Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Skopje Fest 2007 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 February 2007 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Karolina Gočeva | |||
| Selected song | "Mojot svet" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 97 points) | |||
| Final result | 14th, 73 points | |||
| Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The Macedonian entry was selected through a national selection, Nacionalen Evrosong 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]
Skopje Fest 2007
In late 2006, MRT announced that Skopje Fest would return as the selection method for the 2007 Contest. A submission period was opened for songs to be submitted with the broadcaster selecting appropriate performers for the songs.[3] On 6 January 2007, MRT announced 12 finalists from 150 received submissions that would compete in a national final.[4] On 24 January 2007, MRT confirmed that after changes to the initial list of participants and the addition of wildcards, 15 songs would compete in the national final.[5]
Skopje Fest 2007 took place on 24 February 2007 at the Universal Hall in Skopje, hosted by Igor Džambazov, Milanka Rašić and Zivkica Gjurcinovska. 15 songs competed with the winner being selected by a regional televote from 12 districts across Macedonia. The show included interval acts from the "Rebis" Ballet, 2006 Macedonian entrant Elena Risteska, 2005 Croatian entrant Boris Novković and 2007 Belarusian entrant Dmitry Koldun. Karolina Gočeva with the song "Mojot svet" was the winner, receiving top marks (12 points) from all 12 voting districts.[1][6] Gočeva previously represented Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.
| Final - 24 February 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draw | Singer | Song | Composer(s) | Points | Place |
| 1 | Maja Sazdanovska & Jovan Jovanov | "1, 2, 3" | Jovan Jovanov, Maja Sazdanovska, Elvir Mekić | 71 | 4 |
| 2 | Elena Petreska | "Peam" | Grigor Koprov, Vesna Malinova | 67 | 5 |
| 3 | Maja Grozdanovska Pančeva | "Kavijar i Svila" | Blaze Temelkov | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Marijan Stojanovski | "Ako te Rasplacat" | Vanco Dimitrov | 20 | 10 |
| 5 | Deana Nikolovska | "Nebo" | Vladimir Dojcinovski, Risto Samardziev | 11 | 14 |
| 6 | Andrijana Janevska | "Epizoda" | Aleksandar Stefanovski-Jablan | 19 | 11 |
| 7 | Vasil Garvanliev | "Pomogni Mi" | Vasil Gavranliev | 15 | 13 |
| 8 | Gorgi Krstevski | "Letni Dozdovi" | Gorgi Krstevski | 30 | 7 |
| 9 | Lambe Alabakoski | "Belo e se" | Robert Bilbilov, Elena Risteska | 101 | 3 |
| 10 | Biba Dodeva | "Cuvaj Me" | Vladimir Dojcinovski, Biba Dodeva | 21 | 9 |
| 11 | Ivana Andonova | "Odi Si" | Ivana Andonovska, Vesna Malinova | 16 | 12 |
| 12 | Karolina Gočeva | "Mojot svet" | Grigor Koprov, Ognen Nedelkovski | 144 | 1 |
| 13 | Super Nova | "Potseti Me" | Damjan Lazarov, Elvir Mekić | 30 | 7 |
| 14 | Tamara Todevska | "Kazi Koj Si Ti" | Aleksandar Masevski | 105 | 2 |
| 15 | Sanja Lefkova | "Otrov i Lek" | Jovan Jovanov, Elvir Mekić | 40 | 6 |
At Eurovision
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.
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
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Macedonia
Semi-finalPoints awarded in semi-final:[7]
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[2]
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See also
Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
References
- ^ a b Klier, Marcus (25 February 2007). "Karolina Goceva back for F.Y.R. Macedonia". Esctoday.com.
- ^ a b c d "Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Final". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Mikheev, Andy. "FYR Macedonia 2007". ESCKaz.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Kasapoglou, Yiorgos (6 January 2007). "FYR Macedonia announces 12 songs". Esctoday.com.
- ^ Viniker, Barry (24 January 2007). "FYR Macedonia: Full Running Order". Esctoday.com.
- ^ Klier, Marcus (24 February 2007). "Tonight: F.Y.R. Macedonia decides for Helsinki". Esctoday.com.
- ^ a b c "Eurovision Song Contest 2007 Semi-Final". Eurovision.tv. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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