Jana Burčeska (, ; born 6 July 1993) is a Macedonian singer. She represented

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in Ukraine, with the song " Dance Alone". Burčeska first came to prominence in her native country in 2011 after competing in ''

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''. During the

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, she acted as a press assistant and jury voting spokesperson for the

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Biography

In 2011, Burčeska competed in ''

'' and came fifth. On 21 November 2016,

announced that the singer would represent

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in the

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, 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. In her Eurovision postcard, aired before her performance, she announced her pregnancy. Later that evening, when interviewed on-air by host

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, her boyfriend Alexander proposed to her and she accepted. The news made headlines worldwide with a few news outlets stating it "stole the show". In October 2017, Burčeska gave birth to a baby girl named Dona.

Discography

Singles

References

External links

Official website
1993 births Musicians from Skopje Living people 21st-century Macedonian women singers Macedonian pop singers Macedonian women pop singers Idols (franchise) participants Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{RMacedonia-singer-stub