Claim: During the finals of Eurovision Song Contest 2010, Vlatko Ilievski got 7,877 televotes,  which was even higher than Gjoko Taneski's's televote who won the contest.
Evidence: He was the runner-up to be the Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song Rusinka in Düsseldorf, Germany. He won the National final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, after which he represent Macedonia with the song "Jas ja imam silata" at Eurovision Song Contest 2010.