Jana Burčeska (Macedonian: Јана Бурческа, pronounced [ˈjana ˈburtʃɛska]; born 6 July 1993) is a Macedonian singer. She represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Ukraine, with the song "Dance Alone". Burčeska first came to prominence in her native country in 2011 after competing in Macedonian Idol.
Jana Burčeska Јана Бурческа | |
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.jpg) Burčeska on the red carpet of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 6 July 1993 Skopje, Macedonia |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Website | janaburcheska |
During the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, she acted as a press assistant and jury voting spokesperson for the Macedonian Radio Television.
Biography
editIn 2011, Burčeska competed in Macedonian Idol and came fifth. On 21 November 2016, Macedonian Radio Television announced that the singer would represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, with the song "Dance Alone". She took part in the second semi-final of the contest on 11 May 2017, however failed to qualify to the final, placing 15th with 69 points.[1] In her Eurovision postcard, aired before her performance, she announced her pregnancy.[2] Later that evening, when interviewed on-air by host Timur Miroshnychenko, her boyfriend Alexander proposed to her and she accepted. The news made headlines worldwide with a few news outlets stating it "stole the show".[3][4][5]
In October 2017, Burčeska gave birth to a baby girl named Dona.
Discography
editSingles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| MKD [6] | |||
| "Dance Alone" | 2017 | 8 | Non-album single |
References
edit- ^ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Here are the results of the Semi-Finals!". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ^ Houghton, Rianne (11 May 2017). "Macedonian Eurovision hopeful reveals her pregnancy during tonight's semi-final – AND gets engaged too". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Johnson, Alex (11 May 2017). "Eurovision 2017: Live Marriage Proposal Steals the Show From Saturdays Finalists". NBC News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Birney, Karen (12 May 2017). "Dramatic Eurovision proposal steals the show". Irish Independent. independent.ie. Archived from the original on 12 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Eurovision 2017: Live marriage proposal surprises audiences". BBC News Online. 12 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 May 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Macedonia:
- "Dance Alone": "Macedonian Airplay Chart". Radio Monitor. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.
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