| Eurovision 2006 results
1: Ranking / Winning order
2: Flag and Country
3: Final Points |  | | 12 |  |  | FYROM | 56 | | Eurovision Semifinal 2006 | | 10 | | | FYROM | 76 | | | Macedonia Elena Risteska | | Elena Risteska
Date of Birth: 27 April 1986
Education: Elena is studying Italian and literature at State University of ‘Sts. Kiril and Metodij’
2002: Elena was contracted to ‘M2’ (FYR Macedonian Music Productions), after winning first place in the ‘Search for a New Star’ talent contest, singing ‘Ona drugoto’ (That Other Thing).
2003: She promoted her first album ‘Den i Nok’ (Day and Night) which became an instant success in FYR Macedonia.
2004: She performed at the ‘Golden Stag Festival’ in Brasov, Romania
2005: Elena performed her hit single, ‘Ni na nebo, ni na zemja’ (Neither heaven nor earth) at the ‘Suncane Skale’ (Sun Stairs) festival in Serbia & Montenegro.
Awards: ‘SMS Hit of the Year’ as voted by the listeners of Antenna 5 radio; ‘Female Singer of the Year’ as voted by the viewers of MS television
She was voted ‘Otkritie na godinata’ (Discovery of the year) by ‘Zlatna Buba Mara’ (Golden Lady Bug), an annual popularity contest.
Other: Her music videos are constantly on the play list of MTV Adria and she has written lyrics for some of the most popular singers in FYR Macedonia. |  | | |
