| Macedonia | |
|---|---|
| Member station | MKRTV |
| National selection events |
Skopje Fest (1996-2002, 2008-2011) Nacionalen Evrosong (2004-2007) |
| Appearances | |
| Appearances | 11 |
| First appearance | 1998 |
| Best result | 12th: 2006 |
| Worst result | 16th: 2011 SF |
| External links | |
| MKRTV page | |
| Macedonia's page at Eurovision.tv | |
Macedonia, presented in the contest as FYR Macedonia[1] debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998. However, the country first took part in Eurovision at the 1996 pre-selection contest. Its song, "Samo ti" (Само ти) sung by Kaliopi, failed to qualify to the final.
The country's best result was in 2006, when Elena Risteska sang "Ninanajna" (Нинанајна) in Athens, Greece and came 12th. Despite never finishing in the top 10, their record of qualifying for every final was only broken in 2008, when the jury vote used in the semi-final chose Sweden as a finalist, despite Tamara, Vrčak and Adrian having come 10th in the televote and not saved by the jury.
Makedonska Radio Televizija (MKRTV), which broadcasts the event, has used the Skopje Fest festival to select the national entry since the country's debut, although it made several changes in the national final format, so the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2012 national finals were organised outside the Skopje Festival.
Prior declaring independence in 1991, as a constituent country of SFR Yugoslavia, the Socialist Republic of Macedonia participated in the Yugoslav pre-selection called among the other Yugoslav federal units.[2] Also, Macedonian composers wrote songs for candidates from other parts of Yugoslavia.[3] However, the Macedonian entries never managed to win, and the SR Macedonia was among the few federal states never to send a Yugoslav entry to the Eurovision Song Contest. An exception occurred when Maja Odžaklievska won the Yugoslav competition in 1980,[2] but she did not perform in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 due to the Yugoslavian decision not to participate that year.
Contents |
| Year | Artist | Title | Final | Points | Semi | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Vlado Janevski | "Ne zori, zoro" (Не зори, зоро) | 19 | 16 | ||
| 2000 | XXL | "100% te ljubam" (100% те љубам) | 15 | 29 | ||
| 2002 | Karolina Gočeva | "Od nas zavisi" (Од нас зависи) | 19 | 25 | ||
| 2004 | Toše Proeski | "Life" | 14 | 47 | 10 | 71 |
| 2005 | Martin Vučić | "Make My Day" | 17 | 52 | 9 | 97 |
| 2006 | Elena Risteska | "Ninanajna" (Нинанајна) | 12 | 56 | 10 | 76 |
| 2007 | Karolina Gočeva | "Mojot svet" (Мојот свет) | 14 | 73 | 9 | 97 |
| 2008 | Tamara, Vrčak and Adrian | "Let Me Love You" | X | X | 10* | 64 |
| 2009 | Next Time | "Nešto što kje ostane" (Нешто што ќе остане) | X | X | 10* | 45 |
| 2010 | Gjoko Taneski, Billy Zver & Pejčin | "Jas ja imam silata" (Јас ја имам силата) | X | X | 15 | 37 |
| 2011 | Vlatko Ilievski | "Rusinka" (Русинкa) | X | X | 16 | 36 |
| 2012 | Kaliopi |
Macedonia has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 71 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59 |
| 3 | Croatia | 56 |
| 4 | Albania | 55 |
| 5 | Serbia | 37 |
Macedonia has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 49 |
| 2 | Slovenia | 32 |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 |
| 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 27 |
| 5 | Romania | 25 |
NOTE: The totals in the above tables include only points awarded in Eurovision finals, and not the semi-finals since 2004.
Macedonia has given the most points to...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 77 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 59 |
| 3 | Turkey | 58 |
| 4 | Croatia | 48 |
| 5 | Serbia | 40 |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 35 |
| 7 | Greece | 33 |
| 8 | Belarus | 32 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 28 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 27 |
Macedonia has received the most points from...
| Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 |
| 2 | Albania | 61 |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 48 |
| 4 | Croatia | 45 |
| 5 | Turkey | 41 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 39 |
| 7 | Serbia and Montenegro | 32 |
| 8 | Serbia | 30 |
| 9 | Montenegro | 20 |
NOTE: The tables with points from 2004 include points awarded in both finals and semi-finals where the highest point from the final/semi-final is picked.
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