North Macedonia in the Turkvision Song Contest

North Macedonia is one of the twenty-four participating countries and regions competing in the Turkvision Song Contest.[1]

North Macedonia
Member stationMRT 2
Participation summary
Appearances4 (3 finals)
First appearance2013
Best result4th: 2015
For the most recent participation see
North Macedonia in the Turkvision Song Contest 2020

History

2013

North Macedonia, then known as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", made their debut in the Turkvision Song Contest at the 2013 contest in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1] İkay Yusuf was internally selected to represent Macedonia in Turkey, it was originally announced that he would sing “Ağlama Benim İçin”,[2] however it was later announced he would sing "Düşlerde Yaşamak." At the semi final of Turkvision 2013 Macedonia performed 17th but failed to qualify for the final.

2014

North Macedonia once again participated in the 2014 contest in Kazan, Tatarstan. Kaan Mazhar was internally selected as the Macedonian participant for the contest.[3] It was announced on 27 October 2014 that Kaan would sing "Yolumu Bulurum" in Kazan.,[4] the song was officially present on 12 November 2014.

In the semi final Macedonia were drawn to perform 23rd after Romania and before Khakassia, Kaan scored a total of 181 points and finished 7th bringing Macedonia to their first final. In the final Macedonia performed 13th and finished in 14th place with 166 points.

Participation
Year Artist Title Language Final Points Semi Points
2013
 Ikay Yusuf[2] "Düşlerde Yaşamak" Turkish Failed to qualify Undisclosed
2014
 Kaan Mazhar "Yolumu Bulurum" Turkish
14
166
7
181
2015
 Kaan Mazhar "Böyle Olmamalıydı" Turkish
4
165
 No semi-final
2020
 Cengiz Sipahi[5] "Kal Yanımda"[6] Turkish[6]
20
171

See also

References
  1. Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. Granger, Anthony (18 November 2013). "Macedonia: Ilkay Yusuf To Turkvision". Eurovoix. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  3. Schneider, Patrick. "Macedonia/Yakutia: Turkvision entrants presented". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  4. Granger, Anthony. "Macedonia: Kaan Mazahar To Sing "Yolumu Bulurum"". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
  5. "Türkvizyon 2020'de Kuzey Makedonya'yi Cengiz Sipahi temsil edecek". turkvizyon.tv (in Turkish). 30 November 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  6. Granger, Anthony. "North Macedonia: "Kal Yanimda" to Be Performed By Chengiz Sipahi". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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