South Yugoslav Music Festival 2

**South Yugoslav Music Festival 2** is the second edition of the South Yugoslav Music Festival to select South Yugoslavia's entry for the Binational Music Fest 18.

On the 8th January 2024, the Head of Delegation of South Yugoslavia confirmed that the entry for Binational Music Fest 18 would be selected through the second edition of South Yugoslav Music Festival. The winning artist was given a right to compete for South Yugoslavia at the Binational Music Fest 18 which was held in Caguay.

The format of the competition consisted of one final show consisting of 10 participants.

The second edition of South Yugoslav Music Festival was won by Marija Spasovska with her song "Temperament". "Temperament" was the first-ever song in Macedonian, and Marija Spasovska was also the first-ever Macedonian singer in Binational Music Fest. Edita, who represented Albangolia in the 13th edition of Binational Music Fest and South Yugoslavia in the 16th edition of Binational Music Fest, and Thea Trajkovska, who represented Yugoslavia in the 7th edition of AncientVision Song Contest, were joint runners-up. Miach, who represented Croarbia in the 14th edition of Binational Music Fest, and Grše, and Zera shared 4th place-finish. Joker Out and Marko Bosnjak shared 6th place-finish. Dzelja Ramovic, who represented Yugoslavia in the 5th edition of AncientVision Song Contest, Filip Baloš and Tea Tairović, who represented Croarbia and Serkey in 12th and 15th edition of Binational Music Fest, respectively, shared 8th place-finish.

### Competing entries

On 8 January 2024, ten entries were selected. Among the competing acts were Edita and Tea Tairović, who participated in Binational Music Fest twice, with Edita being the only one, who represented South Yugoslavia as well as Albangolia, and Tea Tairović representing Croarbia and Serkey in 12th and 15th edition, respectively; Miach, who represented Croarbia in 14th edition; and Dzelja Ramovic and Thea Trajkovska, who represented Yugoslavia in AncientVision Song Contest 5 and 7, respectively. Additionally, Filip Baloš performed his song "Novi plan drugi san" as interval act of Binational Music Fest 15 in the grand final, held in Belgrade, Serkey.

#### Newcomers

  Joker Out
  Marija Spasovska
   Marko Bosnjak
   Zera

### Final

The grand final was held between the 8th and 13th January 2024.

#### Voting process

* 8th January 2024 - Filip Baloš, Zera, Edita, Thea Trajkovska and Miach and Grše received the first vote. Zera and Miach and Grše received one more vote, totalling 2 votes.
* 10th January 2024 - Filip Baloš, Edita and Thea Trajkovska received one more vote, totalling 2 votes. Edita received one more vote, totalling 3 votes; Dzelja Ramovic, Joker Out, Marko Bosnjak and Tea Tairović received the first vote. Filip Baloš received one more vote, totalling 3 votes; Marija Spasovska received the first vote. Later, Filip Baloš received minus one vote, reducing number of votes from 3 to 2. Edita received one more vote, totalling 4 votes; Zera received one more vote, totalling 3 votes; Joker Out, Marija Spasovska and Tea Tairović received one more vote, totalling 2 votes. Thea Trajkovska received three more votes, totalling 5 votes; Marija Spasovska received two more votes, totalling 4 votes; Joker Out and Miach and Grše received one more vote, totalling 3 votes; Marko Bosnjak received one more vote, totalling 2 votes.
* 11th January 2024 - Edita and Marija Spasovska received one more vote, totalling 5 votes; Miach and Grše received one more vote, totalling 4 votes.
* 12th January 2024 - Marija Spasovska received one more vote, totalling 6 votes. Marija Spasovska received one more vote, totalling 7 votes.
* 13th January 2024 - Marija Spasovska received one more vote, totalling 8 votes; Zera received one more vote, totalling 4 votes; Marko Bosnjak received one more vote, totalling 3 votes; Dzelja Ramovic received one more vote, totalling 2 votes.
* At the end of the voting, there were 38 votes from 13 countries.

## Voted countries

* Amanda
* Bulbania
* Byelorussian States
* Cakhstan
* Croarbia
* Equatorial Namibia
* Firgentina
* Frania
* Gerland
* Greely
* South Yugoslavia
* Spaice
* UK Ireland