Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

The Republic of Macedonia (officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", abbreviated "FYR Macedonia") participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany, selecting their entry through a televised national final, organised by Macedonian broadcaster Makedonska Radio Televizija (MKRTV).

Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Country Macedonia
National selection
Selection processSkopje Fest 2011
50% televoting
50% jury
Selection date(s)27 February 2011
Selected entrantVlatko Ilievski
Selected song"Rusinka"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (16th, 36 points)
Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Before Eurovision

Skopje Fest 2011

Skopje Festival 2011 was a song contest organized by MRT that served as Macedonia's national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011.

Competing entries

A submission period for interested artists and composers to submit their entries was opened on 10 January 2011.[1] Songs were required to be performed by national citizens of Macedonia.[2][3] MRT received 88 submissions at the close of the deadline, and 20 entries were chosen for the national final.

After the list was released, Nade Talevska withdrew from the competition due to overseas arrangements.[4] Dule i Koki also withdrew from the competition, explaining that Skopje Fest is rigged.[5][6] It was later announced that "Kukuriku" performed Rok Agresori and "Posledna pesna" performed by Amir Ibrahimovski & Art Sound would participated in the national selection instead.

Artist Song (English translation) Composer(s)
Amir Ibrahimovski & Art Sound "Posledna pesna" (The last song) Jovan Vasilevski, Gligor Kodoski
Angelina Stojanoska "Znaeš li" (Do you know) Daniel Mitrevski, Petar Dimitrovski, Irena Dimovska
Bobi Mojsoski "Te krade toj" (He's stealing you) Lazar Cvetkovski, Ognen Nedelkovski
Dule i Koki "Neka e so pomin" Ljupco Mirkovski, Ognen Nedelkovski
Emilija Gievska feat. Andrej Miske "Paranoja" (Paranoia) Boban Apostolov, Zoran Rudan
Filip Jordanovski "Sekogaš nekoj povekje vredi" (There's always someone more worth it) Darko Tasev, Blaže Temelkov
Goran Kargov "Lažes deka ne boli" (I lie that it doesn't hurt) Hris Marin, Vladimir Dojčinovski, Petar Acev
Ile Spasov "Tugja si" (You're a stranger) Ile Spasov, Ognen Nedelkovski
Ivan Jovanov "Kockar" (Gambler) Denis Hajdarević, Ivan Jovanov, Jovan Jovanov
Lidija Kočovska "Božji Pateki" (God's paths) Aleksandar Čerkezi, Maja Pavlovska
Martin Srbinovski "Ram tam tam" Martin Srbinovski, Goce Simonovski
Nade Talevska "Vo mojot svet imaš dom" Grigor Koprov, Vladimir Dojcinovski, Borce Dimitrov
Natalija Slaveva "Ne mi trebaš" (I don't need you) Stole Avramov, Zoran Aleksić, Daniel Bankov
Nataša Malinkova "Greška" (Mistake) Stole Avramov, Zoran Aleksić, Menče Avramova
Offside "Sekoj den" (Every day) Goce Simonovski, Milan Milanov
Olivera Gjorgovska "Na Kraj" (At the end) Goce Simonovski, Rade Vrčakovski
Riste Tevdoski "Ne se menuva ljubovta" (Love doesn't change) Milan Milanov, Lazar Cvetkovski
Rok Agresori "Kukuriku" (Cock-a-doodle-do) Zoran Trikov, Aleksandar Ristovski-Prince, Zoran Trikov
Skipi & Tyzee "Ostavi politika i pojačaj ton" (Leave the politics and turn up the volume) Skipi, Tyzee
Vlatko Ilievski "Rusinka" (Russian girl) Grigor Koprov, Vladimir Dojčinovski, Jovan Jovanov
Vodolija "Ne vrakjaj se" (Don't come back) Risto Apostolov
Zdravka Mirčevska "Ludost" (Insanity) Zdravka Mirčevska, Kiril Babamov

Final

The final was held on 27 February 2011 at the Universal Hall in Skopje, hosted by Elena Miteva and Zoran Mircevski. 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, the combination of votes from the jury and public vote selected Vlatko Ilievski and the song "Rusinka" as the winner.

Final – 27 February 2011
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place
1 Rok Agresori "Kukuriku" 327 0 54 0 0 15
2 Bobi Mojsoski "Te krade toj" 508 0 936 7 7 7
3 Olivera Gjorgovska "Na Kraj" 528 1 93 0 1 14
4 Angelina Stojanoska "Znaeš li" 217 0 1,414 8 8 6
5 Skipi & Tyzee "Ostavi politika i pojačaj ton" 457 0 64 0 0 15
6 Amir Ibrahimovski & Art Sound "Posledna pesna" 530 2 133 4 6 10
7 Emilija Gievska feat. Andrej Miske "Paranoja" 373 0 60 0 0 15
8 Riste Tevdoski "Ne se menuva ljubovta" 511 0 86 0 0 15
9 Martin Srbinovski "Ram tam tam" 595 8 181 5 13 2
10 Lidija Kočovska "Božji Pateki" 584 7 40 0 7 9
11 Goran Kargov "Lažes deka ne boli" 531 3 82 0 3 13
12 Zdravka Mirčevska "Ludost" 596 10 76 0 10 5
13 Nataša Malinkova "Greška" 555 6 98 1 7 8
14 Ile Spasov "Tugja si" 539 4 117 2 6 11
15 Filip Jordanovski "Sekogaš nekoj povekje vredi" 475 0 127 3 3 12
16 Natalija Slaveva "Ne mi trebaš" 390 0 1,699 10 10 4
17 Ivan Jovanov "Kockar" 482 0 36 0 0 15
18 Offside "Sekoj den" 540 5 212 6 11 3
19 Vlatko Ilievski "Rusinka" 619 12 3,054 12 24 1
20 Vodolija "Ne vrakjaj se" 383 0 61 0 0 15

At Eurovision

On 12 May, Macedonia competed eleventh in the second semi-final of the contest. They placed sixteenth with 36 points and failed to qualify for the final.

Split results
  • In the Semi-final 2 Macedonia came 16th with 36 points: the public awarded Macedonia 17th place with 33 points and the jury awarded 14th place with 47 points.

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

See also

References
  1. "Macedonia: Submissions deadline extended". EscToday.com. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. Hondal, Victor (29 November 2010). "Macedonia: MKRTV calls for songs". EscToday.com. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  3. "MACEDONIA - MKRTV decides on February". Oikotimes.com. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  4. "Nade Talevska withdrew from Skopjefest". Vest. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  5. "Dule i Koki withdrew from Skopjefest". Vest. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
  6. "Macedonia: Changes in the national final line-up". Vest. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
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