Elena Risteska
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Elena Risteska 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. Risteska is also an occasional songwriter, writing for artists such as 4Play, Lambe Alabakoski
, and Aleksandra Pileva.
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 music
al 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 language
s. 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 Bulgaria
with the folk dance club.
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.
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.
) 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).
single, "Million Dollar Player" (the English version of the popular song "Milioner"), with a music video. The video is a production of "Corrino Media Group" with drector Mike Static. Leroy Chambers, author of the lyrics, takes part in the video as her "Millionaire".
After that Elena returned to older projects. She shout a video for the song "Nekade Daleku" from the album 192. Besides the Macedonian version, she shouted a video for the Serbia
n version of the same song called "Bye, Bye" 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 19 December 2008 Elena made her first solo 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
". 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.On March 14, 2010 Elena released her second single of her fourth studio album named "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam". Later that year Elena released her single "Srekna Nov Godina" (Happy New Year). 2010 was the year of the fourth M2 Search For A Star which was the show that Elena was discovered in, but this time Elena had the role of a judge along with Ivo Jankoski, Darko Dimitrov & Vesna Petrusevska.The following year Elena was chosen as "Best Song in the Balkans from Macedonia for 2010" with her hit single "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam"(I want to remember you for good).On the 24.06.2011 Elena & Lambe Alabakovski released their second duet titled "Najdobro Do Sega" (The Best Til Now), a music video was later recorded for the song which had already become a summer hit single. Later that year in August Elena Risteska held a special concert in Ohrid,Macedonia, she performed many traditional Macedonian songs and some of her past hits but with a traditional arrangement.
2007:
2006:
Macedonians (ethnic group)
The Macedonians also referred to as Macedonian Slavs: "... the term Slavomacedonian was introduced and was accepted by the community itself, which at the time had a much more widespread non-Greek Macedonian ethnic consciousness...
singer and song-writer. She represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
, held in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
with the song "Ninanajna
Ninanajna
"Ninanajna" was the Macedonian entry in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Macedonian and English by Elena Risteska, composed and produced by Darko Dimitrov and with lyrics by Rade Vrčakovski. Versions were also recorded entirely in each of the two languages...
" and finished on the 12th place. That is the best result made by Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
ever. Risteska is also an occasional songwriter, writing for artists such as 4Play, Lambe Alabakoski
Lambe Alabakoski
Lambe Alabakovski is a Macedonian singer.-Biography:...
, and Aleksandra Pileva.
Early life
Elena Risteska was born in SkopjeSkopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
on the 27th of April, SFR Yugoslavia (today Macedonia) and showed an interest in the arts
ARts
aRts, which stands for analog Real time synthesizer, is an audio framework that is no longer under development. It is best known for previously being used in KDE to simulate an analog synthesizer....
at an early age. Her mother's name is Desa and her father's Acko. Elena inherited her music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
al interest from her mother but also pursued other hobbies and interests. In 1994, Elena joined the KUD "Kočo Racin", which was a club
Club
A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal. A service club, for example, exists for voluntary or charitable activities; there are clubs devoted to hobbies and sports, social activities clubs, political and religious clubs, and so forth.- History...
for folk dance
Folk dance
The term folk dance describes dances that share some or all of the following attributes:*They are dances performed at social functions by people with little or no professional training, often to traditional music or music based on traditional music....
and songs
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
. 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
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
s. Elena started to sing in the school choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
and went to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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 Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
with the folk dance club.
Professional start
Elena rose to fame in Macedonia by competing and winning the music-based reality televisionReality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show "Play - Search For A Star" in her home country. Her debut single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Ona Drugoto" ("The Other Thing") became a hit in Macedonia, resulting in her successful debut album Den i Nok
Den i Nok
Den i Nok is the debut album of the Macedonian pop musician Elena Risteska. Following the release of the album in 2003, Risteska garnered popularity in several Balkan countries...
(Ден и Ноќ). The album included various songs which also became successful singles in Macedonia and other Balkan countries
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
. Risteska is also an occasional songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, writing for artists such as 4Play, Lambe Alabakoski
Lambe Alabakoski
Lambe Alabakovski is a Macedonian singer.-Biography:...
