North Macedonian broadcaster MRT has announced they have selected their entrant for Junior Eurovision, due to be held in Malta in October. MRT announced Ana Stojanoska will represent them at the contest with the song “Idnata Jas”.
MRT select Ana Stojanoska and “Idnata Jas”
North Macedonia has made its selection for Junior Eurovision due to be held later in the year in Ta’ Qali, Malta. Broadcaster MRT made the announcement following an open submission. MRT then held an audition process that featured nine young artists from North Macedonia, with MRT 1 broadcasting the recorded auditions on television for the first time.
Ana was selected unanimously by the MRT expert jury, with a press release praising the young singer for her “vocal abilities, stage presence and artistic potential”. Ana will now join the other young singers from across Europe on the Junior Eurovision stage in October.
Alongside the artist announcement, MRT confirmed that the song for the Junior Eurovision contest had also been chosen. The song, “Idnata Jas” (The Future Me) was composed by Nikola Micevski, who MRT describes as one of the most respected and successful names on the Macedonian music scene. The song was written with the help of Ilcho Nechovski of the popular Macedonian band “Duper”.
While Ana was chosen through the live studio auditions process, the song itself was selected through a separate process, but was also unanimously chosen by the MRT panel.
MRT says:
The Macedonian entry for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2026 unites the talent of Ana Stojanoska with the experience and creativity of the writing team. Through Ana’s voice, Nikola Micevski’s musical vision and Ilcho Nechovski’s lyrical sensitivity, Macedonia aims to present a song with emotion, energy and a strong message for young audiences across Europe.
Junior Eurovision 2026 begins to take shape
The announcement from the North Macedonian broadcaster brings the total number of countries having confirmed their Junior Eurovision 2026 participation to 13, you can see the rest of the list below:
- 🇦🇱 Albania – Eslin Kurti – “Kërce me mua”
- 🇦🇲 Armenia
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus
- 🇫🇷 France
- 🇬🇪 Georgia – Davit Lomidze
- 🇮🇪 Ireland
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- 🇲🇹 Malta (Host country)
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia – Ana Stojanoska – “Idnata jas”
- 🇵🇱 Poland – Wiktor Sas
- 🇵🇹 Portugal – Salvador Rio
- 🇺🇦 Ukraine
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 2025, Nela Mančeska represented North Macedonia with the song “Miracle”. She scored a total of 141 points, receiving 92 from the jury and 49 from the online vote, for an overall seventh place out of eighteen.
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News Source: MRT
Image Credit: MRT