page_title: Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
section_title: Semi-final
hierarchical_section_title: Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 / At Eurovision / Semi-final
caption_attribution_description: English: Kaliopi representing North Macedonia with the song "Dona" during a rehearsal before the second semi final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016&#160;in Stockholm. (Help translate this text)
context_page_description: The Republic of Macedonia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Dona" written by Kaliopi and Romeo Grill. The song was performed by Kaliopi, who was internally selected by the Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television to compete for Macedonia at the 2016 contest in Stockholm, Sweden. Kaliopi previously represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Crno i belo", placing thirteenth in the final of the competition. At the time of Kaliopi's selection, the last time Macedonia qualified to compete in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest was when she represented the nation in 2012. Kaliopi's appointment as the Macedonian representative was announced on 24 November 2015, while her song, "Dona", was presented to the public in a television special titled Kaliopi za Makedonija on 7 March 2016.
  Macedonia was drawn to compete in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 12 May 2016. Performing during the show in position 8, "Dona" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the second semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final.
context_section_description: Kaliopi took part in technical rehearsals on 4 and 7 May, followed by dress rehearsals on 11 and 12 May. This included the jury show on 11 May where the professional juries of each country watched and voted on the competing entries.
  The Macedonian performance featured Kaliopi performing in a long black and white dress, designed by Roze Trajcevska, at the centre of the stage flanked by four backing vocalists on one side and a drummer on the other side. The stage colours were predominately black and white with the background LED screens displaying red designs during the final chorus. The drummer that joined Kaliopi on stage was Goran Mihajlovski and the four backing vocalists were Maja Sazdanovska, Marija Naumovska, Julija Karamitrova-Ognenoska and Kalina Velkovska.
  At the end of the show, Macedonia was not announced among the top 10 entries in the second semi-final and therefore failed to qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Macedonia placed eleventh in the semi-final, receiving a total of 88 points: 54 points from the televoting and 34 points from the juries.
caption: Kaliopi during a rehearsal before the second semi-final
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