If you feel that you have a winner song for the Eurovision Song Contest, maybe you should consider to send it to MPT. The national public broadcaster of FYR Macedonia decided to make an open call for songs in order to pick that one song, which Jana Burčeska will perform in Kyiv next year.
Last week Jana Burčeska was internally selecteded to represent FYR Macedonia at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest. Yesterday local broadcaster MPT opened for the submission of original and unpublished songs for the contest. A demo version of the song, which meets the rules of the Eurovision Song Contest, can be submitted to Meri Popova, who is FYR Macedonia’s Head of Delegation, before 25th of December. Popova’s contact information is [email protected].
Who is Jana Burčeska?
Jana, who is 23 years-old, became famous in her country when she in 2010 took part in the first and only season of Macedonian Idol. One of the judges in the show was Kaliopi, who represented FYR Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and 2016. She came fifth in the final. Jana also participated several times at Skopje Fest, which is one of the most famous music festivals in FYR Macedonia, without achieving any remarkable result wort to be mentioned. In 2011 she performed the theme song for UNICEF’s campagne “Together for Schools Free of Violence”. In her career Jana has collaborated with many famous and established artist in her home country.
I would like to infinitely thank the National Broadcaster for investing their trust and choosing me to represent our country in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. I am grateful and really appreciate the opportunity I’ve been given, but am also aware of the responsibilities I must bear. My heart skipped a beat when I was told the good news and I have kept on smiling ever since. My mind, body and soul are devoted to this project, especially because it is something I have dreamed of since I was a child. Hours and hours building castles in the sky will soon come true through this adventurous challenge ahead of me.
Jana Burčeska to Eurovision.tv
The entry for the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest will be annunced at a later time.
FYR Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest
FYR Macedonia first appearance at the Eurovision Song Contest was in Birmingham in 1998. Actually the country attempted to qualify for the contest already in 1996, but Kaliopi didn’t manage to get through the qualifying round which existed back then.
Their best result came in 2006 when Elena Risteska finished 12th with the song Ninanajna. Last time the country made it to the grand final was in 2012, when Kaliopi came 13th with the song Crno i Belo.
In the link below you can watch Elena Risteska’s performance in Athens:
