North Macedonia‘s national broadcaster MRT has officially confirmed that the country will compete in Eurovision 2027!
The country marks its Eurovision comeback after 4 years of non-participation (2023-2026).
Zoran Ristoski, the director of MRT (The national broadcaster), also announces a change in the way the Macedonian representative will be elected. According to him, the practice of non-transparent selection will end, and the public will know how and why the person who will defend the Macedonian colors was chosen.
He highlighted the EBU’s ongoing backing in championing cultural heritage and hinted at a more accommodating deal from the broadcasting union to ease the country’s comeback.
In addition, Jana Burcheska and Aleksandra Jovanovska will lead the North Macedonian delegation for Eurovision 2027.
Aleksandra Jovanovska has been a delegation member for over a decade, while Jana Burcheska has represented the country in Eurovision 2017 with “Dance Alone”
The country first tried to compete in Eurovision 1996, but failed to qualify via the pre-qualification round.
Their first Eurovision appearance was in 1998, with their last appearance in 2022.
In 2023, the country withdrew from the contest due to financial issues.
However, the country has kept participating in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
The country’s best result was in 2019, when they ended 7th in the final and won the jury vote.
Back then, Tamara Todevska represented the country with “Proud”
Andrea represented North Macedonia in Eurovision 2022.
She performed “Circles” and ended 11th in semi-final 2.
