Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country  Republic of Macedonia
National selection
Selection process Phase 1: Selection of two finalists Phase 2:National Final
Selection date(s) February 19, 2005
Selected entrant Martin Vučić
Selected song "Make My Day"
Finals performance
Semi-final result Qualified (9th, 97 points)
Final result 17th, 52 points
Republic of Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 • 2005 • 2006►

The Republic of Macedonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Martin Vucic with the song "Make My Day".

National final

The 2005 Macedonia national final was held on 19 February 2005 in Skopje and featured two artists: Aleksandra Pileva and Martin Vucic. During the first phase of the selection process both of them were selected to participate in the final by a jury of sixteen music professionals. The two performed four songs each - one song was of their own choosing, and the other three were from an open competition to submit songs for the final. Aleksandra Pileva was the definite winner of the televote with six times the votes that Martin Vucic gained. However, the jury and studio audience awarded full points to Martin crowning him the winner with the song "Ti Si Son". At Eurovision he performed the song in English. The song is written by Branka Kostic and composed by Dragan Vucic.

Martin was born on 7 August 1982 in Skopje. He became a drummer and composer for the group Arija and went on to enter the Music Academy as an extremely popular percussionist. Martin is currently a senior at the Music Academy in Skopje. He enjoys success in Macedonia and in the Balkan region with participations and festivals such as OhridFest, Budva, and Beovizija.

№SongSingerPointsPlace
1Sonce i MesecinaAleksandra Pileva142nd
2Ti Si SonMartin Vucic241st

At Eurovision

Because Macedonia placed 14th at the 2004 contest,Martin was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, held two days before the final,His song came 9th in the semi-final, with 97 points, and progressed to the final.In the final he came 17th with 52 points.As Macedonia failed to reach the top 11 in the final, the country was forced to compete in the semi-final of the 2006 Contest. The spokesperson who revealed Macedonia's votes for other countries was 2002 and 2007 Contest entrant Karolina Gočeva.[1]

Points awarded by Macedonia

Points awarded to Macedonia (Semi-Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
Points awarded to Macedonia (Final)
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

See also

References

  1. ↑ Philips, Roel (2005-05-17). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 2005-12-19. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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