The first out of two semi finals of Skopje Fest 2010, the Macedonian pre-selection to determine the country's representative at this year's Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Oslo, is about to be held. 14 acts will compete for eight spots in the national final, to be held on Saturday, 20th.
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The participants
- Duo Slide – Mrazam
- Suzana Spasovska & Darko Nesovski – Bog Go Ima Sekoj Kljuc
- Kerber – Chorbadzija
- Treta Dimenzija – Bolest Zaraza
- Tumbao Salsa Bend – Poludena Vo Nokta Studena
- Bravo Band – Taa Ima Se
- Vlatko Ilievski – Sreka
- Gorjan Stojanovski – Najmila
- Aleksandar Belov – Ostani
- Gjoko Taneski – Jas Ja Imam Silata
- Daniel Stojmanovski – Akcija Reakcija
- Darko Ilievski – Lagi
- Nataša Malinkova – Sever I Jug
- Igor Mitrovic – Malecka
LIVE
The show will start at 20:30 CET.
All the artists are interviewed until the show officially starts.
Next Time, last year's FYR Macedonian representatives, open the show with Neshto shto kje ostane, their Eurovision Song Contest entry.
Due to broadcast problems all comments tonight are kept short and might not fully represent what can be seen and heard on stage.
Tonight's hosts, MKRTV presenter Aleksandra Jovanovska and young actress Sanya Arsovska, welcome the audience and elaborate on the procedure of tonight's show: The results will be decided by a mixture of televoting and jury voting, each of them having a stake of 50% in the outcome. The televoting will start at the beginning of the first song and will finish 15 minutes after the end of the last song. Televoting is possible by calling in or sending an SMS. However, the voting will be confined to five times (including calling in and sending an SMS) per telephone number per song. Citizens from Australia, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey can also vote via SMS.
1. Duo Slide – Mrazam
Current esctoday.com poll result: =8th (3.2%)
broadcast problems
2. Suzana Spasovska & Darko Nesovski – Bog go ima sekoj kljuc
Current esctoday.com poll result: =6th (4.8%)
Folk singer Suzana Spasovska came 6th in the 1998 national final with Opomena. This time, she is singing a duet with Darko Nesovski. Bog go ima sekoj kljuc contains some folk elements and the chorus allows both singers to show their operatic voices.
3. Kerber – Chorbadzija
Current esctoday.com poll result: =8th (3.2%)
broadcast problems
4. Treta Dimenzija – Bolest zaraza
Current esctoday.com poll result: 14th (0%)
Treta Dimenzija took part in the first semi final of 2009 with Isto sto i ti, coming 12th thus not qualifying to the final.
5. Tumbao Salsa Bend – Poludena vo nokta studena
Current esctoday.com poll result: =8th (3.2%)
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6. Bravo Band – Taa ima se
Current esctoday.com poll result: 13th (1.6%)
Bravo Bend came 10th in the 2009 national final with Devojko.
7. Vlatko Ilievski – Sreka
Current esctoday.com poll result: =6th (4.8%)
Vlatko Ilievski came 13th in the 2008 national final with So drugi zborovi and 6th in 2009 with Najbogat na svet.
8. Gorjan Stojanovski – Najmila
Current esctoday.com poll result: =8th (3.2%)
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9. Aleksandar Belov – Ostani
Current esctoday.com poll result: 1st (34.9%)
Aleksandar Belov came 3rd in the 2008- 2009 edition of the music talent TV reality show Operacija Trijumf, the same edition in which Vukašin Brajic, the representative of Bosnia & Herzegovina at this year's Eurovision Song Contest, came 2nd. Aleksandar already participated at least year's Skopje Fest, where he came equal 7th with the song Zastani solzi izbrisi. This time, Aleksandar is back with a song composed by the world famous FYR Macedonian classical pianist Simon Trpceski.
10. Gjoko Taneski – Jas ja imam silata
Current esctoday.com poll result: 2nd (15.9%)
Gjoko Taneski came 12th in the 2002 national final with the song Koga molcat ocite, a duet with Marija Georgieva.
11. Daniel Stojmanovski – Akcija Reakcija
Current esctoday.com poll result: 3rd (9.5%)
broadcast problems
12. Darko Ilievski – Lagi
Current esctoday.com poll result: =8th (3.2%)
broadcast problems
13. Nataša Malinkova – Sever i jug
Current esctoday.com poll result: =4th (6.3%)
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14. Igor Mitrovic – Malecka
Current esctoday.com poll result: =4th (6.3%)
Igor Mitrovic came equal 14th in the 2008 national final with Jas i ti.
To bridge the time before announcing the results, former FYR Macedonian Junior Eurovision Song Contest representatives, Sara Markoska (2009) and Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski (2007), are performing their own versions of the popular Eurovision songs Fairytale, Düm tek tek, Life, Is it true?, Wild dances and Neshto shto kje ostane.
The results are coming in.
The following acts have qualified for the final: Suzana Spasovska & Darko Nešovski, Treta Dimezija, Tubao Salsa Band, Bravo Band, Vlatko Ilievski, Aleksandar Belov, Gjoko Taneski and Darko Ilievski.
