Eurovision 2008 - Macedonia (FYR)

Vo ime na ljubovta
Tamara, Vrcak & Adrian Gaxha

History (1956 to 2007):

Macedonia (FYR)'s previous appearances: 7  year(s) out of 52
Years participated: 1998; 2000; 2002; 2004-
Best result: 12th (2006)

My opinion & prediction:
The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia has only appeared seven times before, but has not had a very strong start to its Eurovision career. Indeed, its first attempt at Eurovision participation - 1996's 'Samo ti' by the splendidly monickered Kaliopi Gril - ended in failure when the song failed to get through the qualifying round for that year's Contest in Oslo. Finally getting a chance to appear at Eurovision proper in 1998, Macedonia finished 19th; with a subsequent 15th place in 2000 and 19th again in 2002, the country managed to get relegated on every occasion. More recently, the new Semi Final system has at least given Macedonia the chance to participate every year, 2004 representing a new high. Sneaking into the Final (having finished 10th in the Semi), Tose Proeski's 14th place with 'Life is a book' was not enough to secure direct qualification to the 2005 Final, but at least gave his country its best result yet. 2005 saw a similar outcome, with Martin Vucic and 'Make my day' doing just enough to qualify for the Final, but then slumping to 52 points and 17th place on the Saturday night, ranking Macedonia last among the Semi Final qualifiers. This result means that Macedonia must take part in the Semi Final for the third successive year in 2006, despite managing to qualify for the Final on both occasions so far.

Performing in 2006 Elena Risteska and her song 'Ninanajna' managed the best result for Macedonia in 2006.
In 2007 Macedonia was represented by the 2002 representant Karolina Goceva.


This year's entry:



My opinion & prediction:

It will be the first year without Macedonia in the Final. The song is boring, no way it will qualify.

My prediction for the Semi Final: 17th to 20th
My prediction for the Final: Will not qualify