North Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

This article deals with the history of North Macedonia as a participant in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest .

By the Macedonia naming dispute between Greece and northern Macedonia, the country was until 2018 when JESC with the bulky name Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia referred ( English : former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) , French : Ancienne République Yougoslave de Macédoine (ARYM) ) . The abbreviation FYR Macedonia was displayed as the English subtitle . Since the land in 2019 in northern Macedonia was renamed, it occurs at the event under this name (English: North Macedonia , French: Macédoine du Nord ) on.

Preliminary decisions

From 2003 to 2011, smaller preliminary rounds were held. Since 2013 you have been choosing your contribution internally.

Participation in the competition

Barbara Popović, the 2013 participant

In 2003 they took part for the first time and since then every year except for 2012 and 2014. The country came in eighth, seventh and two fifths. After a shared last place in 2011, the radio withdrew from the competition. In 2013 they returned after a one-year break and finished last and twelfth for the fourth time in a row. Therefore, Macedonia did not take part in 2014, but returned to the competition in 2015. In 2015, the country came in last, for the third time in a row. In 2016 they achieved a slightly better position with 12th place, in 2017 and 2018 they also took 12th place again. In 2019 Mila Moskov achieved the best result in North Macedonia since 2008 with a 6th place and 150 points, and at the same time set a new record.

For 2020, North Macedonia, like Australia and Wales, canceled its participation due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic .

In a total of eight of its 14 participations, Macedonia came in 12th, no other country was placed so often in this competition, including three times in a row from 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2018.

List of posts

year	Interpreter	Title (music / text)	language	translation	Place participants (total)	Points
2003	Marija & Viktorija Марија и Викторија	Ti me ne poznavaš (Ти не ме познаваш) (Marija Arsovska, Viktorija Loba)	Macedonian	You do not know me	12/16	19th
2004	Martina Smiljanowska Мартина Смилјановска	Zabava (Забава) (Martina Smiljanovska)	Macedonian	section	7/18	64
2005	Denis Dimoski Денис Димоски	Rodendeski Baknež (Родендески бакнеж) (Denis Dimoski)	Macedonian	Birthday kiss	8/16	68
2006	Zana Aliu Зана Алиу	Vljubena (Вљубена) (Zana Aliu)	Macedonian	In love	15/15	14th
2007	Rosica & Dimitar Росица и Димитар	Ding Ding Dong (Динг Динг Донг) (Rosica Kulakova, Dimitar Stojmenovski)	Macedonian	-	5/17	111
2008	Bobi Andonov Боби Андонов	Prati mi SMS (Прати ми СМС) (Bobi Andonov)	Macedonian	Send me a SMS	5/15	93
2009	Sara Markowska Сара Марковска	Za ljubovta (За љубовта) (Sara Markovska)	Macedonian	For this love	12/13	31
2010	Anja Veterowa Ања Ветерова	Magična pesna (Eo, Eo) (Anja Veterova)	Macedonian	Magic song (Eo, Eo)	12/14	38
2011	Dorian Dlaka Доријан Длака	Zimi ovoj frak (Жими овој фрак) (Dorian Dlaka)	Macedonian	I swear by this tailcoat	12/13	31
2012	No participation
2013	Barbara Popović Барбара Поповиќ	Ohrid i muzika (Охрид и музика) (Barbara Popović)	Macedonian	Ohrid and music	12/12	19th
2014	No participation
2015	Ivana & Magdalena Ивана и Магдалена	Pletenka (Плетенка) (Magdalena Aleksovska / Ivana Petkovska)	Macedonian	Braid	17/17	26th
2016	Martija Stanojković Мартија Станојковиќ	Ljubovta ne vodi (Љубовта нè води) (Aleksandar Masevski / Aleksandar Masevski, Martija Stanojković)	Macedonian, English	Love will show the way	12/17	41
2017	Mina Blažev Мина Блажев	Dancing Through Life (Aleksandar Masevski)	Macedonian, English	Dance through life	12/16	69
2018	Marija Spasovska Мария Спасовска	Doma (Дома) (Darko Dimitrov, Elena Risteska )	Macedonian	At home	12/20	99
2019	Mila Moskov Мила Москов	Fire (Lazar Cvetkoski, Magdalena Cvetkoska)	Macedonian, English	Fire	6/19	150