Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

The Republic of Macedonia, present in the contest as the "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" ("FYR Macedonia"), participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. It was represented by the song "Nešto što kje ostane" by the group Next Time. It earned tenth place in the first semi-final, failing to proceed to the final round.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Country Macedonia
National selection
Selection processSkopje Fest 2009
Selection date(s)Semi-finals
19 February 2009
20 February 2009
Final
21 February 2009
Selected entrantNext Time
Selected song"Neshto shto ke ostane"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (10th)
Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2008 • 2009 • 2010►

Before Eurovision

Possible withdrawal

A possible withdrawal of Macedonia from the 2009 contest was rumoured, due to financial difficulties within MKRTV which could have ended in bankruptcy or liquidation of the company. As such, there would have been no Macedonian broadcaster within the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the contest’s organisers, and so a withdrawal of Macedonia from the contest would have been inevitable.[1][2]

Despite this, MKRTV confirmed Macedonia’s participation at the 2009 contest in Moscow, Russia.

Skopje Fest 2009

MKRTV officially revealed that they were looking for a new selection method for the country for the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Weekly debate programs were held by MKRTV on television, which were used as a platform for discussion between MKRTV and the Macedonian public on how the selection process for the Macedonian entry can be fair and successful.[3][4]

Format

The contest consisted of two semi finals held on 19 and 20 February 2009. Sixteen songs competed in each semi-final and the top six from each semi-final qualified for the final on 21 February 2009. The results of the semi-finals and the final were determined by a 50/50 combination of votes from a jury panel and public televoting.

All shows took place at the Universal Hall in Skopje, and were hosted by Zoran Ljutkov and Biljana Gjorgjiovska.

Competing entries

A submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries was opened on 26 November 2008 and closed on 25 December 2008.[5][6] MRT received 142 submissions at the close of the deadline. A seven-member jury selected thirty-two artists and songs for the competition from the received submissions. The names of the competing songs and their composers were announced on 6 January 2010, with twenty of the performers being announced on 15 January 2010.[7][8][9] The selection jury consisted of Gordana Andrashevska, Ljupčo Mirkovski, Meri Popova, Radica Mitić, Ariton Krliu and Danail Darkovski.

Among the competing artists, Kaliopi was selected to represent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 but was eliminated in the preliminary round. Previous Skopje Fest participants included Andrijana Janevska (1998, 2000, 2002, 2007); Risto Samardžiev (1998, 2000, 2002, 2008); Ana Simonovska (2002); Filip Jordanovski (2006); Tuna of Proekt Makedonija (2008); Verce Pandilovska (2000) and Vlatko Ilievski (2008). Nikola Perevski and Vladimir Krstevski co-wrote the 2002 Macedonian Eurovision entry.

Artist Song Composer(s)
Aleksandar Belov "Zastani, solzi izbriši" Grigor Koprov
Amir Ibraimovski "Otvori go srceto" Jovan Vasilevski
Ana Simonovska "Dobar kraj" Ana Simonovska
Andrijana Janevska "Drvo bez koren" Andrijana Janevska
Bravo Band "Devojko" Simon Trpčeski
Daniel "Sila na ljubovta" Aleksandar Masevski
Dejan Trifunovski "Ljubovta doagja" Lazar Cvetkovski
Dimitar Andonovski "Me pronajde ti" Hari Kotlarovski
Emilija Gievska "Patuvam niz vremeto" Zoran Ilievski
Filip Jordanovski "Volšebnik" Blaže Temelkov
Jane Dulimaglovski "Gledaš, ne sum sam" Vladimir Dojčinovski
Jasmina Dimitrovska "Na moe mesto" Bojan Gjoševski
Kostadin Papa "Za nea postojam" Kostadin Papa
Kristijan Jovanov "Nema da zboram" Vančo Dimitrov
Lili "Za kraj" Davor Jordanovski
Nade Talevska "Dali misliš na nas" Goce Simonovski
Naum Petreski & Kaliopi "Rum Dum Dum (Zbogum)" Kire Kostov
Next Time "Nešto što kje ostane" Damjan Lazarov, Jovan Jovanov
Pampersi "Zboguvanje" Daniel Mitrevski
Patnici & Dijana Trajkoski "Nasmej se" Zdravka Mirčevska
Risto Samardžiev & Zoran Džorlev "103 beli lebedi" Grigor Koprov
Rock Agresori "Ding Dong" Zoran Trpkov
Proekt Makedonija "Pomalku naivno" Nikola Perevski, Vladimir Krstevski
Sleng "Gengsta oro" Daniel Joveski
Stefan Cvetkovski "Zemi se" Ljupčo Trajkovski
Treta dimenzija "Isto što i ti" Duško Temelkovski
Venera "Povtorno ljubena" Stevče Grozdanov
Verica Pandilovska "Severno od mene, južno od tebe" Kaliopi Bukle
Vlatko Ilievski "Najbogat na svet" Vladimir Dojčinovski
Vlatko Lozanoski "Blisku do mene" Lazar Cvetkovski
Vodolija "Mojot TV" Risto Apostolov
Žarmena "Igra so nas" Dimče Kitrozoski

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 19 February 2009. Sixteen songs competed for eight spots in the final with the outcome decided upon by the combination of the votes from a jury panel and a public televote.

