Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016
| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 | ||||
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| Country |
 Macedonia
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Internal selection | |||
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| Selected entrant | Martija Stanojković | |||
| Selected song | "Love Will Lead Our Way" | |||
| Selected songwriter(s) | Aleksandar Masevski Martija Stanojković |
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| Finals performance | ||||
| Final result | 12th, 41 points | |||
| Macedonia in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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| Martija Stanojković | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Martija Stanojković |
| Born |
7 April 2004 Skopje, Macedonia |
| Occupation(s) | Student and Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
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"Love Will Lead Our Way" |
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| Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 entry | |
| Country | |
| Artist(s) |
Martija Stanojković
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| Languages | |
| Composer(s) |
Aleksandar Masevski
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| Lyricist(s) |
Aleksandar Masevski, Martija Stanojković
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| Appearance chronology | |
| ◄ "Pletenka - Braid of Love" (2015) | |
Macedonia participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 which took place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta, under the provisional reference of "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". The Macedonian broadcaster Macedonian Radio Television (MRT) was responsible for organising their entry for the contest. Martija Stanojković was internally selected to represent Macedonia with the song "Love Will Lead Our Way".
Prior to the 2016 Contest, Macedonia had participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest eleven times, under the provisional reference of "Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia", since its debut at the inaugural contest in 2003. Macedonia were absent twice from the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and 2014. They have never won the contest, with their best results being at the 2007 and 2008, represented by the duo Rosica Kulakova and Dimitar Stojmenovski, and Bobi Andonov respectively, achieving fifth place.
The Macedonian broadcaster announced on 19 July 2016, that they would be participating at the contest scheduled to take place on 20 November 2016, in Valletta, Malta. On 24 July 2016, MRT announced that they had internally selected Martija Stanojković to represent them in Malta.Her song for the contest, "Love Will Lead Our Way", was released on 10 October 2016.
Martija Stanojković (Macedonian: Мартија Станојковиќ) (born 7 April 2004) is an Macedonian singer. She will represent Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2016 in Valletta, Malta on 20 November 2016 with the song "Love Will Lead Our Way".
Martija finished second in the talent show Pinkove Zvezdice, which is popular in the Balkan region. When she was four years old, she joined a dance club called Ultra, and she was dancing for seven years before she entered Pinkove Zvezdice. Martija is a fan of Justin Bieber.
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