About Macedonia (FYR)...

2006 Result
History (1956 to 2005)
This year's entry
What I predicted...
What you thought...
What actually happened...
What the bookies thought...

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2006 Result

Points in Semi Final: 76
Position in Semi Final: 10th

Points in Final: 56
Position in Final: 12th
More about the 2006 result for Macedonia (FYR)

2007 Contest: Must compete in Semi Final

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History (1956 to 2005)

Macedonia (FYR)'s previous appearances: 5 year(s) out of 50 [note]
Years participated: 1998; 2000; 2002; 2004- [note]
Best result: 14th (2004)

The former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia has only appeared five 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.
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This year's entry

Position in Semi Final draw: 11
Position in Final draw: 11

What I said prior to the Semi Final:
"FYR Macedonia held its national final on 4 March, with Elena Risteska and her song 'Ninanajna' gaining the ticket to Athens, barely 100 televotes more than the 2nd-placed 'Ljubov e' by Adrijan and Esma. If the last two Macedonian entries were able to qualify for the Final, despite not being particularly good, one might suspect that 'Ninanajna' will follow suit. However, it follows the ethno-shouty-drumming formula that didn't do much good for Ledina Celo or Gülseren in 2005, and has a particularly similar feel to this year's Croatian entry by Severina. My initial feeling was that 'Ninanajna' was quite good but nothing special, and I don't think has changed even now the song has been changed into English. It's certainly a very contemporary song that would sound entirely at home on UK radio, but we know from past experience that great singles don't always translate into effective Eurovision entries. Some people are tipping this song for success, suggesting it could bring Macedonia its best ever result or even victory. I'm not so sure - much will depend on the live performance, but if people want to vote for an a lively ethnic pop song from south eastern Europe, I can't help feeling that the Croatian entry just has that extra sparkle. "

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What I predicted...

My prediction for Semi Final: 6th to 8th
My prediction for Final: Likely qualifier; 17th to 19th
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What I predicted prior to the Semi Final:
"Performing 11th in the Semi Final, Macedonia - or the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, or FYR Macedonia, or FYROM or whether you'd prefer me to call it (delete as applicable) - has a song that is undoubtedly better than its two previous efforts. 'Ninanajna' also has a reasonable draw, and has managed to avoid being performed anywhere near the really quite similar-sounding Turkish song. It's an appealing entry, and the translation into English has proved quite successful, so I'd be surprised if Elena failed to follow her predecessors into the Final.

Once there, however, Macedonia's entries do have a habit of underperforming, and I would be surprised if Elena managed to better the 17th place achieved by Martin Vucic in 2005. "
Want an alternative prediction? See Simon Hylands' 'Je t'adore, Eurovision!' site

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What you thought...

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In the run up to the Contest, 1,721 visitors to this site awarded points to their favourite songs in the Soult.com Eurovision Jury Vote 2006, voting as a representative of their own country's 'jury'. The votes awarded by representatives of each country were totalled, with each of the 38 participating countries (plus the 'Rest of the World') then awarding points - 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 - based on the overall voting preference of its representatives. The points awarded to the entry from Macedonia (FYR) are shown in the tables below:

Points awarded to Macedonia (FYR) overall:
AL	8	HR	8	GR	0	MK	X	PL	0	ES	0
AD	7	CY	0	IS	7	MT	0	PT	0	SE	3
AM	0	DK	1	IE	0	MD	0	RO	0	CH	10
BY	0	EE	0	IL	0	MC	4	RU	0	TR	4
BE	0	FI	0	LV	0	NL	0	CS	8	UA	8
BA	10	FR	0	LT	0	NO	0	SI	6	UK	0
BG	7	DE	0	WO	3	Last updated: 18 May 2006 Next scheduled update: None
Total points: 94, from 15/39 juries
Position: 9 out of 37

Points awarded to Macedonia (FYR) in the Semi Final:
AL	10	HR	10	GR	2	MK	X	PL	3	ES	5
AD	8	CY	0	IS	8	MT	3	PT	3	SE	6
AM	0	DK	5	IE	6	MD	3	RO	2	CH	12
BY	0	EE	3	IL	6	MC	8	RU	4	TR	8
BE	0	FI	2	LV	1	NL	4	CS	10	UA	10
BA	12	FR	4	LT	3	NO	3	SI	10	UK	3
BG	7	DE	0	WO	6	Last updated: 18 May 2006 Next scheduled update: None
Total points: 190, from 33/39 juries
Position: 6 out of 23

Points awarded to Macedonia (FYR) in the Final:
AL	8	HR	8	GR	0	MK	X	PL	0	ES	0
AD	7	CY	0	IS	7	MT	0	PT	0	SE	3
AM	0	DK	1	IE	0	MD	2	RO	0	CH	10
BY	0	EE	0	IL	0	MC	4	RU	0	TR	5
BE	0	FI	0	LV	0	NL	0	CS	8	UA	10
BA	10	FR	1	LT	0	NO	0	SI