Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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Macedonia in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Participating broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT)
CountryFlag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
Selection process Skopje Fest 1996
Selection date3 March 1996
Competing entry
Song"Samo ti"
Artist Kaliopi
SongwriterKaliopi
Placement
Final resultFailed to qualify (26th)
Participation chronology
1996• 1998►

Macedonia [a] was represented at the qualifying round for the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, with the song "Samo ti", written and performed by Kaliopi. The Macedonian participating broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), selected its entry through Skopje Fest 1996. The entry, which would have been the first-ever entry from independent Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest, failed to make it through the pre-selection round.

Contents

Before Eurovision

Skopje Fest 1996

Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) held the national final on 3 March 1996 at the Makedonska Narodna Theatre in Skopje, hosted by Biljana Debarlieva and Borce Nikolovski. The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from an expert jury, radio stations across Macedonia, and the audience in the hall.

Final – 3 March 1996
DrawArtistSongPointsPlace
1Marjan Nečak"Marija" (Марија)1014
2Erol Redžepagić"Koga kje prestanat solzite" (Кога ќе престанат солзите)018
3Margica Antevska"Te nema da go slušame Šopen" (Те нема да го слушаме Шопен)615
4Jon Ilija Apelgrin"Spomeni" (Спомени)1712
5Leonarda and Trio Eka"Kambanite vo nokjta zvonat" (Камбаните во ноќта ѕвонат)457
6Kiril Kotevski"Dali nokjva si sonuvala" (Дали ноќва си сонувала)316
7Katerina Micanova and Goce"Zarobeni od džezot" (Заробени од џезот)018
8Miki Jovanovski-Džafer"Kolku vredi ljubovta" (Колку вреди љубовта)1113
9 Karolina Gočeva "Ma ajde kazi mi" (Ма ајде кажи ми)299
10Sašo Kaimovski"Zaboravi" (Заборави)876
11Silvi Band"Srekjna karta" (Среќна карта)217
12Dejan Kuzmanovski and Petar Reinov"Gospod prostuva" (Господ простува)018
13Duo Marotov"Tugja žena" (Туѓа жена)2411
14Intervali"Pak e prolet" (Пак е пролет)1434
15Cvetanka Gligorova"Vo tvojot pogled" (Во твојот поглед)1275
16 Tanja Carovska "Kade li leta" (Каде ли лета)2810
17 Tijana Todevska "Ti prostuvam" (Ти простувам)2233
18 Kaliopi "Samo ti" (Само ти)4111
19Avantura"Ti se budiš utrovo" (Ти се будиш утрово)348
20 Maja Odžaklievska "Prosti mi" (Прости ми)3292

At Eurovision

In 1996, for the only time in Eurovision history, an audio-only qualifying round (from which hosts Norway were exempt) was held on 20 March as 29 countries wished to participate in the final but the European Broadcasting Union had set a limit of 22 (plus Norway). The countries occupying the bottom seven places after the pre-qualifier would be unable to take part in the main contest. [1] Kaliopi was not among those to qualify, placing joint 26th with 14 points and eliminating Macedonia from the contest. [2]

Macedonia would eventually debut two years later, in 1998.

Voting

Notes

  1. ↑ Officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", abbreviated "FYR Macedonia".

References

  1. ↑ "Oslo 1996 - Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. pp. 255–261. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
  3. 1 2 Roxburgh, Gordon (2020). Songs for Europe: The United Kingdom at the Eurovision Song Contest. Volume Four: The 1990s. Prestatyn: Telos Publishing. p. 259. ISBN   978-1-84583-163-9.
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