Jana Burčeska

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
Burčeska on the red carpet of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv, Ukraine
Background information
Born	(1993-07-06) 6 July 1993 (age 31) Skopje, Macedonia
Genres	Pop rock
Occupation	Singer
Years active	2010–present
Website	janaburcheska.mk

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 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.^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		MKD [6]
"Dance Alone"	2017	8	Non-album single

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "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.
6. Peak chart positions for singles in Macedonia:

   • "Dance Alone": "Macedonian Airplay Chart". Radio Monitor. Archived from the original on 14 May 2017.

External links

• Official website

Preceded by Kaliopi with "Dona"	Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017	Succeeded by Eye Cue with "Lost and Found"