Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Republic of Macedonia selected its entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 through a national final at the Skopje Fest 2008 on 23 February 2008.
Eurovision Song Contest 2008 | ||||
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Country | Macedonia | |||
National selection | ||||
Selection process | Skopje Fest 2008 | |||
Selection date(s) | 23 February 2008 | |||
Selected entrant | Tamara, Vrčak & Adrian | |||
Selected song | "Let Me Love You" | |||
Finals performance | ||||
Semi-final result | Failed to qualify (10th, 64 points)[1] | |||
Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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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, 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.[2]
On 14 January 2008, all six entries written by invited composers: "Apolon" performed by Maja Vukićević, "Kubana" performed by Agon & 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by Igor Šarevski, "Eden čekor ili dva" performed by Filip Jordanovski and "Holivud" performed by Bojan & Big Mama, were withdrawn from the competition due to negative reactions from the composers of entries selected from the open submissions.[3]
Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
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Aneta Kačurkova | "Poraka" (Message) | Robert Bilbilov, Aneta Kačurkova |
Elvir Mekić | "Armija" (Army) | Jovan Jovanov, Elvir Mekić |
Goran Naumovski | "Tajna skriena" (Hidden secret) | Saša Vučković |
Igor Mitrović | "Jas i ti" (Me and you) | Vladimir Dojčinovski, Vesna Malinova |
Jova Radevska | "Jas sum ovde" (I am here) | Jova Radevska |
Lambe Alabakoski | "Zemjo moja" (My land) | Darko Dimitrov, Lambe Alabakovski, Maksim Ristevski |
Nokaut | "Samovila" (Fairy) | Nikola Perevski, Vladimir Krstevski |
None Nedelkovska | "Vrati se" (Come back) | Kristijan Gabroski |
Parketi | "Strawberry" | Sašo Parket |
Risto Samardžiev & Flash | "Dojdi do mene" (Come to me) | Risto Samardžiev |
Sašo Gigov-Giš | "Docna e" (It's late) | Grigor Koprov |
Sonja Tarčulovska | "Sever i jug" (North and south) | Mesrur Sait, Vesna Malinova |
Tamara feat. Vrčak & Adrian Gaxha | "Vo ime na ljubovta" (In the name of love) | Rade Vrčakovski |
Tuna | "Prašuvam bez glas" (I am asking voiceless) | Darko Dimitrov, Maksim Ristevski |
Vlatko Ilievski | "So drugi zborovi" (With other words) | Vlatko Ilievski |
Final
The final took place on 23 February 2008.[4] Fifteen entries competed and a 50/50 combination of public televoting and a jury panel selected "Vo ime na ljubovta" performed by Tamara feat. Vrčak & Adrian Gaxha as the winner. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the competition featured guest performances by 2008 Belarusian Eurovision representative Ruslan Alekhno, 2006 Bosnian Eurovision representative Hari Mata Hari and a tribute to 2004 Macedonian Eurovision representative Toše Proeski who died in 2007.[5]
Final – 23 February 2008 | |||||||
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Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | |
1 | Sašo Gigov-Giš | "Docna e" | 7 | 1,420 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
2 | Aneta Kačurkova | "Poraka" | 2 | 195 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
3 | Parketi | "Strawberry" | 5 | 953 | 3 | 8 | 6 |
4 | Risto Samardžiev & Flash | "Dojdi do mene" | 10 | 1,761 | 7 | 17 | 3 |
5 | Tuna | "Prašuvam bez glas" | 6 | 615 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
6 | Lambe Alabakoski | "Zemjo moja" | 8 | 2,401 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
7 | Elvir Mekić | "Armija" | 0 | 1,588 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
8 | Goran Naumovski | "Tajna skriena" | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
9 | Tamara feat. Vrčak & Adrian Gaxha | "Vo ime na ljubovta" | 12 | 3,441 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
10 | Vlatko Ilievski | "So drugi zborovi" | 0 | 827 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
11 | None Nedelkovska | "Vrati se" | 3 | 857 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
12 | Jova Radevska | "Jas sum ovde" | 0 | 1,026 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
13 | Igor Mitrović | "Jas i ti" | 0 | 121 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
14 | Sonja Tarčulovska | "Sever i jug" | 1 | 2,086 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
15 | Nokaut | "Samovila" | 4 | 222 | 0 | 4 | 11 |
At Eurovision
At Eurovision, 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 Macedonia failed to qualify for the final since the semi-final format was introduced in 2004.
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 |
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5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Turkish version
The song "Vo imeto na ljubovta" was released in Turkish, showing the close bond between Macedonia and Turkey.[6] The song was also translated into Russian, Serbian, and Albanian. The Turkish version is the only one sung fully in the specified language, whereas the other versions also have English included.
Spokesperson
The spokesperson for Macedonia in Eurovision 2008 was the MKTV worker, host and presenter Ognen Janeski.
References
- 10th by televoting, relegated by the juries
- Royston, Benny (12 January 2008). "FYR Macedonia: The 21 participants and songs". Esctoday.
- "6 commissioned songs withdrawn in Macedonia". Esctoday (in English)
- "Macedonia decides on 23rd February". Esctoday (in English)
- Floras, Stella (23 February 2008). "Live: F.Y.R. Macedonia decides for Belgrade". Esctoday.
- Eurovision Song Contest Serbia 2008 | News - The Republic of Macedonia: Song in english for Belgrade
See also
- Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Eurovision Song Contest 2008