North Macedonia in the Turkvision Song Contest

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North Macedonia
North Macedonia
Member stationMRT 2
Participation summary
Appearances4 (3 finals)
First appearance2013
Highest placement4th: 2015
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North Macedonia is one of the twenty-four participating countries and regions competing in the Turkvision Song Contest.[1]

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 overview[]

Year Entrant Song Language Final Points Semi Points
2013
 [2] "" Turkish Failed to qualify Undisclosed
2014
 "" 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. ^ a b Granger, Anthony (19 October 2013). "Participating Countries Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Granger, Anthony. "North Macedonia: "Kal Yanimda" to Be Performed By Chengiz Sipahi". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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