Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

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Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Country|  Macedonia
National selection
Selection process| Skopje Fest 1996
Selection date(s)| 3 March 1996
Selected entrant| Kaliopi
Selected song| "Samo ti"
Selected songwriter(s)| Kaliopi
Finals performance
Final result| Failed to qualify (26th)
Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
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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.

## Before Eurovision[edit]

### Skopje Fest 1996[edit]

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  Draw  | Artist  | Song  | Points  | Place

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1  | Marjan Nečak  | "Marija" (Марија) | 10  | 14
2  | Erol Redžepagić  | "Koga kje prestanat solzite" (Кога ќе престанат солзите) | 0  | 18
3  | Margica Antevska  | "Te nema da go slušame Šopen" (Те нема да го слушаме Шопен) | 6  | 15
4  | Jon Ilija Apelgrin  | "Spomeni" (Спомени) | 17  | 12
5  | Leonarda and Trio Eka  | "Kambanite vo nokjta zvonat" (Камбаните во ноќта ѕвонат) | 45  | 7
6  | Kiril Kotevski  | "Dali nokjva si sonuvala" (Дали ноќва си сонувала) | 3  | 16
7  | Katerina Micanova and Goce  | "Zarobeni od džezot" (Заробени од џезот) | 0  | 18
8  | Miki Jovanovski-Džafer  | "Kolku vredi ljubovta" (Колку вреди љубовта) | 11  | 13
9  | Karolina Gočeva | "Ma ajde kazi mi" (Ма ајде кажи ми) | 29  | 9
10  | Sašo Kaimovski  | "Zaboravi" (Заборави) | 87  | 6
11  | Silvi Band  | "Srekjna karta" (Среќна карта) | 2  | 17
12  | Dejan Kuzmanovski and Petar Reinov  | "Gospod prostuva" (Господ простува) | 0  | 18
13  | Duo Marotov  | "Tugja žena" (Туѓа жена) | 24  | 11
14  | Intervali  | "Pak e prolet" (Пак е пролет) | 143  | 4
15  | Cvetanka Gligorova  | "Vo tvojot pogled" (Во твојот поглед) | 127  | 5
16  | Tanja Carovska | "Kade li leta" (Каде ли лета) | 28  | 10
17  | Tijana Todevska | "Ti prostuvam" (Ти простувам) | 223  | 3
18 | Kaliopi | "Samo ti" (Само ти) | 411  | 1
19  | Avantura  | "Ti se budiš utrovo" (Ти се будиш утрово) | 34  | 8
20  | Maja Odžaklievska | "Prosti mi" (Прости ми) | 329  | 2

## At Eurovision[edit]

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[edit]

Points awarded to Macedonia (qualifying round)[5][6] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |
10 points  |
8 points  |
7 points  |
6 points  |
5 points  |  Slovenia
4 points  |  Hungary
3 points  |
2 points  |

* Croatia
* Iceland

1 point  |  Netherlands
Points awarded by Macedonia (qualifying round)[5][6] | Score  | Country

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12 points  |  Sweden
10 points  |  France
8 points  |  Switzerland
7 points  |  Netherlands
6 points  |  Ireland
5 points  |  Cyprus
4 points  |  Israel
3 points  |  Croatia
2 points  |  Denmark
1 point  |  Estonia

## References[edit]

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. ^ a b 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. ^ a b "The 1996 preselection - the full scoresheets". ESCNation.com. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Skopje Fest

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Artists|

* Adrijan
* Andrea
* Jana Burčeska
* Esma
* Eye Cue
* Vlatko Ilievski
* Vlado Janevski
* Daniel Kajmakoski
* Kaliopi
* Karolina
* Lozano
* Next Time
* Toše Proeski
* Elena Risteska
* Gjoko Taneski
* Tijana
* Tamara Todevska
* Vasil
* Vrčak
* Martin Vučić
* XXL

Songs|

* "100% te ljubam"
* "Autumn Leaves"
* "Circles"
* "Crno i belo"
* "Dance Alone"
* "Dona"
* "Here I Stand"
* "Jas ja imam silata"
* "Let Me Love You"
* "Life"
* "Lost and Found"
* "Make My Day"
* "Mojot svet"
* "Ne zori, zoro"
* "Nešto što kje ostane"
* "Ninanajna"
* "Od nas zavisi"
* "Pred da se razdeni"
* "Proud"
* "Rusinka"
* ~~" Samo ti"~~
* "To the Sky"
* ~~"You"~~

* Note: Entries scored out signify where North Macedonia did not compete

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Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Countries|

| Final|

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Greece
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Malta
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* United Kingdom

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Qualification|

* Denmark
* Germany
* Hungary
* Israel
* Macedonia
* Romania
* Russia

Artists|

| Final|

* Elisabeth Andreassen
* Maja Blagdan
* Dan Ar Braz and l'Héritage des Celtes
* Antonio Carbonell
* Constantinos
* Lisa del Bo
* Marianna Efstratiou
* Gina G
* Amila Glamočak
* Maarja-Liis Ilus and Ivo Linna
* Jasmine
* Kasia Kowalska
* Kathy Leander
* Maxine and Franklin Brown
* Miriam Christine
* Anna Mjöll
* Lúcia Moniz
* George Nussbaumer
* One More Time
* Şebnem Paker
* Marcel Palonder
* Eimear Quinn
* Regina

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Qualification|

* Dorthe Andersen and Martin Loft
* Monica Anghel and Sincron
* Galit Bell
* Gjon Delhusa
* Kaliopi
* Andrey Kosinsky
* Leon

Songs|

| Final|

* "¡Ay, qué deseo!"
* "Beşinci Mevsim"
* "Chcę znać swój grzech..."
* "Dan najlepših sanj"
* "Diwanit bugale"
* "De eerste keer"
* "Emis forame to himona anixiatika"
* "I evighet"
* "In a Woman's Heart"
* "Kaelakee hääl"
* "Kým nás máš"
* "Liefde is een kaartspel"
* "O meu coração não tem cor"
* "Mon cœur l'aime"
* "Mono gia mas"
* "Niin kaunis on taivas"
* "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
* "Sjúbídú"
* "Sveta ljubav"
* "Den vilda"
* "The Voice"
* "Weil's dr guat got"
* "Za našu ljubav"

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Qualification|

* "Fortuna"
* "Kun med dig"
* "Planet of Blue"
* "Rugă pentru pacea lumii"
* "Samo ti"
* "Shalom Olam"
* "Ya eto ya"

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