Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Karolina Gočeva represented Macedonia in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Od nas zavisi" after winning the national final selection, for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.
| Eurovision Song Contest 2002 | ||||
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| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Skopje Fest 2002 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 16 February 2002 | |||
| Selected entrant | Karolina Gočeva | |||
| Selected song | "Od nas zavisi" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 19th, 25 points | |||
| Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Before Eurovision
Skopje Fest 2002
The final was held on 16 February 2002 at the Macedonian National Theatre in Skopje, hosted by Igor Džambazov. The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from the audience in the hall (20%), televoting (40%) and an expert jury (40%). Other participants included Andrijana Janevska who was the runner-up with the French lyrics song "O šeri, mon šeri" (O cherie mon cherie) and Risto Samardžiev who came third with "Nema veke pesni tazni".
| Final – 16 February 2002 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist(s) | Song | Points | Place |
| 1 | Gjorgji Krstevski | "Pesna za tebe" | 159 | 5 |
| 2 | Fani | "Lejdi" | 24 | 14 |
| 3 | Biba | "Neobičen krug" | 16 | 15 |
| 4 | Žarmena | "Somnež" | 0 | 18 |
| 5 | Vera Janković | "Veti mi" | 34 | 13 |
| 6 | Lidija Kočovska | "Lice i opačina" | 96 | 7 |
| 7 | Karolina Gočeva | "Od nas zavisi" | 346 | 1 |
| 8 | Marjan Nikolovski & Lozena | "Kaži mi, kaži" | 57 | 11 |
| 9 | Ana Simonovska | "Kako mi e mene" | 15 | 16 |
| 10 | Pece Ognenov | "Sakam da sme zaedno" | 13 | 17 |
| 11 | Andrijana Janevska | "O šeri, mon šeri" | 238 | 2 |
| 12 | Desko & Suzana | "Sekjavanje" | 70 | 9 |
| 13 | Risto Samardžiev | "Nema veke pesni tažni" | 224 | 3 |
| 14 | Bagaž | "Kje te najdam" | 89 | 8 |
| 15 | Aneta Eftimova | "Za samo edna nokj" | 58 | 10 |
| 16 | Tijana | "Izgrev" | 177 | 4 |
| 17 | Marija Georgieva & Gjoko Taneski | "Koga molčat očite" | 45 | 12 |
| 18 | Ljubko Angelov | "Totalen kolaps" | 127 | 6 |
At Eurovision
Karolina Gočeva performed 9th on the night of the contest, following Estonia and preceding Israel. At the close of the voting she had received 25 points (including maximum 12 points from Romania), placing 19th in a field of 24, thus relegating Macedonia from the 2003 contest.
The Macedonian jury awarded its 12 points to Romania.
Points awarded by Macedonia
| 12 points |  Romania |
| 10 points |  Malta |
| 8 points |  Turkey |
| 7 points |  Latvia |
| 6 points |  Estonia |
| 5 points |  Croatia |
| 4 points |  United Kingdom |
| 3 points |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 2 points |  Slovenia |
| 1 point |  Finland |
See also
References
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