Elena Risteska

Elena Risteska
Елена Ристеска Risteska In October 2009 Background Information Birth Name - Elena Risteska
Also Known As - Elena
Born - April 27 1986 Age 28 Skopje SR Macedonia SFR Yugoslavia
Origin - Skopje Macedonia
Genres - Pop Hip Hop R&B Rap
Occupations - Singer Soprano Songwriting
Years Active - 2002 – Present
LabelsM2 Productions Elena Risteska Macedonian Елена Ристеска ˈɛːlɛna ˈristeska Help·info Born April 27 1986 In Skopje SR Macedonia SFR Yugoslavia Is A Macedonian Singer And Song-Writer. She Represented Macedonia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Held In Athens With The Song "Ninanajna" And Finished On The 12th Place. That Is The Best Result Made By Macedonia In The Eurovision Song Contest Ever.Contents Hide Biography Early Life Elena Risteska Was Born In Skopje On The 27th Of April SFR Yugoslavia Today Macedonia And Showed An Interest In The Arts At An Early Age. Her Mother's Name Is Desa And Her Father's Acko. Elena Inherited Her Musical Interest From Her Mother But Also Pursued Other Hobbies And Interests. In 1994 Elena Joined The KUD "Kočo Racin" Which Was A Club For Folk Dance 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. The Same Year She Started To Take A Course On The English And French Languages. Elena Started To Sing In The School Choir And Went To Bulgaria For Her First Tour With The Folk Dance Club. In 1998 Elena Took Part In Many Competitions And Won Many Local National And International Awards In Drawing. In 2000 Elena Went On Tour In Turkey The Czech Republic And Bulgaria With The Folk Dance Club. Professional Start Elena Rose To Fame 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" Became A Hit In Macedonia Resulting In Her Successful Debut Album Den I Nok Ден И Ноќ . The Album Included Various Songs Which Also Became Successful Singles In Macedonia And Other Balkan Countries. Risteska Is Also An Occasional Songwriter Writing For Artists Such As 4Play Lambe Alabakoski Aleksandra Pileva Maja Sazdanovska Robert Bilbilov Verica Pandilovska Adnan Emil And Anja Veterova. Following The Great Success Of Her Debut Album Elena Began Promoting Herself Outside Of Macedonia. In 2004 She Performed At The Golden Stag Festival In Braşov Romania And In 2005 She Performed "Ni Na Nebo Ni Na Zemja" "Neither Heaven Nor Earth" At The Sunčane Skale Music Festival In Herceg Novi Montenegro. Elena’s Music Video Was Broadcast On MTV Adria And Her Popularity Continued To Grow. Elena In The Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Main Articles Macedonia In The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 And Ninanajna On March 4 2006 Elena Risteska Won The Macedonia Pre-Selection Contest For The Eurovision Song Contest With The Song "Ninanajna". The Song Was Composed And Produced By Darko Dimitrov With Lyrics By Rade Vrčakovski. The Song Is An Uptempo Pop Song Which Includes Elements Of R&B Disco And Dance Music. She Made A Video Shot For The Song Together With The Macedonian Production "Tomato". In The Video She Was Presented As Shiny Care Girl That Wants Love. Risteska Qualified For The Final And After Spending Most Of The Night On The Edge Of The Top Ten Which Would Guarantee Automatic Final Qualification For Macedonia In 2007 She Eventually Finished 12th With 66 Points The Best Finish For Any Musician Representing Macedonia In The Eurovision Song Contest. After Eurovision Song Contest - 2007
