Circles (Andrea song)
| "Circles" | |
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| Single by Andrea Koevska | |
| Language | English |
| Released | 17 January 2022 |
| Length | 3:02 |
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) | |
| Language | English |
| Composer(s) | Aleksandar Masevski |
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| Entry chronology | |
| ◄ "Here I Stand" (2021) | |
"Circles" is a single by Macedonian singer Andrea Koevska. The song will represent North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy after winning Za Evrosong 2022, North Macedonia's national final.[1]
Background
Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Za Evrosong 2022
A submission period was opened for interested artists and composers to submit their entries between 10 December 2021 and 16 January 2022. MRT received 47 submissions at the closing of the deadline. Six entries were selected by a special jury from the submissions and were announced on 21 January 2022.[2][3] The competing entries were released to the public on 28 January 2022.
The six competing artists and songs were presented to the public on 28 January 2022 during the MRT programme Stisni Plej. The public was able to vote online for their favorite entry until 4 February 2022. The final of Za Evrosong 2022 took place on 4 February 2022 at the MRT Studio 1 and was hosted by Jana Burčeska and Aleksandra Jovanovska. A 50/50 combination of the online vote and an international jury panel.[4][5]
"Circles" would score 20 points, scoring 12 points from the jury and 8 points from the televote. While another competing song, "Superman" by Viktor Apostolovski would also score 20 points, "Circles" scored more points with the jury, with "Superman" only getting 8 from the jury. The song would win the contest, and as a result, will represent Macedonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.[6]
At Eurovision
According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 25 January 2022, an allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. North Macedonia has been placed into the second semi-final, to be held on 12 May 2022, and has been scheduled to perform in the second half of the show.[7]
References
- ^ "North Macedonia: Andrea to Eurovision 2022 with "Circles"". Eurovisionworld. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ Ibrayeva, Laura (2022-01-21). "North Macedonia: Eurosong 2022 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ Luukela, Sami (2022-01-21). "MRT reveals the six national finalists for Za Evrosong 2022". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "КОНКУРС ЗА ИЗБОР НА НАЦИОНАЛЕН ПРЕТСТАВНИК И КОМПОЗИЦИЈА ШТО ЌЕ ЈА ПРЕТСТАВУВА РЕПУБЛИКА СЕВЕРНА МАКЕДОНИЈА НА ИЗБОРОТ ЗА ПЕСНА НА ЕВРОВИЗИЈА 2022 ВО ТОРИНО, ИТАЛИЈА". mrt.com.mk (in Macedonian). MRT. 10 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (4 February 2022). "North Macedonia: Andrea will fly to Turin!". ESCToday. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ Farren, Neil (2022-02-04). "🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Andrea to Eurovision 2022". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "Eurovision 2022: Which Semi-Final is your country performing in?". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-25.