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Elena Risteska

1986 - Today

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Elena Risteska (Macedonian: Елена Ристеска, [ɛ'lɛna ri'stɛska] ; born 27 April 1986), sometimes known as simply Elena, is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens with the song "Ninanajna", and finished in 12th place; this was the highest ever finish for the country until Risteska's record was beaten in 2019. Risteska is also an occasional songwriter, writing for artists such as 4Play, Lambe Alabakoski, and Aleksandra Pileva. She took part in the second season of the Serbian version of Your Face Sounds Familiar, where she placed second in the final as Beyoncé. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2024). Elena Risteska is the 3,370th most popular singer (down from 3,282nd in 2024), the 110th most popular biography from North Macedonia (down from 101st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Macedonian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Elena Risteska ranks 3,370 out of 4,381. Before her are Kelis, Olga Seryabkina, Vanessa da Mata, Jonna Lee, Vlatko Ilievski, and Selah Sue. After her are Li Yuchun, Cristina Scuccia, Ruby, Richard Hawley, Antonia Iacobescu, and Ott Lepland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Elena Risteska ranks 613. Before her are Simon Harris, Gao Lin, Mojo Rawley, Alexis Vastine, Uwe Gensheimer, and Elim Chan. After her are Leslie Carter, Héctor Barberá, Gerald Ciolek, Timur Miroshnychenko, Tahyna MacManus, and Aisha.

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In North Macedonia

Among people born in North Macedonia, Elena Risteska ranks 110 out of 156. Before her are Dragi Kanatlarovski (1960), Danela Arsovska (1979), Trajko Veljanovski (1962), Elif Elmas (1999), Bujar Osmani (1979), and Vlatko Ilievski (1985). After her are Daniel Kajmakoski (1983), Nikola Dimitrov (1972), Vasil Garvanliev (1984), Billy Celeski (1985), Enis Bardhi (1995), and Gjoko Taneski (1977).

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Among SINGERS In North Macedonia

Among singers born in North Macedonia, Elena Risteska ranks 9. Before her are Toše Proeski (1981), Karolina Gočeva (1980), Tijana Dapčević (1976), Vlado Janevski (1960), Tamara Todevska (1985), and Vlatko Ilievski (1985). After her are Daniel Kajmakoski (1983), Vasil Garvanliev (1984), Gjoko Taneski (1977), Andrea Koevska (2000), Jana Burčeska (1993), and Mesut Kurtis (1981).

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