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Kaliopi
Kaliopi Bukle (; , born 28 December 1966 in Ohrid), known professionally as Kaliopi, is a Macedonian singer-songwriter. In her career, Kaliopi has progressed from singing lead vocal with her eponymous band in 1980s Yugoslavia to being an established vocalist and composer working in Macedonia and across former Yugoslavia. She represented Macedonia twice in the Eurovision Song Contest, first in 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan with "Crno i belo" and a second time in 2016 in Stockholm, Sweden with the song "Dona".
was held at the Café de Paris venue in London, United Kingdom and hosted by Nicki French and Paddy O'Connell. On 20 April, Kaliopi completed promotional activities in Albania where she provided media outlets with interviews, appeared during the TVSH programme "Kolor" and recorded a performance of "Dona" for the TV Klan programme "E diela shqiptare", which was broadcast on 24 April.
At Eurovision.
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