Elena Risteska () (born April 27, 1986) is a Macedonian singer and song-writer. Biography Elena Risteska was born in Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia (now Republic of Macedonia) and showed an interest in the arts 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 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 loc