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Revision as of 18:15, 18 July 2007
Elena Risteska (in Macedonian: Елена Ристеска, born April 27, 1986) is a Macedonian singer and song-writer.
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Biography
Elena Risteska was born in Skopje, Yugoslavia (now Macedonia) and showed an interest in music and drawing at an early age. Elena inherited her musical interest from her mother, but also pursued other hobbies and interests. 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”)" 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,Anja Veterova(children song)...
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 “Suncane Skale” festival in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Elena’s video began rotating on MTV Adria and her popularity continued to grow.
On March 4, 2006, Elena Risteska won the Macedonia preselection 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. 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), eventually finished 12th with 56 points, the best finish for any musician representing Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Elena is currently studying Italian language and literature, as well as preparing new material for her upcoming album. In July 2006, Elena performed “Ne Mogu” (“I Can’t”) (Darko Dimitrov,Kaliopi,Darko Dimitrov)at the Suncane 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 is 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. Her new single "192" is currently on rotation on radio stations. 192 is the number prefix for emergencies in Macedonia.
In 2007, Elena took part in Skopje Fest 2007, the Macedonian Eurovision selection. 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.
On the 8th of May 2007 for her 21st Birthday she was given' as a present a dog which she named Valery. She Said that it was the most beautiful present. She went to the TV show Melita Rakicevikj, (famous for pet show broadcaster). She was given this dog from one of her fans Ivana Balabanova.
On June 9th, 2007, Elena and the Bosnian rock group, Regina, took part in the opening act for The Rolling Stones. They performed their hit song, "Ljubav nije za nas," (Love is not for us) infront of the crowd in Budva, Montenegro.
Immediately following their performance at the Stones concert, Elena and the group headed to the Montenegrin song festival, Sunčane Skale. For the song, "Ljubav nije za nas," they won the Prinčeve Nagrade (Prince's Award) for Best Duet of the Year.
Albums
Singles
- Ona Drugoto – 2002
- Den I Noć – 2003
- Raj I Pekol – 2003
- Vo tvojot svet(duet so Adnan)-2003
- Ne sakam da krijam -2003
- Pobeda za nas - 2004(duet so Emil Arsov)
- Ni Na Nebo, Ni Na Zemja – 2004
- Ninanajna – 2006
- Ne Mogu – 2006
- Zaspana Ubavica (duet with Vrcak) - 2006
- Na nekoi drugi svetovi -2006(trio so Lambe i Vrcak)
- Esen Vo Mene - 2006
- 192 - 2006
- Ljubav nije za nas -2006(duet so Grupa Regina)
- Milioner - 2007
Awards
- “SMS Hit of the Year” 2003 as voted by the listeners of Antenna 5 radio
- “Female Singer of the Year” 2003 as voted by the listeners of MS television;
- “Otkritie na godinata” 2003(Discovery of the year) by “Zlatna Buba Mara” (Golden Lady Bug), an annual popularity contest
- "13ka za najuspesnite"awards:"Otkritie na godinata 2003"(Discovery of the year)as voted by the "Highschool Union"in Macedonia
- "Nokj na dzvezdi":"Najatraktivna pejacka za 2004"-Struga("Stars night" manifestation:"The most attractive singer of the year 2004")-Organised in Struga,Macedonia
- "Princeva nagrada za debitant na godinata-2006"Suncane Skale-vo Herceg Novi,Crna Gora(Princeton award for a Debut of the year-2006)"Sunny Stairs festival"-in Herceg Novi,Monte Negro
- "13ka za najuspesnite"awards:"Najuspesna pejacka na godinata 2006"(The most successful female singer of the year) as voted by the "Highschool Union"in Macedonia
- "Pejacka na godinata-2006"(Female singer of the year)-by "Zlatna Bubamara na popularnosta"(Golden Lady Bug) an annual popularity contest
- "Duet na godinata 2006"-"Ljubav nije za nas"Elena i Grupa Regina,na"Oskar popularnosti"vo Banja Luka,Bosna i Hercegovina("Duet of the year 2006"for the song "Love is not for us"by Elena and The group Regina,on the manifestation"Oscar of popularity"in Banja Luka,Bosnia and Herzegovina
- "Duet of the year" at the Montenegrin song festival,"Sunčane Skale", for the song "Love is not for us." (Elena and the group Regina / June 9th, 2007)
External links
- Elena Risteska NEW official website (English language)
- Elena Risteska official website (Macedonian language)
- Elena Risteska online - website about Elena Risteska
- Watch Performances and Music Videos – Youtube
- German Eurovision Song Contest site, presenting her Athens video
- The Best Elena Fan Site (English language)