, Aleksandra Pileva
Aleksandra Pileva
Aleksandra Pileva is a rock / pop-rock singer and songwriter from the Republic of Macedonia. Pileva's music contains elements of modern rock, pop rock, blues / rock ballads and alternative rock.-Biography:...
, Maja Sazdanovska, Robert Bilbilov, Verica Pandilovska, Adnan, Emil and Anja Veterova.
Following the great success of her debut album, Elena began promoting
Promoter (entertainment)
An entertainment promoter i.e. music, wrestling, boxing etc is a person or company in the business of marketing and promoting live events such as concerts/gigs, boxing matches, sports entertainment , festivals, raves, and nightclubs.- Business model :Promoters are typically hired as independent...
herself outside of Macedonia. In 2004, she performed at the Golden Stag Festival
Golden Stag Festival
The Golden Stag Festival is an annual international music festival held in Braşov, Romania. The main organiser is Televiziunea Română, Romania's state-run television network. The festival has two main components: an international contest and guest performances by both Romanian and foreign stars...
in Braşov
Brasov
Brașov is a city in Romania and the capital of Brașov County.According to the last Romanian census, from 2002, there were 284,596 people living within the city of Brașov, making it the 8th most populated city in Romania....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
and in 2005 she performed "Ni na nebo, ni na zemja" ("Neither heaven nor earth") at the Sunčane Skale
Suncane Skale
Sunčane Skale is a pop music festival held every summer in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. The festival first began in 1994. ProMonte has been the sponsor of Sunčane Skale for 10 years so far.-The Festival:...
music festival in Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi
Herceg Novi is a coastal town in Montenegro located at the entrance to the Bay of Kotor and at the foot of Mount Orjen. It is the administrative center of the Herceg Novi Municipality with around 33,000 inhabitants...
, Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
. Elena’s music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was broadcast on MTV Adria
MTV Adria
MTV Adria is a localized version of the music and entertainment channel MTV Europe, customized for the Balkan countries that used to be constituent parts of Yugoslavia...
and her popularity continued to grow.
Elena in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
On March 4, 2006, Elena Risteska won the Macedonia pre-selection contest for the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
with the song "Ninanajna
Ninanajna
"Ninanajna" was the Macedonian entry in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Macedonian and English by Elena Risteska, composed and produced by Darko Dimitrov and with lyrics by Rade Vrčakovski. Versions were also recorded entirely in each of the two languages...
". The song was composed
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by Darko Dimitrov
Darko Dimitrov
Darko Dimitrov ) is a Macedonian record producer, songwriter, arranger and record executive. Highly acclaimed for revitalising the Macedonian mainstream pop music scene, which also influenced the surrounding Balkan countries, he also received international recognition for working with many popular...
, with lyrics
Lyrics
Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
by Rade Vrčakovski
Rade Vrcakovski
Rade Vrčakovski better known by his stage name Vrčak is a Macedonian pop-rap performer and songwriter.He represented Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008, performing the English language version of the song "Vo Ime Na Ljubovta" along with Tamara Todevska and Adrian...
. The song is an uptempo, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
song which includes elements of R&B, disco and dance music
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
. 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
Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Eurovision Song Contest 2006 was the 51st Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece on 18 May and 20 May 2006 . The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi . The Finnish band Lordi won the contest with the song "Hard Rock...
with 66 points, the best finish for any musician representing Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest.
After Eurovision Song Contest - 2007
In July 2006, Elena performed "Ne Mogu" ("I Can’t" in Serbo-CroatianSerbo-Croatian language
Serbo-Croatian or Serbo-Croat, less commonly Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian , is a South Slavic language with multiple standards and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro...
) at the Sunčane Skale festival where she placed 10th overall. Elena traveled to Yerevan
Yerevan
Yerevan is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously-inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and industrial center of the country...
, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
in September to perform as a guest in Armenia’s Eurovision 2006 representative Andre
André (singer)
André, born Andrey Hovnanian is an Armenian singer. He won the Best Male Singer trophy at the Armenian Music Awards in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008. In addition, he performs as a actor at the local theater in Stepanakert, in the Nagorno-Karabakh.-Early life :At the age of three André started...
