen by the public to be in the finals, but she was only in the fifth week. Beyoncé's performance "End of Time" placed her as the runner-up in the finals.

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Other awards

• SMS Hit of the Year (as voted by the listeners of Antenna 5 radio)
• Female Singer of the Year (as voted by the listeners of MS television)

Balkan Music Award

• Best Song in the Balkans from Macedonia - 2010