Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003
| Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) | |||
| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| Selection process | National final | |||
| Selection date | 28 June 2003 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ti ne me poznavaš" | |||
| Artist | Marija and Viktorija | |||
| Songwriters | Irena Galabovska | |||
| Placement | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 19 points | |||
| Participation chronology | ||||
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Macedonia debuted in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 with Marija and Viktorija representing the country with the song “Ti ne me poznavaš”. The entry was selected through a national final organised by Macedonian Radio Television (MRT).
Before Junior Eurovision
National final
The submission window for songs was open from 1 February until 31 March 2003. From the singers submission window, 113 applications were received and from the song submission window, 32 songs were received. The jury of selecting the singers and songs consisted of Aleksandar Trposki, Iva Blaževska, Ivana Talevska, Kire Kostov, Kiril Josifov, Ljupčo Mirkovski, Tajana Gogovska and Vančo Dimitrov.
The first round of auditions were held in the M2 studio of MRT on 19 April 2003. From the 113 singers, 50 singers were selected to the second round of auditions held on 10 May 2003. From the second round of auditions, the 25 potential performers were chosen with the 10 songs.
The final was held at 28 June 2003 at Studio C of MRT and was broadcast on MTV 2 and MKTV Sat.[1][2] The results of the national selection were decided by 50% jury and 50% televoting.[3]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Songwriter(s) |
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| 1 | Teodora Trajkovska | “Sonuvam” (“Сонувам”) |
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| 2 | Monika Kitanovska | “Ljubovta dviži se” (“Љубовта движи се”) |
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| 3 | Marija Arsovska, Viktorija Loba and Irena Galabovska | “Ti ne me poznavaš” (“Ти не ме познаваш”) |
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| 4 | Angela Ljamova and Ivet Caro | “Šareni peperutki” (“Шарени пеперутки”) |
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| 5 | Boban Simonovski and Hristijan Dimitrievski | “Kako Hari Poter” (“Како Хари Потер”) |
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| 6 | Verica Spasovska and Martina Siljanovska | “Bliznački” (“Близначки”) |
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| 7 | David Miloševski, Goce Marotov and Goran Gelevski | “Čuden e ovoj svet” (“Чуден е овој свет”) |
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| 8 | Marija Hadžistojanova, Orhideja Dukova and Simona Popovska | “Do site deca” (“До сите деца”) |
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| 9 | Bisera and Bojana Iliovski | “Ne sozdade ti” (“Не создаде ти”) |
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| 10 | Elisaveta Koševac, Maja Mihajlovska and Renata Kralevska | “Sakam da sum” (“Сакам да сум”) |
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Preparations
Before the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, it was decided that Irena Galabovska would be a backing singer instead of being one of the main singers. A music video was also filmed for the song.[4]
At Junior Eurovision
At the running order draw, Macedonia were drawn to perform sixth on 15 November 2003, following Latvia and preceding Poland.[5][6]
Voting
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References
- ^ a b ": : : ЕВРО СОНГ за деца: : :". MTV. Archived from the original on 18 October 2003.
- ^ Bakker, Sietse (23 June 2003). "Sabado: Final de Macedonia para eurovisión junior". ESCToday. Translated by Óscar Abilleira Muñiz. Archived from the original on 21 August 2003.
- ^ "1 OUT OF 36". Junior Eurovision. Archived from the original on 14 June 2004.
- ^ benji's stuff (2023-09-08). Marija & Viktorija - Ti Ne Me Poznavaš - Macedonia - Official Music Video - Junior Eurovision 2003. Retrieved 2025-12-24 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Final of Copenhagen 2003 - Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 2025-12-24.
- ^ "Results of the Final of Copenhagen 2003 - Eurovision Song Contest". junioreurovision.tv. Retrieved 2025-12-24.