Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

The Republic of Macedonia (officially under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", abbreviated "FYR Macedonia") was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 by Martin Vucic with the song "Make My Day".

Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Country Republic of Macedonia
National selection
Selection processPhase 1: Selection of two finalists
Phase 2: National Final
Selection date(s)February 19, 2005
Selected entrantMartin Vučić
Selected song"Make My Day"
Finals performance
Semi-final resultQualified (9th, 97 points)
Final result17th, 52 points
Republic of Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
◄2004 • 2005 • 2006►

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.

Before Eurovision

Performer selection

In the first stage, 128 artists were presented to Macedonian Television who selected 6 performers. However, Kaliopi, one of the originally selected artists, refused to participate. The 5 artists were then presented on 7 November 2004 with the two finalists being selected by televoting (50%) and an eight-member expert jury (50%).[1]

Performer selection – 7 November 2004
Draw Artist Points Place
1 Martin Vučić 87 1
2 Tamara Todevska 35 5
3 Tijana Dapčević 37 4
4 Superhiks 44 3
5 Aleksandra Pileva 53 2

National final

The second stage of the selection was held on 19 February 2005 in Skopje and featured two artists: Aleksandra Pileva and Martin Vucic. 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.[1][2]

First Round – 19 February 2005
Draw Artist Song Points Place
1 Aleksandra Pileva "Ne" 136 3
2 Martin Vučić "Dali vredi" 51 7
3 Aleksandra Pileva "Baknež za kraj" 34 8
4 Martin Vučić "Kolku bolka ostana" 67 4
5 Aleksandra Pileva "Izvini" 52 6
6 Martin Vučić "Ljubovna parada" 54 5
7 Aleksandra Pileva "Sonce i mesečina" 216 2
8 Martin Vučić "Ti Si Son" 254 1
Second Round – 19 February 2005
DrawArtistSong Jury Audience
Vote		 TelevoteTotalPlace
Votes Points
1Aleksandra Pileva"Sonce i Mesečina" 2 0 50,159 12142
2Martin Vučić"Ti Si Son" 10 14 8,790 0241

At Eurovision

Because North Macedonia placed 14th at the 2004 contest,Martin was forced to compete in the Eurovision semi-final, held two days before the final he performed 17th, following Finland and preceding the Andorra,his song came 9th in the semi-final, with 97 points, and progressed to the final. In the final he performed 15th, following Sweden and preceding the Ukraine 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.[3]

Points awarded by North Macedonia
Points awarded to North 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 North 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. "(FY) REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA NATIONAL FINAL 2005".
  2. "http://esckaz.com/2005/mac.htm". External link in |title= (help)
  3. Philips, Roel (17 May 2005). "The 39 spokespersons!". ESCToday. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
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