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North Macedonia (then referred to as ‘FYR Macedonia’) debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 at the Birmingham National Indoor Arena.

Their first entry was courtesy of Vlado Janevski and his ballad Ne Zori, Zoro (‘Dawn, Don’t Rise’) who was invited to represent his country having won Skopje Fest earlier that year.

Their most persistent artist is singer-songwriter Kaliopi, who did not make it through the EBU’s preliminary audio-only qualifying round in 1996 with Samo Ti (‘Only You’), but did eventually debut in Baku 2012 where she finished 13th with Crno I Belo (‘Black and White’). Her next attempt in 2016 (Dona) narrowly missed out on qualifying from the Second Semi-Final.

In 2019, Tamara Todevska delivered North Macedonia’s greatest result to date, placing 7th with her ballad Proud, and winning the jury vote ahead of the Contest victor Duncan Laurence.

Participation history

Event Contestant Song Place
Turin 2022
Circles
Semi-Final
11th - 76 points
Rotterdam 2021
Here I Stand
Semi-Final
15th - 23 points
Rotterdam 2020
YOU
Tel Aviv 2019
Proud
Semi-Final
2nd - 239 points
Grand Final
7th - 305 points
Lisbon 2018
Lost And Found
Semi-Final
18th - 24 points
Kyiv 2017
Dance Alone
Semi-Final
15th - 69 points
Stockholm 2016
Dona
Semi-Final
11th - 88 points
Vienna 2015
Autumn Leaves
Semi-Final
15th - 28 points
Copenhagen 2014
To the Sky
Semi-Final
13th - 33 points
Malmö 2013
Pred Da Se Razdeni
Semi-Final
16th - 28 points
Baku 2012
Crno I Belo
Semi-Final
9th - 53 points
Grand Final
13th - 71 points
Düsseldorf 2011
Rusinka
Semi-Final
16th - 36 points
Oslo 2010
Jas Ja Imam Silata
Semi-Final
15th - 37 points
Moscow 2009
Neshto Shto Ke Ostane
Semi-Final
10th - 45 points
Belgrade 2008
Let Me Love You
Semi-Final
11th - 64 points
Helsinki 2007
Mojot Svet
Semi-Final
9th - 97 points
Grand Final
14th - 73 points
Athens 2006
Ninanajna
Semi-Final
10th - 76 points
Grand Final
12th - 56 points
Kyiv 2005
Make My Day
Semi-Final
9th - 97 points
Grand Final
17th - 52 points
Istanbul 2004
Life
Semi-Final
10th - 71 points
Grand Final
14th - 47 points
Tallinn 2002
Od Nas Zavisi
Grand Final
19th - 25 points
Stockholm 2000
XXL
100\% Te Ljubam
Grand Final
15th - 29 points
Birmingham 1998
Ne Zori, Zoro
Grand Final
19th - 16 points