Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 explained

Year:2002
Country:Macedonia
Preselection:Skopje Fest 2002
Preselection Date:16 February 2002
Entrant:Karolina Gočeva
Song:Od nas zavisi
Final Result:19th, 25 points
Prev:2000
Next:2004

Karolina Gočeva represented Macedonia in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Od nas zavisi" after winning the national final selection, for the Eurovision Song Contest 2002.

Before Eurovision

Skopje Fest 2002

The final was held on 16 February 2002 at the Macedonian National Theatre in Skopje, hosted by Igor Džambazov. The winner was chosen by a combination of votes from the audience in the hall (20%), televoting (40%) and an expert jury (40%). Other participants included Andrijana Janevska who was the runner-up with the French lyrics song "O šeri, mon šeri" (O cherie mon cherie) and Risto Samardžiev who came third with "Nema veke pesni tazni".

Final – 16 February 2002! Draw! Artist(s)! Song! Points! Place
1Gjorgji Krstevski"Pesna za tebe" (Macedonian: Песна за тебе)1595
2Fani"Lejdi" (Macedonian: Лејди)2414
3Biba"Neobičen krug" (Macedonian: Необичен круг)1615
4Žarmena"Somnež" (Macedonian: Сомнеж)018
5Vera Janković"Veti mi" (Macedonian: Вети ми)3413
6Lidija Kočovska"Lice i opačina" (Macedonian: Лице и опачина)967
7Karolina Gočeva"Od nas zavisi" (Macedonian: Од нас зависи)3461
8Marjan Nikolovski and Lozena"Kaži mi, kaži" (Macedonian: Кажи ми, кажи)5711
9Ana Simonovska"Kako mi e mene" (Macedonian: Како ми е мене)1516
10Pece Ognenov"Sakam da sme zaedno" (Macedonian: Сакам да сме заедно)1317
11Andrijana Janevska"O šeri, mon šeri" (Macedonian: О шери, мон шери)2382
12Desko and Suzana"Sekjavanje" (Macedonian: Сеќавање)709
13Risto Samardžiev"Nema vekje pesni tažni" (Macedonian: Нема веќе песни тажни)2243
14Bagaž"Kje te najdam" (Macedonian: Ќе те најдам)898
15Aneta Eftimova"Za samo edna nokj" (Macedonian: За само една ноќ)5810
16Tijana"Izgrev" (Macedonian: Изгрев)1774
17Marija Georgieva and Gjoko Taneski"Koga molčat očite" (Macedonian: Кога молчат очите)4512
18Ljubko Angelov"Totalen kolaps" (Macedonian: Тотален колапс)1276

At Eurovision

Karolina Gočeva performed ninth on the night of the contest, following Estonia and preceding Israel. At the close of the voting she had received 25 points, placing 19th in a field of 24, thus relegating Macedonia from the 2003 contest.[1] During the performance, Gočeva appeared donning a dress and a golden corsette designed by Aleksandar Nošpal which received praise at the show. In a later review of her performance, Katerina Stevovska of the Macedonian journal Sloboden Pečat opined that Gočeva "perfectly" sang her song.[2]

Voting

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Final of Tallinn 2002 . European Broadcasting Union . 8 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210408182851/https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final . 8 April 2021 . live.
  2. Web site: Сите досегашни македонски претставници на Евровизија: „Proud“ нѐ направи горди, а цела Европа танцуваше на „Нинанајна“. All Macedonian Representatives at Eurovision: "Proud" Made Us Proud, the Entire Europe Danced to "Ninanajna". Katerina. Stevovska. Sloboden Pečat. 12 May 2024. 13 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Results of the Final of Tallinn 2002 . European Broadcasting Union . 8 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210408184305/https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final/results/fyr-macedonia . 8 April 2021 . live.