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 | ||||
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| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Skopje Fest 2011 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 27 February 2011 | |||
| Selected entrant | Vlatko Ilievski | |||
| Selected song | "Rusinka" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (16th, 36 points) | |||
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Before Eurovision
Skopje Fest 2011
Skopje Fest 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. The competition took place on 27 February 2011 at the Universal Hall in Skopje, hosted by Elena Miteva and Zoran Mircevski and was broadcast on MTV 1, MTV Sat and online via the official Eurovision Song Contest website eurovision.tv.[1]
Competing entries
A submission period was opened for interested artists and composers to submit their entries between 29 November 2010 and 10 January 2011.[2][3] MRT received 88 submissions at the closing of the deadline. Twenty entries were selected and the competing artists and songs were announced on 27 January 2011.[4]
On 3 February 2011, "Vo mojot svet imaš dom", written by Grigor Koprov, Vladimir Dojcinovski and Borce Dimitrov and to have been performed by Nade Talevska, was withdrawn from the competition due to overseas arrangements of the artist.[5] "Neka e so pomin", written by Ljupčo Mirkovski and Ognen Nedelkovski and to have been performed by Dule i Koki, was withdrawn from the competition due to the artists stating that Skopje Fest is rigged.[6][7] "Kukuriku" performed Rok Agresori and "Posledna pesna" performed by Amir Ibrahimovski & Art Sound were later announced as the replacements that would compete in the competition 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 took place on 27 February 2011.[8] Twenty entries competed and a 50/50 combination of public televoting and a jury panel selected "Rusinka" performed by Vlatko Ilievski as the winner. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the competition featured guest performances by 2006 Macedonian Eurovision representative Elena Risteska and 2005 Bosnian and 2010 Croatian Eurovision representatives Femminem.[9]
| Final – 27 February 2011 | ||||||||
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| 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
Semi-final 2
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Final
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
See also
- Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Eurovision Song Contest 2011
References
- Montebello, Edward (27 February 2011). "Tonight: FYR Macedonia selects for Düsseldorf". Esctoday.
- Hondal, Victor (29 November 2010). "Macedonia: MKRTV calls for songs". EscToday.com. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- "Macedonia: Submissions deadline extended". EscToday.com. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
- Hondal, Victor (27 January 2011). "FYR Macedonia: Singers and composers announced". Esctoday.
- "Nade Talevska withdrew from Skopjefest". Vest. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- "Dule i Koki withdrew from Skopjefest". Vest. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- "Macedonia: Changes in the national final line-up". Vest. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- "MACEDONIA - MKRTV decides on February". Oikotimes.com. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
- Jiandani, Sanjay (Sergio) (28 February 2011). "FYR Macedonia: Vlatko Ilievski to Düsseldorf". Esctoday.
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