National Final
Macedonian Radio-Television opened a song submission in late 2007 and closed prior to the new year. 130 songs were received, 15 of which were selected by a committee composed of officials and past Eurovision contestants. In addition, MRT commissioned six songs from well-known composers, however, these songs were withdrawn from the competition by internal decision. Skopje Fest will take place at the Metropolis Arena where 15 songs will compete for the honor of representing the country. The selection was broadcast on terrestrial and satellite television.
| Draw | Artist | Song | Televote | Jury | Total | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saso Gigov Gis | "Docna e" | 1420 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | Aneta Kacurkova | "Poraka" | 195 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | Parketi | "Strawberry" | 953 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | Risto Samardziev & Flash | "Dojdi do mene" | 1761 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | Tuna | "Prasuvam bez glas" | 615 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Lambe Alabakoski | "Zemjo moja" | 2401 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 2 |
| 7 | Elvir Mekić | "Armija" | 1588 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Goran Naumovski | "Tajna skriena" | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | Tamara feat. Vrcak & Adrijan Gaxha | "Vo Ime Na Ljubovta" | 3441 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 |
| 10 | Vlatko Ilievski | "So drugi zborovi" | 827 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 11 | None Nedelkovska | "Vrati se" | 857 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Jova Radevska | "Jas sum ovde" | 1026 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 | Igor Mitrovik | "Jas i ti" | 121 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Sonja Tarculovska | "Sever i jug" | 2086 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
| 15 | Nokaut | "Samovila" | 222 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
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