Main Articles 192 Album And Milioner Album In July 2006 Elena Performed "Ne Mogu" "I Can’t" In Serbo-Croatian At The Sunčane Skale Festival Where She Placed 10th Overall. Elena Traveled To Yerevan Armenia In September To Perform As A Guest In Armenia’s Eurovision 2006 Representative Andre’s Concert. She Was Well Received By The Audience Which Was Expected Since Her Eurovision Song "Ninanajna" Was A Summer Hit And A Popular Ringtone In Armenia. In October Elena Released A New Single Called "Esen Vo Mene" "Autumn In Me" . The Song Was Composed By Darko Dimitrov. After Her Countless Hits Released In The Past Year Elena's Second Album 192 Was Released At The End Of 2006. The Album Contains "Ninanajna" "Esen Vo Mene" A Macedonian Version Of "Ne Mogu" And New Material. 192 Is The Three-Digit Telephone Number For The Police In Macedonia. In 2007 Elena Took Part In Skopje Fest 2007 The National Selection For The Eurovision Song Contest. Although She Was Not 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 Place With 101 Points. At The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 She Delivered The Results Of The National Macedonian Televoting During The Final Night. Elena Participated In The Radijski Festival On December 15 2007 Performing The Song "Kreveta Dva". It Is The Serbian Version Of Her Song Ima Li Kraj. Elena Finished In Second Place Together With Karolina Gočeva. Elena Won Two Awards One For Best Interpretation And The Other From Radio OSM Pale. At The End Of 2007 She Realized Her First Serbian Language Studio Album Called Milioner. It Contained Nearly The Same Songs From "192" Just Re-Recorded In Serbian With Exceptions Some Stayed As They Were In Macedonian . 2008 - Present For Elena 2008 Started Professional. She Released Her First English Single With A Music Video. It Was For The Song "Million Dollar Player" The English Version Of The Popular Song "Milioner". The Video Is Production Of "Corrino Media Group" And The Director Of The Video Is Mike Static 1 . Beside Elena Leroy Chambers Takes Part In The Video As Her "Millionaire". In Fact He Is The Author Of The Lyrics Too. After That Elena Returned To Older Projects. She Shout A Video For The Song "Nekade Daleku 2 " From The Album 192. Besides The Macedonian Version She Shouted A Video For The Serbian Version Of The Same Song Called "Bye Bye 3 " Included In The Album Milioner. Director Of The Video Was Aleksandar Ristovski - Princ. In The Middle Time She Made A New Duet With "Parketi" Called "Sakam Da Te Galam". On The 19th Of December 2008 Elena Made Her First Sufficient Concert In Skopje. It Was Held In Metropolis Arena And Featured Many Guests As Lambe Alabakovski Tuna Parketi Regina And Etc. In 2009 She Released A Video For Her Song "Usni Kako Temno Mastilo" 4 . The Same As Her Previous Videos Director Was Again Aleksandar Ristovski - Princ. On November 3 2009 Elena Released Her Single "Dosta" Which Is The First Single From Elena's Fourth Studio Album Which Will Be Released In 2010. Discography Elena Performing In 2007.
Main Article Elena Risteska Discography Albums
Den I Nok 2003 192 2006 Milioner 2008 Untitled Forth Upcoming Album 2010} Compilations
Play Search For A New Star Compilation Makedonija Zasekogaš Solo Singles
2002 "Ona Drugoto"
2003 "Den I Nok"
2003 "Raj I Pekol"
2003 "Vo Tvojot Svet" With Adnan 2003 "Ne Sakam Da Krijam"
2004 "Pobeda Za Nas" With Emil Arsov 2004 "Ni Na Nebo Ni Na Zemja"
2006 "Ninanajna"
2006 "Ne Mogu"
2006 "Ljubav Nije Za Nas" With Grupa Regina 2006 "Esen Vo Mene"
2007 "192"
2007 "Milioner" Featuring Leroy Chambers 2007 "Kreveta Dva"
2008 "Million Dollar Player
2008 "Nekade Daleku/Bye Bye"
2008 "More Sokol Pie"
2008 "Sakam Da Te Galam" With Parketi 2009 "Usni Kako Temno Mastilo/Usne Boje Tamnog Mastila"
2009 "Dosta" Featured Singles
2006 "Zaspana Ubavica" Feat. Vrčak
2006 "Na Nekoi Drugi Svetovi" With Lambe Alabakoski Feat. Vrčak 2008 "Sakam Zeleno" Feat. Other Singers 2008 "Come And Get Me" With SnowBlack 2009 "Icelenie" Feat. Other Singers Awards Golden Lady Bug
Discovery Of The Year 2006 Female Singer Of The Year Night Of Stars 2004 Most Attractive Singer Of The Year Sunčane Skale 2006 Princeton Award For Debut Of The Year 2007 Duet Of The Year "Love Is Not For Us" High School Union
Discovery Of The Year 2006 Most Successful Female Singer Of The Year 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 2006 Duet Of The Year "Ljubav Nije Za Nas" Love Is Not For Us " Oscar Of Popularity Radijski Festival 2007 The Best Interpretation
The Award From Radio OSM Pale read less