| Eurovision Song Contest 2005 | ||||
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| Participating broadcaster | Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) | |||
| Country |  Macedonia | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Makedonski Evrosong 2005 | |||
| Selection date(s) | 19 February 2005 | |||
| Selected artist(s) | Martin Vučić | |||
| Selected song | "Make My Day" | |||
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (9th, 97 points) | |||
| Final result | 17th, 52 points | |||
| Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Macedonia[a] was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song "Make My Day", written by Dragan Vučić and Branka Kostić, and performed by Martin Vučić. The Macedonian participating broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), organised the national final Makedonski Evrosong 2005 in order to select its entry for the contest. Five artists were presented to the public in November 2004 and an eight-member jury panel and a public televote selected two artists to qualify to the compete in the competition on 19 February 2005, where "Ti si son" (Ти си сон) performed by Martin Vučić was selected following two rounds of voting from a twelve-member jury panel, an audience vote and a public televote. The song was later translated from Macedonian to English for Eurovision and was titled "Make My Day".
Macedonia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2005. Performing during the show in position 17, "Make My Day" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 21 May. It was later revealed that Macedonia placed ninth out of the 25 participating countries in the semi-final with 97 points. In the final, Macedonia performed in position 15 and placed seventeenth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 52 points.
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