Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
The Republic of Macedonia (officially competing under the provisional appellation "former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", abbreviated "FYR Macedonia") was represented by Elena Risteska in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Ninanajna".
| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Specialen Evroviziski Den | |||
| Selection date(s) | 4 March 2006 | |||
| Selected entrant | Elena Risteska | |||
| Selected song | "Ninanajna" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 76 Points) | |||
| Final result | 12th, 56 points | |||
| Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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"Ninanajna" is an uptempo R&B pop song that contains some disco/dance elements. The music/arrangement was done by Darko Dimitrov with lyrics by Rade Vrchakovski.
Before Eurovision
Specialen Evroviziski Den
Specialen Evroviziski Den was the national final format developed by MKRTV in order to select Macedonia's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006.[1] The show took place on 4 March 2006 at the MKRTV studios in Skopje, hosted by Biljana Dragičević and Zoran Ljutkov and was broadcast on MTV 1 and MTV Sat.
Competing entries
A submission period was opened for interested artists and composers to submit their entries between 20 December 2005 and 15 January 2006.[1] MKRTV received 51 submissions at the closing of the deadline. Twenty entries were selected and the competing artists and songs were announced on 23 January 2006.[2]
| Artist | Song (English translation) | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan | "Kje prespijam na kauč" (I'll spend the night on the couch) | Aleksandar Ristovski-Princ |
| Adrijan & Esma | "Ljubov e..." (Love is...) | Jovan Jovanov, Elvir Mekić, Borche Nechovski |
| Arči | "Skokotaj me" (Tricking me) | Alexandr Stefanovski-Jablan |
| Bagaž | "Mala odmazda" (Little revenge) | Trajko Karov, Aleksandar Stefanovski |
| Bojana Atanasovska | "Posle nas" (After us) | Grigor Koprov, Ognen Nedelkovski |
| "Svetlina" (Light) | Branka Kostić | |
| "Vo mojot son" (In my dream) | Hari Kotlarovski, Kristijan Gabroski | |
| Džoksi | "Zlatni žici" (Golden wire) | Džoksi, Ognen Nedelkovski |
| Elena Risteska | "Ninanajna" | Darko Dimitrov, Rade Vrčakovski |
| Enedin Biševac & Daria Ilievska | "Podaj raka" (Give me a hand) | Enedin Biševac |
| Eva Nedinkovska | "Taan i med" (Oriental spice and honey) | Garo Tavitjan jr., Kaliopi |
| Filip Jordanovski | "Bidi diva" (Be a diva) | Blaže Temelkov |
| Ibrahim Islamoski | "Zemi se" (Take it all) | Ibrahim Islamovski, Robert Milevski |
| Kaliopi | "Silna" (Strong) | Kaliopi |
| Lambe Alabakovski | "More od solzi" (Sea of tears) | Darko Dimitrov, Elena Risteska |
| Maja Odžaklievska | "Koj pat da izberam" (Which way should I choose) | Grigor Koprov, Ognen Nedelkovski |
| Nataša Gulevska | "Kje blesne zrak za nas" (The ray will flash for us) | Nataša Gulevska, Ognen Nedelkovski |
| Nataša Mijatović | "Cvet vo postela" (Flower in bed) | Nataša Mijatović |
| Panta Rei | "Mori mome" (Hey girl) | Koce Dinev, Aco Stoyanov |
| Petar Mehandžiski | "Moja najmila" (My dearest) | Jovan Vasilevski |
Final
The final took place on 4 March 2006. Twenty entries competed and public televoting exclusively selected "Ninanajna" performed by Elena Risteska as the winner.[3]
| Final – 4 March 2006 | ||||
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| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Place |
| 1 | Bojana Atanasovska | "Svetlina" | 435 | 14 |
| 2 | Eva Nedinkovska | "Taan i med" | 631 | 10 |
| 3 | Bagaž | "Mala odmazda" | 189 | 19 |
| 4 | Ibrahim Islamoski | "Zemi se" | 1,976 | 5 |
| 5 | Bojana Atanasovska | "Posle nas" | 204 | 17 |
| 6 | Kaliopi | "Silna" | 1,700 | 6 |
| 7 | Enedin Biševac & Daria Ilievska | "Podaj raka" | 456 | 13 |
| 8 | Nataša Mijatović | "Cvet vo postela" | 1,052 | 8 |
| 9 | Nataša Gulevska | "Kje blesne zrak za nas" | 164 | 20 |
| 10 | Bojana Atanasovska | "Vo mojot son" | 473 | 12 |
| 11 | Adrijan & Esma | "Ljubov e..." | 6,866 | 2 |
| 12 | Adnan | "Kje prespijam na kauč" | 316 | 16 |
| 13 | Filip Jordanovski | "Bidi diva" | 202 | 18 |
| 14 | Lambe Alabakovski | "More od solzi" | 5,282 | 3 |
| 15 | Petar Mehandžiski | "Moja najmila" | 616 | 11 |
| 16 | Džoksi | "Zlatni žici" | 2,348 | 4 |
| 17 | Elena Risteska | "Ninanajna" | 6,999 | 1 |
| 18 | Maja Odžaklievska | "Koj pat da izberam" | 982 | 9 |
| 19 | Arči | "Skokotaj me" | 528 | 15 |
| 20 | Panta Rei | "Mori mome" | 1,105 | 7 |
At Eurovision
Points awarded to Macedonia
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
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| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Macedonia
Semi-finalPoints awarded in semi-final:
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:
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See also
- Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Eurovision Song Contest 2006
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References
- Bakker, Sietse (20 December 2005). "FYR Macedonia reveals plans 2006 selection". Esctoday.
- Bakker, Sietse (23 January 2006). "The 20 songs for FYR Macedonia!". Esctoday.
- "(FY) REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA NATIONAL FINAL 2006".