Republic of Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
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Republic of Macedonia selected their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 on 24 February 2007 via Skopje Fest 2007, which consisted of twelve songs, with an additional three being commissioned by MKRTV. Karolina Gočeva gained a landslide victory, earning 144 points, which was the maximum amount that could be awarded. "Mojot Svet" is a rhythmic pop song with ethnic elements. The song was written by Grigor Koprov and composed by Ognen Nedelkovski. Karolina is the first artist to represent Macedonia twice at Eurovision.
Karolina Gočeva was born on 28 April 1980 in Bitola. She has participate numerous times at national Eurovision selections achieving respectable results. In 2002, Karolina participated in Tallinn, Estonia with the song "Od Nas Zavisi", earning only 25 points and placing nineteenth. She is notably one of the most successful Macedonian artists that have broken into music markets in neighboring countries as well having music videos in rotation on MTV Adria.
Prior to the contest, Karolina made a small promo tour to Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia. Karolina will compete in the semi-final evening of Eurovision, hoping to qualify in the top 10 for the final. At Eurovision, the song will be performed in the 18th position following Portugal's Sabrina with "Dança Comigo (vem ser feliz)" and preceding Norway's Guri Schanke with "Ven A Bailar Conmigo".
[edit] Result of National Final
| № | Singer | Song | Points | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maja Sazdanovska & Jovan Jovanov | 1, 2, 3 | 71 | 4 |
| 2 | Elena Petreska | Peam | 67 | 5 |
| 3 | Maja Grozdanovska Pančeva | Kavijar i Svila | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Marijan Stojanovski | Ako te Rasplacat | 20 | 10 |
| 5 | Deana Nikolovska | Nebo | 11 | 14 |
| 6 | Andrijana Janevska | Epizoda | 19 | 11 |
| 7 | Vasil Garvanlijev | Pomogni Mi | 15 | 13 |
| 8 | Gjorgji Krstevski | Letni Dozdovi | 30 | 7 |
| 9 | Lambe Alabakoski | Belo e se | 101 | 3 |
| 10 | Biba Dodeva | Cuvaj Me | 21 | 9 |
| 11 | Ivana Andonova | Odi Si | 16 | 12 |
| 12 | Karolina Gočeva | Mojot Svet | 144 | 1 |
| 13 | Super Nova | Potseti Me | 30 | 7 |
| 14 | Tamara Todevska | Kazi Koj Si Ti | 105 | 2 |
| 15 | Sanja Lefkova | Otrov i Lek | 40 | 6 |
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Republic of Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
| Individual entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 |
| Albania - Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Israel - Latvia - Lithuania - Republic of Macedonia - Malta - Moldova - Montenegro - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Serbia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom
Note: Countries in italics are semi-finalists. |
