The first semi-final took place on 18 February 2010. Fourteen entries competed and the top eight entries qualified to the final by a 50/50 combination of public televoting and a jury panel. The jury panel that voted in the first semi-final consisted of Miki Dzrnokrak, Kiril Lozance, Vasko Todorov, Kiril Zarlinov, Gjorgji Cuckovski and Gorazd Čapovski. In addition to the performances of the competing entries, the competition featured guest performances by 2007 Macedonian Junior Eurovision representatives Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski and 2009 Macedonian Junior Eurovision representatives Sara Markoska.