Macedonia was represented at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2008 with the song "Prati mi SMS", written and performed by Bobi Andonov. The Macedonian participating broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), selected its entry for the contest through a national final.
Before Junior Eurovision Dečja pesna Eurovizije The final took place on 20 September 2008, hosted by Gorast Cvetkovski and Ivona Bogoevska. Twelve songs competed and the winner was decided by a combination of votes from a jury panel (50%) and televoting (50%).
+ Final – 20 September 2008 Artist SongJuryTelevote Total Place 1 Petar Gjurovski"Sonuvam" 3877498154 2 Gorazd Grmaškovski"Ajde gore race" 242850211 3 Bisera Bazer"Sever-jug" 2943646106 4 Dejana, Blagoja and Sara"Pejte so nas" 29580910153 5 and Filipa"Srechni sme" 45105387172 6 Nataša Latinovska"Parička" 283350310 7 Mirjana Burnaz"Simpatijo moja" 1701181112 8Mila Milivojević and Bubalici"Učiliste najmilo" 4482655135 9Marija Zafirovska"Mojot as" 346144287 10 Marija and Nataša"Srechen Den" 221223349 11Bobi Andonov"Prati mi SMS" 49121,16212241 12 Aneta and Maja"Ljubov moja" 190234448
At Junior Eurovision On 14 October 2008 the running order for Junior Eurovision took place, and the Macedonian song was given the spot to perform fourteenth. The song placed in 5th position with 93 points, which is the country's best result to date. The entry also received points from every country, the most being ten points from Romania.
Voting
+ Points awarded to Macedonia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
+ Points awarded by Macedonia Score Country 12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point
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