Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. The Macedonian entry was selected through a national selection, Skopje Fest 2007, organised by the Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio-Television (MRT). Karolina Gočeva represented Macedonia with the song "Mojot svet", which qualified from the competition's semi-final and placed 14th in the final, scoring 73 points. Gočeva previously represented Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2007 | ||||
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| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Skopje Fest 2007 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 24 February 2007 | |||
| Selected entrant | Karolina Gočeva | |||
| Selected song | "Mojot svet" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 97 points) | |||
| Final result | 14th, 73 points | |||
| Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Skopje Fest 2007
Skopje Fest 2007 was a song contest organized by MKRTV that served as Macedonia's national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007. The competition took place on 24 February 2007 at the Universal Hall in Skopje, hosted by Milanka Rašić, Živkica Gjurčinovska and Igor Džambazov and was broadcast on MTV 1 and MTV Sat.[1]
Competing entries
MKRTV received 150 submissions from interested artists and composers during a submission period. Fifteen entries were selected from the open submissions, while an additional three entries were submitted by artists directly invited by MKRTV for the competition.[2] The fifteen competing artists and songs were announced on 24 January 2007.[3] Among the competing artists was former Macedonian contest entrants Karolina Gočeva who represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.
Final
The final took place on 24 February 2007. All fifteen competing entries were accompanied by the MRT orchestra. Regional televoting from twelve districts across Macedonia selected "Mojot svet" performed by Karolina Gočeva as the winner.[4] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the competition featured guest performances by the "Rebis" Ballet, 2006 Macedonian Eurovision representative Elena Risteska, 2005 Croatian Eurovision representative Boris Novković and 2007 Belarusian Eurovision representative Dmitry Koldun.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) | Points | Place |
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| 1 | Maja Sazdanovska and Jovan Jovanov | "1, 2, 3" | Jovan Jovanov, Maja Sazdanovska, Elvir Mekić | 71 | 4 |
| 2 | Elena Petreska | "Peam" (Пеам) | Grigor Koprov, Vesna Malinova | 67 | 5 |
| 3 | Maja Grozdanovska Pančeva | "Kavijar i svila" (Кавијар и свила) | Blaže Temelkov | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Marijan Stojanovski | "Ako te rasplačat" (Ако те расплачат) | Vančo Dimitrov | 20 | 10 |
| 5 | Deana Nikolovska | "Nebo" (Небо) | Vladimir Dojčinovski, Risto Samardžiev | 11 | 14 |
| 6 | Andrijana Janevska | "Epizoda" (Епизода) | Aleksandar Stefanovski-Jablan | 19 | 11 |
| 7 | Vasil Garvanliev | "Pomogni mi" (Помогни ми) | Vasil Garvanliev | 15 | 13 |
| 8 | Gjorgji Krstevski | "Letni doždovi" (Летни дождови) | Gjorgji Krstevski | 30 | 7 |
| 9 | Lambe Alabakoski | "Belo e se" (Бело е се) | Robert Bilbilov, Elena Risteska | 101 | 3 |
| 10 | Biba Dodeva | "Čuvaj me" (Чувај ме) | Vladimir Dojčinovski, Biba Dodeva | 21 | 9 |
| 11 | Ivana Andonova | "Odi si" (Оди си) | Ivana Andonovska, Vesna Malinova | 16 | 12 |
| 12 | Karolina Gočeva | "Mojot svet" (Мојот свет) | Grigor Koprov, Ognen Nedelkovski | 144 | 1 |
| 13 | Super Nova | "Potseti me" (Потсети ми) | Damjan Lazarov, Elvir Mekić | 30 | 7 |
| 14 | Tamara Todevska | "Kaži koj si ti" (Кажи кој си ти) | Aleksandar Masevski | 105 | 2 |
| 15 | Sanja Lefkova | "Otrov i lek" (Отров и лек) | Jovan Jovanov, Elvir Mekić | 40 | 6 |
Promotion
Prior to the contest, Gočeva embarked on a promo tour to Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. In addition to visiting the Balkan region, Karolina held a pre-contest concert at the Metropolis Arena in Skopje. "Mojot svet" underwent language changes for the contest with the majority of the song being performed in its original Macedonian language version and the final chorus of the song being performed in English.
At Eurovision
Because Macedonia placed 12th at the 2006 contest, Karolina was forced to compete in the semi-final. Macedonia competed in the semi-final of the 2007 Contest on 10 May 2007 performing 18th, following Portugal and preceding the Norway. Macedonia qualified to the final, placing 9th in the semi-final and scoring 97 points.[5] In the final, Macedonia performed 6th, following Finland and preceding Slovenia. Macedonia placed 14th in the final, scoring 73 points.[6]
Points awarded to Macedonia
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Points awarded by Macedonia
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References
- Klier, Marcus (24 February 2007). "Tonight: F.Y.R. Macedonia decides for Helsinki". Esctoday.com.
- Viniker, Barry (24 January 2007). "FYR Macedonia: Full Running Order". Esctoday.com.
- Kasapoglou, Yiorgos (24 January 2007). "FYR Macedonia: Full Running Order". Esctoday.
- Klier, Marcus (25 February 2007). "Karolina Goceva back for F.Y.R. Macedonia". Esctoday.com.
- "Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- "Results of the Semi-Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Results of the Grand Final of Helsinki 2007". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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