🇲🇰 North Macedonia to participate in Junior Eurovision 2024

Despite not participating in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, we have some good news, as North Macedonia has revealed that it will be participating in this year’s Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which will take place in Madrid in Spain.

Applications for submissions are open until June 17

In a post on its official social media account, MRT has opened submissions for children Aged 9 to 14 (on the day of the final – November 16), which can be sent to jescmk@mrt.com.mk. The rules can be found right here (In Macedonian).

A live audition would then take place on June 19, where the participants would then perform two songs of their choice accompanied by an instrumental backing.

North Macedonia’s Junior Eurovision Journey

North Macedonia debuted in Junior Eurovision in the first edition of the Contest in Copenhagen in 2003. Their first entry was “Ti ne me poznavaš”, performed by Marija and Viktorija. At the close of voting, the duo finished in 12th place, earning 19 points. Since then, North Macedonia have taken part in 18 editions of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. The only years which did not feature a North Macedonian artist were in 2012, 2014 and 2020; the last due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2023, North Macedonia was represented by Tamara Grujeska, singing their song “Kazi mi,kazi mi koj”. At the close of voting in Nice, Tamara finished in 12th position, receiving 76 points. Of these, 39 points came from online voting whilst the remaining 37 were given by the professional juries.

Are you excited to see North Macedonia participate at Junior Eurovision this year? Who would you like to see represent them in Madrid? As always, let us know what you think by commenting below. Also, be sure to follow ‘That Eurovision Site’ on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Bluesky as we head towards Junior Eurovision 2024!

News Source: MRT

Photo Credit: Corinne Cumming/EBU