The 2018 Macedonian Eurovision contestants, Eye Cue, have won the Band of the Year 2017 award.
The award was presented to the trio at the Story Party awards ceremony in Skopje on Tuesday night. This ceremony was held for the very first time this year, and the award winners also included former Macedonian contestant Tijana Dapcevic. Tijana represented the Balkan country in 2014 with the song To the sky, but failed to make the final.
Yesterday, @EyeCueOfficial obtained the “Band of the year 2017” award at the “Story Party”! Congratulations 🍾🎉 🏆❤️ #Macedonia 🇲🇰 #Eurovision pic.twitter.com/ekSMSvDmkT
— Macedonia at Eurovision 🇲🇰 (@esc_macedonia) 21 de marzo de 2018
Check out Eye Cue performing their Eurovision entry at the party:
Listen, for the very first time, “Lost And Found” LIVE at the “Story” Party! Amazing! @EyeCueOfficial 🎤🔊#Eurovision #Macedonia 🇲🇰 pic.twitter.com/WduznV4KVX
— Macedonia at Eurovision 🇲🇰 (@esc_macedonia) 22 de marzo de 2018
Eye Cue will represent Macedonia with the song Lost and Found at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. The band comprises of the two vocalists Bojan Trajkovski and Marija Ivanovska, and the drummer Ivo Mitkovski. Marija has said about their Eurovision entry:
When I first heard the song, Bojan was playing it on the piano and I instantly liked it, I felt the emotion right away. It took only 20 seconds to fall in love with this melody, I hope the audience will react the same way as I did. I am really excited that I will perform this song on the Eurovision stage and will have a chance to share my emotions with everyone.
FYR Macedonia will compete in the second half of the first semi-final on Tuesday 8 May 2018.