Macedonia selected its entry to the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadcastin ...
through a national final at the Skopje Fest 2008 on 23 February 2008.
Before Eurovision
Skopje Fest 2008
''Skopje Fest 2008'' was a song contest organized by MKRTV that served as Macedonia's national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008. The competition took place on 23 February 2008 at the Metropolis Arena in
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
, hosted by Živkica Gjurčinovska and Borislav Tnokovski and was broadcast on
MTV 1 and
MTV Sat.
Competing entries
MKRTV received 130 submissions from interested artists and composers during a submission period. Fifteen entries were selected from the open submissions, while an additional six entries were submitted by well-known composers directly invited by MKRTV for the competition. The twenty-one competing artists and songs were announced on 12 January 2008.
On 14 January 2008, all six entries written by invited composers: "Apolon" performed by Maja Vukićević, "Kubana" performed by Agon and Džoksi, "Životot e tvoj" performed by Sanja Lefkova, "Slatka mala" performed by Igor Šarevski, "Eden čekor ili dva" performed by Filip Jordanovski, and "Holivud" performed by Bojan and Big Mama, were withdrawn from the competition due to negative reactions from the composers of entries selected from the open submissions.
Final
The final took place on 23 February 2008. Fifteen entries competed and a 50/50 combination of public televoting and a jury panel selected "
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" performed by
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Vrčak
Rade Vrčakovski ( mk, Раде Врчаковски ; born 17 November 1980 in Strumica) better known by his stage name Vrčak (Врчак) is a Macedonian singer.
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as the winner. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the competition featured guest performances by
2008 Belarusian Eurovision representative Ruslan Alekhno
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,
2006 Bosnian Eurovision representative Hari Mata Hari
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and a tribute to
2004 Macedonian Eurovision representative Toše Proeski
Todor "Toše" Proeski ( mk, Тодор "Тоше" Проески, ; 25 January 1981 – 16 October 2007) was a Macedonian multi-genre singer and songwriter. Considered a top act of the local Macedonian and Balkan music scene, Proeski's music w ...
who died in 2007.
At Eurovision
At Eurovision, North Macedonia took part in the second semifinal on 22 May 2008, but they finished 10th, and the jury didn't select them as the tenth qualified country for the final.
This marked the first time that North Macedonia failed to qualify for the final since the semi-final format was introduced in 2004.
The spokesperson for Macedonia in Eurovision 2008 was the MKTV worker, host and presenter Ognen Janeski.
Voting
Points awarded to Macedonia
Points awarded by Macedonia
References
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Countries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision
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