Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
| Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
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| Eurovision Song Contest 2006 | ||||
| Participating broadcaster | Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) | |||
| Country | Macedonia | |||
| Selection process | Specialen Evroviziski Den | |||
| Selection date | 4 March 2006 | |||
| Competing entry | ||||
| Song | "Ninanajna" | |||
| Artist | Elena Risteska | |||
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| Placement | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (10th, 76 points) | |||
| Final result | 12th, 56 points | |||
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Macedonia was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 with the song "Ninanajna" (Нинанајна), composed by Darko Dimitrov, with lyrics by Rade Vrčakovski, and performed by Elena Risteska. The Macedonian participating broadcaster, Macedonian Radio Television (MRT), organised the national final Specialen Evroviziski Den in order to select its entry for the contest. Twenty entries competed in the competition on 4 March 2006 where "Ninanajna" performed by Elena Risteska was selected exclusively by a public televote, receiving 6,999 votes.
Macedonia competed in the semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 18 May 2006. Performing during the show in position 11, "Ninanajna" was announced among the top 10 entries of the semi-final and therefore qualified to compete in the final on 20 May. It was later revealed that Macedonia placed tenth out of the 23 participating countries in the semi-final with 76 points. In the final, Macedonia performed in position 11 and placed twelfth out of the 24 participating countries, scoring 56 points.