Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Republic of Macedonia selected its entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a national final at the Skopje Fest 2008 on 23 February 2008.

Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Country Macedonia
National selection
Selection processSkopje Fest 2008
Selection date(s)23 February 2008
Selected entrantTamara, Vrčak and Adrian
Selected song"Let Me Love You"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (10th)[1]
Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Skopje Fest 2008

Skopje Fest 2008 was a song contest organized by MRT that served as Macedonia's national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

Competing entries

A submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries was opened on late 2007. MRT received 130 submissions at the close of the deadline. An expert committee consisting of officials and past Eurovision contestants selected fifteen artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions. In addition to the received submissions, MRT also invited well-known composers to directly commission six songs for the competition but were all withdrawn before the final.[2]

Artist Song (English translation) Songwriter(s)
Aneta Kačurkova "Poraka" (Message) Robert Bilbilov, Aneta Kacurkova
Elvir Mekić "Armija" (Army) Jovan Jovanov, Elvir Mekić
Goran Naumovski "Tajna skriena" (Hidden secret) Saša Vuckovic
Igor Mitrović "Jas i ti" (Me and you) Vladimir Dojčinovski
Jova Radevska "Jas sum ovde" (I am here) Jova Radevska
Lambe Alabakoski "Zemjo moja" (My land) Darko Dimitrov, Lambe Alabakovski, Maksim Ristevski
Nokaut "Samovila" (Fairy) Nikola Perevski, Vladimir Krstevski
None Nedelkovska "Vrati se" (Come back) Kristijan Gabroski
Parketi "Strawberry" Parketi
Risto Samardžiev & Flash "Dojdi do mene" (Come to me) Risto Samardžiev
Sašo Gigov-Giš "Docna e" (It's late) Grigor Koprov
Sonja Tarčulovska "Sever i jug" (North and south) Mesrur Sait
Tamara feat. Vrčak & Adrian Gaxha "Vo ime na ljubovta" (In the name of love) Rade Vrčakovski
Tuna "Prašuvam bez glas" (I am asking voiceless) Darko Dimitrov, Maksim Ristevski
Vlatko Ilievski "So drugi zborovi" (With other words) Vlatko Ilievski

Final

The final, broadcast on terrestrial and satellite television, took place on 12 November 2014 at the Metropolis Arena in Skopje, hosted by Živkica Gjurčinovska and Borislav Tnokovski. Fifteen songs competed and the winner was chosen through a 50/50 combination of public televoting and the votes of an expert jury. At the conclusion of the voting, Tamara feat. Vrčak & Adrian Gaxha and the song "Vo ime na ljubovta" was selected as the winner.[3]

Final – 23 February 2008
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Sašo Gigov-Giš "Docna e" 7 1,420 5 12 4
2 Aneta Kačurkova "Poraka" 2 195 0 2 12
3 Parketi "Strawberry" 5 953 3 8 6
4 Risto Samardžiev & Flash "Dojdi do mene" 10 1,761 7 17 3
5 Tuna "Prašuvam bez glas" 6 615 0 6 7
6 Lambe Alabakoski "Zemjo moja" 8 2,401 10 18 2
7 Elvir Mekić "Armija" 0 1,588 6 6 8
8 Goran Naumovski "Tajna skriena" 0 150 0 0 14
9 Tamara feat. Vrčak & Adrian Gaxha "Vo ime na ljubovta" 12 3,441 12 24 1
10 Vlatko Ilievski "So drugi zborovi" 0 827 1 1 13
11 None Nedelkovska "Vrati se" 3 857 2 5 9
12 Jova Radevska "Jas sum ovde" 0 1,026 4 4 10
13 Igor Mitrović "Jas i ti" 0 121 0 0 15
14 Sonja Tarčulovska "Sever i jug" 1 2,086 8 9 5
15 Nokaut "Samovila" 4 222 0 4 11

Eurovision

At Eurovision, Macedonia took part in the second semifinal on 22 May 2008, but they finished 10th, and the jury didn't select them as the tenth qualified country for the final. This marked the first time that Macedonia failed to qualify for the final since the semi-final format was introduced in 2004.

Points awarded by Macedonia
Points awarded to Macedonia (Semi-Final 2)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Turkish version

The song "Vo imeto na ljubovta" was released in Turkish, showing the close bond between Macedonia and Turkey.[4] The song was also translated into Russian, Serbian, and Albanian. The Turkish version is the only one sung fully in the specified language, whereas the other versions also have English included.

Spokesperson

The spokesperson for Macedonia in Eurovision 2008 was the MKTV worker, host and presenter Ognen Janeski.

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References
  1. 10th by televoting, relegated by the juries
  2. "6 commissioned songs withdrawn in Macedonia". Esctoday (in English)
  3. "Macedonia decides on 23rd February". Esctoday (in English)
  4. Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 | News - The Republic of Macedonia: Song in english for Belgrade

See also
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