MRT has announced that Nela Mančeska will represent North Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

13-year-old Nela Mančeska will represent North Macedonia at the 23rd edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Nela was selected after auditions were held earlier this month in Skopje. She was chosen for her “extraordinary vocal abilities, musical maturity and exceptional stage presence”.

MRT has not announced yet how the song that Nela will perform in Tbilisi will be determined. They have stated that more details will be shared soon.

Ana and Aleksej represented North Macedonia at the 2024 contest in Madrid, Spain. With their song “Marathon”, they finished in 16th place with 54 points.

Junior Eurovision 2025

Junior Eurovision 2025 will be held on December 13 in Tbilisi after Andria Putkaradze gave Georgia their record-breaking fourth victory with “To My Mom”.

A number of countries have either confirmed their participation in Junior Eurovision 2025 or signalled their intention to compete. These countries are:

In addition, Lithuania is examining their return to the competition in 2025. Estonia and Germany have both withdrawn from the competition. The following broadcasters have confirmed they have no plans to return:

Image Source: Vladimir Georgiev | Source: MRT

North Macedonia was one of sixteen countries to take part in the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003. On their debut they were represented by Marija & Viktorija with the song “Ti ne me poznavaš” finishing 12th with 19 points. North Macedonia’s best result to date is 5th place, which they achieved in 2007 with “Ding Ding Dong” by Rosica & Dimitar and in 2008 with “Prati mi SMS” by Bobi Andonov.

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