Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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Eurovision Song Contest 1996
CountryFlag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia
National selection
Selection processSkopje Fest 1996
Selection date(s)3 March 1996
Selected entrant Kaliopi
Selected song"Samo ti"
Selected songwriter(s)Kaliopi
Finals performance
Final resultFailed to qualify (26th)
Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
1996• 1998►

Macedonia attempted to enter the Eurovision Song Contest 1996, the first time the country tried to enter the Eurovision Song Contest. Macedonia selected Kaliopi to represent them in Norway, after winning the national final selection with the song "Samo ti". However, Macedonia was one of seven countries which failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from a pre-qualifying round, so they were not present in Oslo.

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Before Eurovision

Skopje Fest 1996

The final was held 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. [1]

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. [2] Kaliopi was not among those to qualify, placing joint 26th with 14 points and bringing Macedonia's participation in 1996 to a premature end. [3] [4]

Macedonia would eventually debut two years later, in 1998.

Voting

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References

  1. ↑ "(FY) REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA NATIONAL FINAL 1996".
  2. ↑ "Oslo 1996 - Eurovision Song Contest". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ ESC History - Eurovision - FYR Macedonia 1996
  5. 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.
  6. 1 2 "The 1996 preselection - the full scoresheets". ESCNation.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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