Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
| Eurovision Song Contest 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Skopje Fest 2009 | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals 19 February 2009 20 February 2009 Final 21 February 2009 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Next Time | |||
| Selected song | "Neshto shto ke ostane" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (10th) | |||
| Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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.
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]
In November 2008, MKRTV revealed the new format of the Macedonian national final, Skopje Fest. Skopje Fest 2009 will consist of two semi-finals, each containing 16 songs, held on 19 and 20 February. The top 8 songs through a mixture of jury and televoting will progress to the final on 21 February, where the winner will be selected again by jury and televoting. Songs could be entered to MKRTV from 26 November to 25 December.[5][6]
142 songs were received by MKRTV, and a jury selected the 32 songs that would compete in the semi-finals on 5 January 2009. The 32 semi-final songs and composers were revealed on 6 January,[7][8] with 20 of the 32 performers being revealed on 15 January.[9]
Some former participants are once again attempting to represent the nation at Eurovision. Kaliopi was selected as the Macedonian representative in 1996, but was eliminated in the preliminary round. She also competed in the 1998 and 2006 selections as a singer. Andrijana Janevska participated in Skopjefest 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2007; her greatest success being in 2002 where she was the runner-up. Risto Samardjiev participated in 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2008; never ending below fifth place. Other past participant are Ana Simonovska in 2002, Verce Pandilovska in 2000, Filip Jordanovski in 2006, and Vlatko Ilievski in 2008. Proekt Makedonija consists of Tuna who pariticpated in 2008, and Nikola Perevski and Vladimir Krstevski who wrote the 2002 Macedonian entry performed by Karolina Goceva.
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televoting | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kostadin Papa | "Za nea postojam" | Kostadin Papa | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Ana Simonovska | "Dobar kraj" | Ana Simonovska | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Andrijana Janevska | "Drvo bez koren" | Andrijana Janevska | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | Treta dimenzija | "Isto sto i ti" | Dusko Temelkovski | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Vodolija | "Mojot TV" | Risto Apostolov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Verce Pandilovska | "Severno od mene, juzno od tebe" | Kaliopi Bukle | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | Dimitar Andonovski | "Me pronajde ti" | Hari Kotlarovski | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Risto Samardjiev & Zoran Dzorlev | "103 beli lebedi" | Grigor Koprov | 12 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| 9 | Lili | "Za kraj" | Davor Jordanovski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 10 | Zarmena | "Igra so nas" | Dimce Kitrozoski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Sleng | "Gengsta oro" | Daniel Joveski | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
| 12 | Emilija Gievska | "Patuvam niz vremeto" | Zoran Ilievski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Proekt Makedonija | "Pomalku naivno" | Nikola Perevski, Vladimir Krstevski | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| 14 | Daniel | "Sila na ljubovta" | Aleksandar Masevski | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 |
| 15 | Next Time | "Nešto što kje ostane" | Damjan Lazarov, Jovan Jovanov | 10 | 12 | 22 | 1 |
| 16 | Jane Dulimaglovski | "Gledas, ne sum sam" | Vladimir Dojcinovski | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televoting | Total | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dejan Trifunovski | "Ljubovta doaga" | Lazar Cvetkovski | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | Stefan Cvetkovski | "Zemi se" | Ljupco Trajkovski | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Jasmina Dimitrovska | "Na moe mesto" | Bojan Gjosevski | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Filip Jordanovski | "Volsebnik" | Blaze Temelkov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Vlatko Ilievski | "Najbogat na svet" | Vladimir Dojcinovski | 7 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| 6 | Venera | "Povtorno ljubena" | Stevce Grozdanov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Patnici & Dijana Trajkoski | "Nasmej se" | Zdravka Mircevska | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Aleksandar Belov | "Zastani, solzi izbrisi" | Grigor Koprov | 5 | 10 | 15 | 3 |
| 9 | Naum Petreski & Kaliopi | "Rum Dum Dum (Zbogum)" | Kire Kostov | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | Amir Ibraimovski | "Otvori go srceto" | Jovan Vasilevski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 11 | Bravo Band | "Devojko" | Simon Trpčeski | 8 | 7 | 15 | 4 |
| 12 | Vlatko Lozanovski | "Blisku do mene" | Lazar Cvetkovski | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 13 | Pampersi | "Zboguvanje" | Daniel Mitrevski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 | Rock Agresori | "Ding Dong" | Zoran Trpkov | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
| 15 | Nade Talevska | "Dali mislis na nas" | Goce Simonovski | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | Kristijan Jovanov | "Nema da zboram" | Vanco Dimitrov | 6 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vlatko Ilievski | "Najbogat na svet" | Vladimir Dojcinovski | 4 | 4 | 1608 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Dejan Trifunovski | "Ljubovta doaga" | Lazar Cvetkovski | 0 | 0 | 537 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | Risto Samardjiev & Zoran Dzorlev | "103 beli lebedi" | Grigor Koprov | 10 | 7 | 3151 | 17 | 3 |
| 4 | Bravo Band | "Devojko" | Simon Trpčeski | 0 | 3 | 1011 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Aleksandar Belov | "Zastani, solzi izbrisi" | Grigor Koprov | 1 | 5 | 2595 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Next Time | "Nešto što kje ostane" | Damjan Lazarov, Jovan Jovanov | 7 | 12 | 4176 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | Rock Agresori | "Ding Dong" | Zoran Trpkov | 0 | 2 | 985 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Verce Pandilovska | "Severno od mene, juzno od tebe" | Kaliopi Bukle | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Daniel | "Sila na ljubovta" | Aleksandar Masevski | 5 | 0 | 528 | 5 | 9 |
| 10 | Proekt Makedonija | "Pomalku naivno" | Nikola Perevski, Vladimir Krstevski | 0 | 1 | 972 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | Naum Petreski & Kaliopi | "Rum Dum Dum (Zbogum)" | Kire Kostov | 12 | 6 | 3055 | 18 | 2 |
| 12 | Kostadin Papa | "Za nea postojam" | Kostadin Papa | 0 | 0 | 738 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Vlatko Lozanovski | "Blisku do mene" | Lazar Cvetkovski | 8 | 8 | 3402 | 16 | 4 |
| 14 | Andrijana Janevska | "Drvo bez koren" | Andrijana Janevska | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6 | 8 |
| 15 | Sleng | "Gengsta oro" | Daniel Joveski | 3 | 10 | 4168 | 13 | 5 |
| 16 | Kristijan Jovanov | "Nema da zboram" | Vanco Dimitrov | 2 | 0 | 621 | 2 | 12 |
Eurovision 2009
The song competed in the first semi-final but failed to qualify for the final, finishing 10th.
Points Awarded by Macedonia[10]
Semi final
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 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.
http://www.vest.com.mk/?ItemID=077AE751AC6C3844A53CAD619CA958EF
See also
References
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