North Macedonian national broadcaster MRT has officially announced its plans for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026. The broadcaster will be bringing all three live shows of the upcoming contest directly to its viewers. Fans across North Macedonia can tune into MRT 1 to catch every moment of the competition.
The excitement for the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 is building, and North Macedonia is ensuring its audience won’t miss out on any of the action. National broadcaster MRT has confirmed that it will broadcast the Semi-Finals and the Grand Final live on its primary channel, MRT 1.
This announcement confirms MRT’s continued commitment to the Eurovision Song Contest, allowing North Macedonian viewers to follow the journey of all participating nations, witness the spectacular stage performances, and vote for their favourite acts in the biggest music competition in the world.
Viewers should mark their calendars for the 2026 contest, as MRT 1 will be the go-to channel for all the Eurovision magic.
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North Macedonia in Eurovision
North Macedonia debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998 and is yet to win the competition. North Macedonia attempted to debut at the 1996 Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo with Kaliopi, but didn’t make through the special preliminary audio semi-final.
The country has competed 21 times in the Eurovision Song Contest and has only qualified to the Grand Final on 9 times. North Macedonia achieved its best result in the contest in 2019 when Tamara Todevska placed 7th in the Grand Final in Tel Aviv.
In 2019 MKRTV opted for an internal selection and selected Tamara Todevska to defend the Macedonian colours at the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv with her epic entry ‘Proud’. North Macedonia won the jury voting in Eurovision 2019 and placed 7th after the combined televoting/jury deliberation, thus achieving its best result in the competition so far.
2019 saw North Macedonia enter the TOP 10 of the Eurovision scoreboard for the very first time. Andrea represented the Balkan country at the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest with her entry ‘Circles‘.
The country withdrew from Eurovision in 2023 and has not returned since. This is the third consecutive year we will not see North Macedonia in the contest.
