North Macedonia in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest
The participation of North Macedonia in the Bala Turkvision Song Contest first began in Istanbul, Turkey, at the inaugural Bala Turkvision Song Contest in 2015. Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) have been responsible for the selection process of their participants, since their debut in 2015. Tolga Mazhar was the first representative for Macedonia at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Hadi Benimle", which finished in last place out of thirteen participating entries, achieving a score of eighty-nine points. As of Bala Turkvision 2015, Macedonia have awarded the most points  to , , , , and . They have received the most points from , and . Origins of the contest. Bala Turkvision is an annual song contest that is based on the similar format of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Bala Turkvision focuses primarily on participating Turkic countries and regions. A juror from each nation awards between 1 and 10 points for every entry, except their own. In the Grand Final the jury determines the winner. Unlike the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in which the winning country proceeds to host the following year's event, hosting of the Bala Turkvision Song Contest takes place in the  country or region that is also hosting the Turkish Capital of Culture. History. Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015. The Macedonian national broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), announced on 5 November 2015 that they would be making their Bala Turkvision debut at the 2015 contest in Istanbul, Turkey on 15 December 2015. The mechanism used by MRT was done internally, who selected child-singer, Tolga Mazhar, as their first participant to represent Macedonia at the Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Hadi Benimle". At the 2015 contest, Macedonia finished in last place scoring eighty-nine points, from the other  twelve participating countries. Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016. On 8 December 2016, it was announced that both the Turkvision Song Contest 2016 and Bala Turkvision Song Contest 2016 had been delayed until March 2017, marking the first time since either of the inaugural contests, that a postponement had occurred. However, it was later confirmed that both of the 2016 contests had been cancelled due to the December 2016 Istanbul bombings. The contest was rescheduled to take place at the Saryarka Velodrome, in Astana, Kazakhstan. Voting history. The tables below shows Macedonia's top-five voting history rankings up until their  most recent participation in :