Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

"Love Will Lead Our Way"
"Love Will Lead Our Way"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country	Macedonia
Artist(s)	Martija Stanojković
Languages	Macedonian, English
Composer(s)	Aleksandar Masevski
Lyricist(s)	Aleksandar Masevski, Martija Stanojković
Entry chronology
	◄ "Pletenka - Braid of Love" (2015)

Martija Stanojković
Martija Stanojković
Birth name	Martija Stanojković
Born	7 April 2004 (age 20); Skopje, Macedonia
Occupation(s)	Student and Singer
Instrument(s)	Vocals

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country	Macedonia
National selection
Selection process	Internal selection
Selection date(s)	Artist: 24 July 2016; Song: 10 October 2016;
Selected entrant	Martija Stanojković
Selected song	"Love Will Lead Our Way"
Selected songwriter(s)	Aleksandar Masevski; Martija Stanojković
Finals performance
Final result	12th, 41 points
Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Macedonia will participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which takes place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta, under the provisional reference of "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". The Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Martija Stanojković was internally selected to represent Macedonia with the song "Love Will Lead Our Way".

Background

Prior to the 2016 Contest, Macedonia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven times, under the provisional reference of "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", since its debut at the inaugural contest in 2003.^[1]^[2] Macedonia were absent twice from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and 2014.^[3] They have never won the contest, with their best results being at the 2007 and 2008, represented by the duo Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski, and Bobi Andonov respectively, achieving fifth place.^[3]

Before Junior Eurovision

The Macedonian broadcaster announced on 19 July 2016, that they would be participating at the contest scheduled to take place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta.^[4] On 24 July 2016, MRT announced that they had internally selected Martija Stanojković to represent them in Malta.^[5]Her song for the contest, "Love Will Lead Our Way", was released on 10 October 2016.^[6]

Artist and song information

Martija Stanojković

Martija Stanojković (Macedonian: Мартија Станојковиќ) (born 7 April 2004) is an Macedonian singer. She will represent Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016 with the song "Love Will Lead Our Way".

Martija finished second in the talent show Pink Stars, which is popular in the Balkan region. When she was four years old, she joined a dance club called Ultra, and she was dancing for seven years before she entered Pink Stars. Martija is a fan of Justin Bieber.

Love Will Lead Our Way

"Love Will Lead Our Way" is a song by Macedonian singer Martija Stanojković. It will represent Macedonia during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It is composed and written by Aleksandar Masevski and Martija Stanojković. The official music video for the song was released on 10 October 2016.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016, Macedonia was drawn to perform seventh on 20 November 2016, following Bulgaria and preceding Poland.^[7]

The final will be broadcast in Macedonia on MRT 1.

Final

At the beginning of her performance, Martija and her three dancers stood in the back of the stage in the shape of a pyramid, with Martija furthest back. When the music started, the dancers revealed Martija after about 15 seconds. The backdrop was lit up with red glitter in the beginning, which turned into different patterns that varied between the verse and the chorus. Despite being a favorite to win the contest, they only came 12th place. ^[8]

Voting

During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% National juries and 50% televoting, with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country’s Adult and Kids' Jury, to be announced by a spokesperson. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote.^[9] Following these results, three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1-8, 10, and 12. These professional jurors are: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and Jedward.^[10]

Points awarded to Macedonia

Points awarded to Macedonia
Professional Juries
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points

5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
Australia		Serbia	Albania Israel Netherlands	Italy
Kids Juries
12 points	10 points	8 points	7 points	6 points
		Netherlands	Albania
5 points	4 points	3 points	2 points	1 point
		Israel	Poland Italy	Malta Georgia

Points awarded by Macedonia

Score	Professional Jury	Kids Jury
12 points	Italy	Russia
10 points	Armenia	Malta
8 points	Russia	Armenia
7 points	Bulgaria	Italy
6 points	Malta	Bulgaria
5 points	Serbia	Georgia
4 points	Netherlands	Netherlands
3 points	Belarus	Serbia
2 points	Poland	Australia
1 point	Australia	Albania

Split voting results

The following five members comprise the Macedonian adult jury:

The following five members comprise the Macedonian kids jury:

Split voting results from Bulgaria
Draw	Country	Adult Jury						Kids' Jury
Draw	Country	G. Papazoski	I. Spasev	B. Ilijoska	G. Naumovski	B. Ilijoska	Average Points		Average Points
01	Ireland
02	Armenia
03	Albania
04	Russia
05	Malta
06	Bulgaria
07	Macedonia
08	Poland
09	Belarus
10	Ukraine
11	Italy
12	Serbia
13	Israel
14	Australia
15	Netherlands
16	Cyprus
17	Georgia

References

^ "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ Granger, Anthony (31 August 2014). "JESC history: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ ^a ^b "F.Y.R. Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
^ Granger, Anthony (19 July 2016). "Macedonia: Confirms Junior Eurovision 2016 participation". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
^ Frazer, Daz (24 July 2016). "Martija Stanojković for Macedonia!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^ García, Belén (10 October 2016). "Listen to "Love will Lead our Way", Macedonian entry for Junior Eurovision 2016". esc-plus.com. Esc-plus. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
^ Jordan, Paul (15 November 2016). "Final running order revealed!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
^ Jordan, Paul; Nilsson, Helena (15 November 2016). "Highlights from the first day of rehearsals in Valletta". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
^ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Format changes for the Junior Eurovision 2016". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
^ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Jedward to appear at Junior Eurovision 2016!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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[1] "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[2] Granger, Anthony (31 August 2014). "JESC history: Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[Macedonia_History-3] "F.Y.R. Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 5 August 2016.

[4] Granger, Anthony (19 July 2016). "Macedonia: Confirms Junior Eurovision 2016 participation". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.

[5] Frazer, Daz (24 July 2016). "Martija Stanojković for Macedonia!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[6] García, Belén (10 October 2016). "Listen to "Love will Lead our Way", Macedonian entry for Junior Eurovision 2016". esc-plus.com. Esc-plus. Retrieved 13 November 2016.

[7] Jordan, Paul (15 November 2016). "Final running order revealed!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

[8] Jordan, Paul; Nilsson, Helena (15 November 2016). "Highlights from the first day of rehearsals in Valletta". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 November 2016.

[9] Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Format changes for the Junior Eurovision 2016". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

[10] Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Jedward to appear at Junior Eurovision 2016!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

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