’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
Esen Vo Mene
Esen Vo Mene is a single by the Macedonian singer and song-writer Elena Risteska realized in 2006. It is the fourth single from her second studio album "192"...
" ("Autumn In Me"). The song was composed by Darko Dimitrov
Darko Dimitrov
Darko Dimitrov ) is a Macedonian record producer, songwriter, arranger and record executive. Highly acclaimed for revitalising the Macedonian mainstream pop music scene, which also influenced the surrounding Balkan countries, he also received international recognition for working with many popular...
.
After her countless hits released in the past year, Elena's second album, 192
192 (album)
- Singles and music videos :* "Ni Na Nebo, Ni Na Zemja" is the first single from the album. With this single she debuted on the Balkan Stage on Sunčane Skale 2005. The video for the single was shot by "Tomato Production" in their studios in Skopje....
, 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
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
, 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
Karolina Goceva
Karolina Gočeva, often credited as Karolina Gocheva is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the 2002 and 2007 Eurovision Song Contests, ranking 19th and 14th, respectively...
. 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
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
studio album called Milioner
Milioner (album)
Milioner is third studio album by Macedonian pop musician, Elena Risteska. The album was released in Serbia by City Records in q2, 2008. The albums contains the same songs from the album 192, just sang in Serbian.-Track listings:#"92"...
. It contained nearly the same songs from "192" just re-recorded in Serbian (with exceptions some stayed as they were, in Macedonian).
2008 - present
In 2008 Elena released her first EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
single, "Million Dollar Player" (the English version of the popular song "Milioner"), with a music video. The video is a production of "Corrino Media Group" with drector Mike Static. Leroy Chambers, author of the lyrics, takes part in the video as her "Millionaire".
After that Elena returned to older projects. She shout a video for the song "Nekade Daleku" from the album 192. Besides the Macedonian version, she shouted a video for the Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
n version of the same song called "Bye, Bye" 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 19 December 2008 Elena made her first solo concert in Skopje
Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
. It was held in Metropolis Arena and featured many guests as: Lambe Alabakovski, Tuna, Parketi, Regina
Regina (band)
Grupa Regina is a rock band founded in 1990 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia.- Band career :Three of the members, Aleksandar, Bojan and Denis, started a garage band. It was hard for them to find the right lead singer, but after a long while of searching, they found Davor Ebner....
and etc.
In 2009 she released a video for her song "Usni Kako Temno Mastilo
Usni Kako Temno Mastilo
"Usni Kako Temno Mastilo" is a single by the Macedonian singer Elena Risteska. For first time was recorded in 2006 in Macedonian, but later in 2008 Serbian version of the song was recorded too. In the Serbo-Croatian speaking countries the single was realized under the title "Usne Boje Tamnog...
". 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.On March 14, 2010 Elena released her second single of her fourth studio album named "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam". Later that year Elena released her single "Srekna Nov Godina" (Happy New Year). 2010 was the year of the fourth M2 Search For A Star which was the show that Elena was discovered in, but this time Elena had the role of a judge along with Ivo Jankoski, Darko Dimitrov & Vesna Petrusevska.The following year Elena was chosen as "Best Song in the Balkans from Macedonia for 2010" with her hit single "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam"(I want to remember you for good).On the 24.06.2011 Elena & Lambe Alabakovski released their second duet titled "Najdobro Do Sega" (The Best Til Now), a music video was later recorded for the song which had already become a summer hit single. Later that year in August Elena Risteska held a special concert in Ohrid,Macedonia, she performed many traditional Macedonian songs and some of her past hits but with a traditional arrangement.
Discography
Albums
- Den i NokDen i NokDen i Nok is the debut album of the Macedonian pop musician Elena Risteska. Following the release of the album in 2003, Risteska garnered popularity in several Balkan countries...
(2003) - 192192 (album)- Singles and music videos :* "Ni Na Nebo, Ni Na Zemja" is the first single from the album. With this single she debuted on the Balkan Stage on Sunčane Skale 2005. The video for the single was shot by "Tomato Production" in their studios in Skopje....
