This year, FYR Macedonia returns to the Malmo contest, after seemingly rediscovering its ethno-pop roots. Esma & Lozano's song Pred de se razdeni takes ethno-pop to new levels, by acknowledging the sizable Romani population of the country with a Macedonian and Romani mix of vocals. This is an interesting combination for a Eurovision song, and I urge you not to scoff. The composition and the vocals may not be in line with your usual tastes, but this attempt is sure to get noticed by FYR Macedonia's Balkan neighbors (there are 4 in the Second Semi Final, with a potential of 5 more Balkan Finalist from the First Semi Final to be held on May 14th). Whether you love, hate or laugh at this performance, it is likely one to be remembered for a while and may land the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (try saying the country's name in French for more tongue twistedness: L'Ancienne Republique Yougoslave de la Macedonione) in the Top Ten for the first time:
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Former Yugoslav Republic of (F.Y.R.) Macedonia
Though originally slated to debut in 1996 and then becoming a victim of the erratic EBU rule changes of the nineties, The Republic of Macedonia (or better known by its tounge-twisty official name, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) first participated in the Contest in Birmingham in 1998. Neither that first outing nor the subsequent tries have brought FYR Macedonia the success some of its Balkan neighbors have enjoyed, let alone placed the country in the Top Ten. Though the country usually manages to eke its way out of the Semi Finals, its best finish was a distant twelfth at the Athens Contest in 2006 with Elena Risteska's Ninanajna. Last year in Baku, the country was represented by Kaliopi (who incidentally was supposed to be the debut act for her country in 1996) and her song Crno i belo ("Black and White"), which came in thirteenth in the Final (even scoring a couple of douze points from neighbors Serbia and Bosnia-Herzigovina):
This year, FYR Macedonia returns to the Malmo contest, after seemingly rediscovering its ethno-pop roots. Esma & Lozano's song Pred de se razdeni takes ethno-pop to new levels, by acknowledging the sizable Romani population of the country with a Macedonian and Romani mix of vocals. This is an interesting combination for a Eurovision song, and I urge you not to scoff. The composition and the vocals may not be in line with your usual tastes, but this attempt is sure to get noticed by FYR Macedonia's Balkan neighbors (there are 4 in the Second Semi Final, with a potential of 5 more Balkan Finalist from the First Semi Final to be held on May 14th). Whether you love, hate or laugh at this performance, it is likely one to be remembered for a while and may land the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (try saying the country's name in French for more tongue twistedness: L'Ancienne Republique Yougoslave de la Macedonione) in the Top Ten for the first time:
This year, FYR Macedonia returns to the Malmo contest, after seemingly rediscovering its ethno-pop roots. Esma & Lozano's song Pred de se razdeni takes ethno-pop to new levels, by acknowledging the sizable Romani population of the country with a Macedonian and Romani mix of vocals. This is an interesting combination for a Eurovision song, and I urge you not to scoff. The composition and the vocals may not be in line with your usual tastes, but this attempt is sure to get noticed by FYR Macedonia's Balkan neighbors (there are 4 in the Second Semi Final, with a potential of 5 more Balkan Finalist from the First Semi Final to be held on May 14th). Whether you love, hate or laugh at this performance, it is likely one to be remembered for a while and may land the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (try saying the country's name in French for more tongue twistedness: L'Ancienne Republique Yougoslave de la Macedonione) in the Top Ten for the first time:
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