Semi-final 1 – 19 February 2009
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Kostadin Papa "Za nea postojam" 0 8 8 6
2 Ana Simonovska "Dobar kraj" 4 0 4 10
3 Andrijana Janevska "Drvo bez koren" 8 0 8 6
4 Treta dimenzija "Isto što i ti" 0 3 3 12
5 Vodolija "Mojot TV" 0 1 1 13
6 Verica Pandilovska "Severno od mene, južno od tebe" 6 0 6 8
7 Dimitar Andonovski "Me pronajde ti" 1 4 5 9
8 Risto Samardžiev & Zoran Džorlev "103 beli lebedi" 12 7 19 2
9 Lili "Za kraj" 0 0 0 14
10 Žarmena "Igra so nas" 0 0 0 14
11 Sleng "Gengsta oro" 5 10 15 3
12 Emilija Gievska "Patuvam niz vremeto" 0 0 0 14
13 Proekt Makedonija "Pomalku naivno" 7 5 12 4
14 Daniel "Sila na ljubovta" 3 6 9 5
15 Next Time "Nešto što kje ostane" 10 12 22 1
16 Jane Dulimaglovski "Gledaš, ne sum sam" 2 2 4 10

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 20 February 2009. Sixteen songs competed for eight spots in the final with the outcome decided upon by the combination of the votes from a jury panel and a public televote.

Semi-final 2 – 20 February 2009
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Dejan Trifunovski "Ljubovta doagja" 0 5 5 8
2 Stefan Cvetkovski "Zemi se" 0 1 1 12
3 Jasmina Dimitrovska "Na moe mesto" 2 0 2 11
4 Filip Jordanovski "Volšebnik" 0 0 0 13
5 Vlatko Ilievski "Najbogat na svet" 7 6 13 5
6 Venera "Povtorno ljubena" 0 0 0 14
7 Patnici & Dijana Trajkoski "Nasmej se" 1 2 3 10
8 Aleksandar Belov "Zastani, solzi izbriši" 5 10 15 3
9 Naum Petreski & Kaliopi "Rum Dum Dum (Zbogum)" 12 12 24 1
10 Amir Ibraimovski "Otvori go srceto" 0 0 0 15
11 Bravo Band "Devojko" 8 7 15 4
12 Vlatko Lozanoski "Blisku do mene" 10 8 18 2
13 Pampersi "Zboguvanje" 0 0 0 16
14 Rock Agresori "Ding Dong" 3 4 7 7
15 Nade Talevska "Dali misliš na nas" 4 0 4 9
16 Kristijan Jovanov "Nema da zboram" 6 3 9 6

Final

The final took place on 21 February 2009 where the sixteen entries that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals competed. The winner was chosen through a 50/50 combination of the votes from a jury panel and a public televote. At the conclusion of the voting, Next Time and the song "Nešto što kje ostane" was selected as the winner.

Final – 21 February 2009
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Vlatko Ilievski "Najbogat na svet" 4 1,608 4 8 6
2 Dejan Trifunovski "Ljubovta doaga" 0 537 0 0 14
3 Risto Samardžiev & Zoran Džorlev "103 beli lebedi" 10 3,151 7 17 3
4 Bravo Band "Devojko" 0 1,011 3 3 10
5 Aleksandar Belov "Zastani, solzi izbriši" 1 2,595 5 6 7
6 Next Time "Nešto što kje ostane" 7 4,176 12 19 1
7 Rock Agresori "Ding Dong" 0 985 2 2 11
8 Verica Pandilovska "Severno od mene, južno od tebe" 0 108 0 0 14
9 Daniel "Sila na ljubovta" 5 528 0 5 9
10 Proekt Makedonija "Pomalku naivno" 0 972 1 1 13
11 Naum Petreski & Kaliopi "Rum Dum Dum (Zbogum)" 12 3,055 6 18 2
12 Kostadin Papa "Za nea postojam" 0 738 0 0 14
13 Vlatko Lozanoski "Blisku do mene" 8 3,402 8 16 4
14 Andrijana Janevska "Drvo bez koren" 6 218 0 6 8
15 Sleng "Gengsta oro" 3 4,168 10 13 5
16 Kristijan Jovanov "Nema da zboram" 2 621 0 2 12

At Eurovision

The song competed in the first semi-final but failed to qualify for the final, finishing 10th.

Points awarded by Macedonia[10]
Split voting results from Macedonia (final)
Draw Country Jury points Televoting points Scoreboard (Points)
01  Lithuania
02  Israel
03  France
04  Sweden
05  Croatia 3 7 4
06  Portugal
07  Iceland 4 1 2
08  Greece 4
09  Armenia 5 1
10  Russia 2
11  Azerbaijan 2 3 3
12  Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 8 10
13  Moldova
14  Malta
15  Estonia
16  Denmark
17  Germany
18  Turkey 8 10 12
19  Albania 12 7
20  Norway 7 6 8
21  Ukraine
22  Romania 6 5 5
23  United Kingdom 12 6
24  Finland
25  Spain
Points awarded to Macedonia (Semi-final 1)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Commentator and spokesperson

The commentators for MKTV were Karolina Petkovska and Aleksandra Jovanovska. The spokesperson for MKTV,i.e. the results of the Macedonian televote in combination with the jury were given by Frosina Josifovska.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110928131420/http://www.vest.com.mk/?ItemID=077AE751AC6C3844A53CAD619CA958EF

See also

References
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  10. Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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