Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
Country Macedonia
National selection
Selection processInternal selection
Selection date(s)
  • Artist: 24 July 2016
  • Song: 10 October 2016
Selected artist(s)Martija Stanojković
Selected song"Love Will Lead Our Way"
Selected songwriter(s)Aleksandar Masevski
Martija Stanojković
Finals performance
Final result12th, 41 points
Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
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North Macedonia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which took place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta, under the provisional reference of "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". The North Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Martija Stanojković was internally selected to represent North Macedonia with the song "Love Will Lead Our Way".

Background

Main article: North Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2016 Contest, North Macedonia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven times, under the provisional reference of "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", since its debut at the inaugural contest in 2003.[1][2] North Macedonia were absent twice from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and 2014.[3] They have never won the contest, with their best results being at the 2007 and 2008, represented by the duo Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski, and Bobi Andonov respectively, achieving fifth place.[3]

Before Junior Eurovision

The Macedonian broadcaster announced on 19 July 2016, that they would be participating at the contest scheduled to take place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta.[4] On 24 July 2016, MRT announced that they had internally selected Martija Stanojković to represent them in Malta.[5] Her song for the contest, "Love Will Lead Our Way", was released on 10 October 2016.[6]

Artist and song information

Martija Stanojković
Background information
Birth nameMartija Stanojković
Born (2004-04-07) 7 April 2004 (age 20)
Skopje, Macedonia
Occupation(s)Student and singer
InstrumentVocals
North Macedonia "Love Will Lead Our Way"
Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Martija Stanojković
Languages
Macedonian, English
Composer(s)
Aleksandar Masevski
Lyricist(s)
Aleksandar Masevski, Martija Stanojković
Finals performance
Final result
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Entry chronology
◄ "Pletenka – Braid of Love" (2015)

Martija Stanojković

Martija Stanojković (Macedonian: Мартија Станојковиќ) (born 7 April 2004) is a Macedonian-Serbian singer. She represented Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016 with the song "Love Will Lead Our Way".

Martija finished second in the Serbian singing contest Pinkove Zvezdice, which is popular in the Balkan region. When she was four years old, she joined a dance club called Ultra, and she was dancing for seven years before she entered Pinkove Zvezdice. Martija is a fan of Justin Bieber.

Love Will Lead Our Way

"Love Will Lead Our Way" is a song by Macedonian singer Martija Stanojković. It represented Macedonia during the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016. It is composed and written by Aleksandar Masevski and Martija Stanojković. The official music video for the song was released on 10 October 2016.

At Junior Eurovision

During the opening ceremony and the running order draw which took place on 14 November 2016, Macedonia was drawn to perform seventh on 20 November 2016, following Bulgaria and preceding Poland.[7]

The final was broadcast in Macedonia on MRT 1.

Final

At the beginning of her performance, Martija and her three dancers stood in the back of the stage in the shape of a pyramid, with Martija furthest back. When the music started, the dancers revealed Martija after about 15 seconds. The backdrop was lit up with red glitter in the beginning, which turned into different patterns that varied between the verse and the chorus. Despite being a favorite to win the contest, they only came 12th place.[8]

Voting

During the press conference for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016, held in Stockholm, the Reference Group announced several changes to the voting format for the 2016 contest. Previously, points had been awarded based on a combination of 50% National juries and 50% televoting, with one more set of points also given out by a 'Kids' Jury'. However, this year, points will be awarded based on a 50/50 combination of each country's Adult and Kids' Jury, to be announced by a spokesperson. For the first time since the inauguration of the contest the voting procedure will not include a public televote.[9] Following these results, three expert jurors will also announce their points from 1–8, 10, and 12. These professional jurors are: Christer Björkman, Mads Grimstad, and Jedward.[10]

References

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  4. ^ Granger, Anthony (19 July 2016). "anorth Macedonia: Confirms Junior Eurovision 2016 participation". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
  5. ^ Frazer, Daz (24 July 2016). "Martija Stanojković for North Macedonia!". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix. Archived from the original on 2 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  6. ^ García, Belén (10 October 2016). "Listen to 'Love will Lead our Way', Macedonian entry for Junior Eurovision 2016". esc-plus.com. Esc-plus. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  7. ^ Jordan, Paul (15 November 2016). "Final running order revealed!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  8. ^ Jordan, Paul; Nilsson, Helena (15 November 2016). "Highlights from the first day of rehearsals in Valletta". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  9. ^ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Format changes for the Junior Eurovision 2016". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  10. ^ Jordan, Paul (13 May 2016). "Jedward to appear at Junior Eurovision 2016!". junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  11. ^ a b "Results of the Final of Valletta 2016". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 - Complete scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Whizz-kids, let's dive into the results!". www.junioreurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 20 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2017.