Aneta Andonova, the Head of MRT 1, has announced that changes have been made to the team that determines the Macedonian entrant for Eurovision.
MRT is continuing to work on determining the singer and song that will represent them at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Aneta Andonova, the Head of MRT 1, stated in an interview with Nova Makedonija that;
I would like to apologize that we are discussing (Eurovision) a lot, debating on that topic both at program meetings and with experts and the public.
The final decision on the act that will represent FYR Macedonia in Israel will be communicated to the public soon. Ms Andonova also revealed that changes have been made to the team that is working on the nations participation in Eurovision. FYR Macedonia has failed to qualify for the Grand Final every year since the 2012 contest in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Eye Cue represented Macedonia at the 2018 contest in Lisbon, where they came 18th in the semi-final with their song “Lost and Found”.
Source: Nova Makedonija
FYR Macedonia has had a string of poor results in recent years failing to reach the final every year since 2012. The country debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1998, however, two years earlier they attempted to participate but was knocked out in the pre-qualifying round. In 2016 they were represented by Kaliopi for a second time with the song “Dona”, she missed out on the final finishing in 11th in her semi-final. FYR Macedonia’s best result to date is a 12th place finish in the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest represented by Elena Risteska and the song “Ninanajna”.
