Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007

Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The Macedonian entry was selected through a national selection, Skopje Fest 2007, organised by the Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio-Television (MRT). Karolina Gočeva represented Macedonia with the song "Mojot svet", which qualified from the competition's semi-final and placed 14th in the final, scoring 73 points.[1][2] Gočeva previously represented Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.

Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Country Macedonia
National selection
Selection processSkopje Fest 2007
Selection date(s)24 February 2007
Selected entrantKarolina Gočeva
Selected song"Mojot svet"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 97 points)
Final result14th, 73 points
Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Skopje Fest 2007

In late 2006, MRT announced that Skopje Fest would return as the selection method for the 2007 Contest.

Competing entries

A submission period was opened for composers to submit their entries.[3] MRT received 150 submissions during the submission period, with MRT selecting the performer for each selected entry. The twelve competing artists and songs were announced on 6 January 2007.[4] On 24 January 2007, MRT announced an additional three wildcard finalists, as well as changes to the initial list of participants.[5]

Final

The final took place on 24 February 2007 at the Universal Hall in Skopje, hosted by Milanka Rašić, Živkica Gjurčinovska and Igor Džambazov. Fifteen songs competed with the winner being selected by a regional televote from 12 districts across Macedonia. At the conclusion of the voting, Karolina Gočeva and the song "Mojot svet" was selected as the winner, receiving top marks (12 points) from all twelve voting districts.[1][6]

In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the show also featured guest performances by the "Rebis" Ballet, 2006 Macedonian entrant Elena Risteska, 2005 Croatian entrant Boris Novković and 2007 Belarusian entrant Dmitry Koldun.

Final - 24 February 2007
DrawArtistSong (English translation)Composer(s)PointsPlace
1Maja Sazdanovska & Jovan Jovanov"1, 2, 3"Jovan Jovanov, Maja Sazdanovska, Elvir Mekić714
2Elena Petreska"Peam" (I sing)Grigor Koprov, Vesna Malinova675
3Maja Grozdanovska Pančeva "Kavijar i svila" (Caviar and silk)Blaže Temelkov615
4Marijan Stojanovski"Ako te rasplačat" (If it makes you cry)Vančo Dimitrov2010
5Deana Nikolovska"Nebo" (Heaven)Vladimir Dojčinovski, Risto Samardžiev1114
6Andrijana Janevska"Epizoda" (Episode)Aleksandar Stefanovski-Jablan1911
7Vasil Garvanliev"Pomogni mi" (Help me)Vasil Gavranliev1513
8Gjorgji Krstevski "Letni doždovi" (Summer rain)Gjorgji Krstevski307
9Lambe Alabakoski"Belo e se" (Everything is white)Robert Bilbilov, Elena Risteska1013
10Biba Dodeva"Čuvaj me" (Keep me)Vladimir Dojčinovski, Biba Dodeva219
11Ivana Andonova"Odi si" (You've gone)Ivana Andonovska, Vesna Malinova1612
12Karolina Gočeva"Mojot svet" (My world)Grigor Koprov, Ognen Nedelkovski1441
13Super Nova"Potseti me" (Remind me)Damjan Lazarov, Elvir Mekić307
14Tamara Todevska"Kaži koj si ti" (Tell me who you are)Aleksandar Masevski1052
15Sanja Lefkova"Otrov i lek" (Poison and cure)Jovan Jovanov, Elvir Mekić406

At Eurovision
Karolina Gočeva performing at the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the contest, Gočeva embarked on a promo tour to Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia. In addition to visiting the Balkan region, Karolina held a pre-contest concert at the Metropolis Arena in Skopje. "Mojot svet" underwent language changes for the contest with the majority of the song being performed in its original Macedonian language version and the final chorus of the song being performed in English.

Because Macedonia placed 12th at the 2006 contest,Karolina was forced to compete in the semi-final. Macedonia competed in the semi-final of the 2007 Contest on 10 May 2007 performing 18th, following Portugal and preceding the Norway. Macedonia qualified to the final, placing 9th in the semi-final and scoring 97 points.[7] In the final, Macedonia performed 6th, following Finland and preceding the Slovenia. Macedonia placed 14th in the final, scoring 73 points.[2]

Points awarded to Macedonia
Points awarded to Macedonia (semi-final)[7]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Macedonia (final)[2]
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Macedonia

See also

Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

References
  1. Klier, Marcus (25 February 2007). "Karolina Goceva back for F.Y.R. Macedonia". Esctoday.com.
  2. "Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  3. Mikheev, Andy. "FYR Macedonia 2007". ESCKaz.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  4. Kasapoglou, Yiorgos (6 January 2007). "FYR Macedonia announces 12 songs". Esctoday.com.
  5. Viniker, Barry (24 January 2007). "FYR Macedonia: Full Running Order". Esctoday.com.
  6. Klier, Marcus (24 February 2007). "Tonight: F.Y.R. Macedonia decides for Helsinki". Esctoday.com.
  7. "Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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