(2006) - MilionerMilioner (album)Milioner is third studio album by Macedonian pop musician, Elena Risteska. The album was released in Serbia by City Records in q2, 2008. The albums contains the same songs from the album 192, just sang in Serbian.-Track listings:#"92"...
(2008) - Untitled Fourth Upcoming album (2011)
Compilations
- Play: Search for a new Star (Compilation)
- Makedonija ZasekogašMakedonija ZasekogašMakedonija Zasekogaš often credited as Makedonija Zasekogash, is a project made by the Agency for youth and sport of Macedonia realized with an album...
- Oriental Garden - VOL 7
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: "NinanajnaNinanajna"Ninanajna" was the Macedonian entry in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest, performed in Macedonian and English by Elena Risteska, composed and produced by Darko Dimitrov and with lyrics by Rade Vrčakovski. Versions were also recorded entirely in each of the two languages...
" - 2006: "Ne Mogu"
- 2006: "Ljubav Nije Za NasLjubav Nije Za Nas"Ljubav Nije Za Nas" is a single by the famous Macedonian singer Elena Risteska and the Bosnian rock band Regina...
" (with Grupa ReginaRegina (band)Grupa Regina is a rock band founded in 1990 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia.- Band career :Three of the members, Aleksandar, Bojan and Denis, started a garage band. It was hard for them to find the right lead singer, but after a long while of searching, they found Davor Ebner....
) - 2006: "Esen Vo MeneEsen Vo MeneEsen Vo Mene is a single by the Macedonian singer and song-writer Elena Risteska realized in 2006. It is the fourth single from her second studio album "192"...
" - 2007: "192192 (song)"192" is a song by the Macedonian singer and song-writer Elena Risteska from her second album with the same name. 192 is the three-digit telephone number for the police in Macedonia. In 2008 Serbian version of the song was realized under the title 92. The Serbian version is included in Milioner....
" - 2007: "Milioner" (featuring Leroy Chambers)
- 2007: "Kreveta Dva"
- 2008: "Million Dollar Player
- 2008: "Nekade Daleku/Bye, Bye"
- 2008: "More Sokol PieMore Sokol Pie"More Sokol Pie" is a traditional folk song from the Balkans, equally popular in Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia.The first performer of the song is Bulgarian singer Baba Nastia Pavlova. Her record is from 1940. Then the song was recorded by another Bulgarian singers Mary Kokareshkova and...
" - 2008: "Sakam Da Te Galam" (with Parketi)
- 2009: "Usni Kako Temno MastiloUsni Kako Temno Mastilo"Usni Kako Temno Mastilo" is a single by the Macedonian singer Elena Risteska. For first time was recorded in 2006 in Macedonian, but later in 2008 Serbian version of the song was recorded too. In the Serbo-Croatian speaking countries the single was realized under the title "Usne Boje Tamnog...
/Usne Boje Tamnog Mastila" - 2009: "Dosta"
- 2010: "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam"
- 2010: "Srekna Nova Godina"
- 2011: "Najdobro Do Sega" (with Lambe Alabakovski)
Featured Singles
- 2006: "Zaspana Ubavica" feat. Vrčak
- 2006: "Na Nekoi Drugi Svetovi" (with Lambe AlabakoskiLambe AlabakoskiLambe Alabakovski is a Macedonian singer.-Biography:...
feat. Vrčak) - 2008: "Sakam Zeleno" (feat. other singers)
- 2008: "Come and Get Me" (with SnowBlack)
- 2009: "Icelenie" (feat. other singers)
- 2011: "Makedonija"(Memorija) (feat. other singers)
Sunčane Skale
2006:- Princeton Award for Debut of the Year
2007:
- Duet of the Year: "Love Is Not For Us"
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 NasLjubav Nije Za Nas"Ljubav Nije Za Nas" is a single by the famous Macedonian singer Elena Risteska and the Bosnian rock band Regina...
" (Love is not for us)" (Oscar of Popularity)