Jana Burčeska
Jana Burčeska Јана Бурческа | |
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Background information | |
Born | Skopje, Macedonia | 6 July 1993
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 2010–present |
Website | janaburcheska |
Jana Burčeska (
Dance Alone". Burčeska first came to prominence in her native country in 2011 after competing in Macedonian Idol
.
During the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, she acted as a press assistant and jury voting spokesperson for the Macedonian Radio Television.
Biography
In 2011, Burčeska competed in 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
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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MKD [6] | |||
" Dance Alone "
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2017 | 8 | Non-album single |
References
- ^ 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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