First set of finalists selected in FYR Macedonia

Contributors: eurovision.tv

Posted 19 Febuary, 2009, 23:39

The first of two semi-finals of the FYR Macedonian national selection was broadcast live from the Univerzalna Sala in Skopje tonight. Out of sixteen songs, eight qualified for the final according to the combined vote (50/50) of a twelve-member expert jury and the TV public. This is the final ranking of tonight's show (qualifiers in bold):
Next Time - Nešto Što Ke Ostane - 22 points

Risto Samardžiev & Zoran Džorlev - 103 Beli Lebedi - 19 points

Sleng - Gengsta Oro - 15 points

Proekt Makedonija - Pomalku Naivno - 12 points

Daniel - Sila Na Ljubovta - 9 points
Andrijana Janevska - Drvo Bez Koren - 8 points
Kostadin Papa - Za Nea Postojam - 8 points
Verče Pandilovska - Severno Od Mene, Južno Od Tebe - 6 points
Dimitar Andonovski - Me Pronajde Ti - 5 points
Ana Simonovska - Dobar Kraj - 4 points
Jane Dunemaglovski - Gledaš Ne Sum Sam - 4 points
Treta Dimenzija - Isto Što I Ti - 3 points
Vodolija - Mojot TV - 1 point
Lili - Za Kraj - 0 points
Žarmena - Igra So Nas - 0 points
Emilia Gievska - Patuvam Niz Vremeto - 0 points
Tomorrow, the second semi-final of the Skopje Festival will take place, and again, eight songs will go forward to the final, which will take place on Saturday. So far, FYR Macedonia has taken part in the Eurovision Song Contest eight times. The best result to date was reached by Elena Risteska in 2006 - she came 12th in the Final of the Eurovision Song Contest with her song Ninanajna.