North Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

North Macedonia^[a] has participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 19 times since their debut in the inaugural 2003 contest. Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) is responsible for the country's participation in the contest. North Macedonia has participated in every contest with the exceptions of 2012, 2014 and 2020 contests.^[1]

North Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Participating broadcaster	Macedonian Radio Television (MRT)
Participation summary
Appearances	19
First appearance	2003
Highest placement	5th: 2007, 2008
Participation history 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
External links
North Macedonia's page at JuniorEurovision.tv
For the most recent participation see North Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2024

History

North Macedonia debuted in the inaugural 2003 contest in Copenhagen, Denmark, represented by the song "Ti ne me poznavaš" performed by Marija and Viktorija. The song placed 12th in a field of 16 countries.^{[citation needed]}

The country's best performance at the contest has been 5th place, achieved twice to date – in 2007 when North Macedonia was represented by the song "Ding Ding Dong" performed by Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski, and in 2008 with "Prati mi SMS" performed by Bobi Andonov.^{[citation needed]}

MRT did not participate in 2012 due to issues with the voting process in the contest and the lack of budget available for participation. However, North Macedonia returned to the contest in 2013, held in Kyiv, Ukraine.^[2] North Macedonia did not return to the contest in 2014, but returned again in 2015.^[3] MRT did not participate in the 2020 contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[1] but returned to the 2021 contest in France.^[4]

For the 2022 contest, an audition round was held on 23 June 2022 at the MRT Studios in Skopje.^[5] The selection criteria were vocal, artistic and scenic quality.^[6] On 29 June 2022, it was revealed that Lara Trpčeska and Irina Dazidovska had been selected as Macedonian entrants by the committee.^[7] Although originally not part of the act, Jovan Jakimovski was later added after Lara and Irina were selected, and on 2 November it was revealed Lara feat. Jovan and Irina will represent the country with the song "Životot e pred mene", written by Lara Trpčeska, Simon Trpčeski, Jovan Jakimovski and Darko Dimitrov.^[8] The song premiered on 3 November 2022 during the MRT programme Dnevnik 2.^[9][10]

For the 2023 contest, an audition round was held on 11 May 2023 at the MRT Studios in Skopje,^[11][12] and on 16 May 2023, it was revealed that 12 year-old Tamara Grujeska had been selected as Macedonian entrant by the committee.^[13][14] Her entry, "Kaži mi, kaži mi koj", was released on 16 October 2023.^[15]

Participation overview

Table key

◁	Last place
†	Upcoming event

Year	Artist	Song	Language	Place	Points
2003	Marija and Viktorija	"Ti ne me poznavaš" (Ти не ме познаваш)	Macedonian	12	19
2004	Martina Siljanovska	"Zabava" (Забава)	Macedonian	7	64
2005	Denis Dimoski	"Rodendeski baknež" (Родендески бакнеж)	Macedonian	8	68
2006	Zana Aliu	"Vljubena" (Вљубена)	Macedonian	15 ◁	14
2007	Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski	"Ding Ding Dong" (Динг Динг Донг)	Macedonian	5	111
2008	Bobi Andonov	"Prati mi SMS" (Прати ми СМС)	Macedonian	5	93
2009	Sara Markoska	"Za ljubovta" (За љубовта)	Macedonian	12	31
2010	Anja Veterova	"Eooo, Eooo"	Macedonian	12	38
2011	Dorijan Dlaka	"Žimi ovoj frak" (Жими овој фрак)	Macedonian	12	31
2013	Barbara Popović	"Ohrid i muzika" (Охрид и музика)	Macedonian	12 ◁	19
2015	Ivana Petkovska and Magdalena Aleksovska	"Pletenka – Braid of Love" (Плетенка)	Macedonian	17 ◁	26
2016	Martija Stanojković	"Love Will Lead Our Way (Ljubovta ne vodi)" (Љубовта не води)	Macedonian, English	12	41
2017	Mina Blažev	"Dancing Through Life"	Macedonian, English	12	69
2018	Marija Spasovska	"Doma" (Дома)	Macedonian	12	99
2019	Mila Moskov	"Fire"	Macedonian, English	6	150
2021	Dajte Muzika	"Green Forces"	Macedonian, English	9	114
2022	Lara feat. Jovan and Irina	"Životot e pred mene" (Животот е пред мене)	Macedonian, English	14	54
2023	Tamara Grujeska	"Kaži mi, kaži mi koj" (Кажи ми, кажи ми кој)	Macedonian, English	12	76
2024	Ana and Aleksej	"Marathon"	Macedonian, English	16	54
2025	Confirmed intention to participate †[16][17]

Commentators and spokespersons

Year	Commentator	Spokesperson	Ref.
2003	Milanka Rašik	Geel Ke
2004		Filip
2005		Vase Dokovski
2006		Denis Dimoski
2007		Mila Zafirović
2008	Ivona Bogoevska	Marija Zafirovska
2009	Dime Dimitrovski	Jovana Krstevska
2010	Toni Drenkovski and Monika Todorovska	Sara Markoska
2011	Elizabeta Cebova	Anja Veterova
2012	No broadcast	Did not participate
2013	Tina Tautovic and Spasija Veljanoska	Sofija Spasenoska
2014	No broadcast	Did not participate
2015	Tina Tautovic and Spasija Veljanoska	Aleksandrija Čaliovski
2016	Eli Tanaskovska	Antonija Dimitrijevska
2017		Kjara Blažev
2018		Arina Pekhtereva
2019		Magdalena	[18]
2020		Did not participate	[1][19]
2021		Fendi	[20]
2022		Mariam Mamadashvili	[21]
2023		Sofya Lyubinskaya	[22]
2024		Aleksandra Mitevska	[23]

See also

• North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest

Notes

1. Previously presented in the contest as the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (F.Y.R. Macedonia)

References

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