page_title: Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
section_title: At Eurovision
hierarchical_section_title: Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 / At Eurovision
caption_attribution_description: English: Esma and Lozano representing North Macedonia with the song "Pred da se razdeni" (Пред да се раздени) during the second dress rehearsal of the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2013&#160;in Malmö. (Help translate this text)
context_page_description: The Republic of North Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden. The Macedonian entry was selected through an internal selection, organised by the Macedonian broadcaster MRT. Esma and Lozano represented Macedonia with the song "Pred da se razdeni", which failed to qualify from the second semi-final of the competition, placing 16th and scoring 28 points.
context_section_description: Macedonia was allocated to compete in the second semi-final on 16 May for a place in the final on 18 May. In the second semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Macedonia would perform 3rd, following San Marino and preceding Azerbaijan. On stage, Esma and Lozano were joined by two backing vocalists: Nina Janeva and Eleonora Mustafovska. The Macedonian delegation contemplated several changes to their entry in Malmö, which included adding English language lyrics and changing the song title to "If I Could Change the World". Ultimately, the delegation decided to perform the entry in its original languages under the Macedonian language title of the song.
  North Macedonia failed to qualify from the second semi-final of the competition, placing 16th and scoring 28 points.
caption: Esma and Lozano at the second semi-final dress rehearsal in Malmö.
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