Macedonian Idol (season 1)


Macedonian Idol Season 1 was the first and only season of the Macedonian version of the worldwide known talent franchise series Pop Idol. The show started airing on 13 November 2010 on A1 TV and finished airing on 30 May 2011 with the big final held in Metropolis Arena, Skopje. The winner was Ivan Radenov from Gevgelija. As first runner-up finished Ivan Radenov and second runner-up Dejan Jovanov.
The auditions started in the summer 2010. Ten Macedonian cities were included: Ohrid, Kavadarci, Strumica, Veles, Štip, Kumanovo, Skopje, Bitola, Tetovo and Prilep. Three famous Macedonian personalities were chosen to be the judges: Kaliopi Bukle, Igor Džambazov and Toni Mihajlovski. Ivanna Hadžievska and Nenad Gjeorgjievski famous for being hosts of the show-magazine A1 Exclusive were the hosts of the show.
Twenty candidates were chosen for the final cut of the show. However, in the final concerts got only 13 candidates. The other seven were promised to record a song, which will be given as an award from the jury.

Live shows

The concerts began airing on 7 March 2011 and in the semi-finals the finalists were divided on male and female. In the first and second semi-final, ten candidates got through to the final. The producers organized another show, where the eliminated candidates of the previous two semi-finals competed. Three more contestants were chosen to sing in the final. The big concerts or the finals started with the Top 13 finalists. The shows are airing live every Monday in 20:00 CET. Every big concert has its theme.

Top 13 - [Toše Proeski]

28 March 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Ivan Radenov"Duša ostana" safe
2
Jana Burčeska"Soba za taga" Bottom 3
3
Ivica Veloski"Creša" safe
4
Katerina Simonovska"Vo kosi da ti spijam" Eliminated
5
Dejan Jovanov"Igri bez granici" Bottom 2
6
Emilija Gjorgjevska"Srekjna li si ti?" safe
7
Viktor Apostolovski"Bože, čuvaj ja od zlo" safe
8
Biljana Gjoševa"Go molam nokjva neboto da te vrati" safe
9
Niko Gjorgjievski"Po Tebe" safe
10
Julijana Jovanova"Malečka" safe
11
Hristijan Todorovski"Koj li ti grize obrazi" safe
12
Elizabeta Jovanovska"Sonce vo tvoite rusi kosi" safe
13
Miki Sekulovski"Zošto Otide?" safe

Top 12 - Macedonian Evergreens">Music of the Republic of Macedonia">Macedonian Evergreens

4 April 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Dejan Jovanov"Crno tikveško" safe
2
Biljana Gjoševa"Letaj galebe" safe
3
Ivica Veloski"Skitnik" Bottom 3
4
Elizabeta Jovanovska"Priznavam" Eliminated
5
Hristijan Todorovski"223-305" Bottom 2
6
Emilija Gjorgjevska"Ti si toj" safe
7
Niko Gjorgjievski"Sonce za tri sveta" safe
8
Julijana Jovanova"Mnogu solzi" safe
9
Viktor Apostolovski"Osamen" safe
10
Jana Burčeska"Li du du" safe
11
Miki Sekulovski"Kaži mi" safe
12
Ivan Radenov"Moja gitara" safe

Top 11 - Diva's Night

April 11, 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Ivica Veloski"To Love Somebody" safe
2
Jana Burčeska"Think" safe
3
Dejan Jovanov"The Best" safe
4
Hristijan Todorovski"Like a Prayer" Bottom 2
5
Emilija Gjorgjevska"Sober" Eliminated
6
Viktor Apostolovski"Fighter" Bottom 3
7
Ivan Radenov"Chain of Fools" safe
8
Biljana Gjoševa"Saving All My Love for You" safe
9
Niko Gjorgjievski"All by Myself" safe
10
Miki Sekulovski"Russian Roulette" safe
11
Julijana Jovanova"Lady Marmalade" safe

Top 10 - [The Beatles]

April 18, 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Ivan Radenov"Oh! Darling" safe
2
Hristijan Todorovski"Don't Let Me Down" Bottom 3
3
Jana Burčeska"I Saw Her Standing There" safe
4
Ivica Veloski"Yesterday" safe
5
Dejan Jovanov"Drive My Car" safe
6
Julijana Jovanova"Help!" Eliminated
7
Viktor Apostolovski"Eleanor Rigby" safe
8
Niko Gjorgjievski"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" safe
9
Biljana Gjoševa"Get Back" Bottom 2
10
Miki Sekulovski"Let It Be" safe

Top 9 - Ex-Yu Hits">Music of Yugoslavia">Ex-Yu Hits

April 25, 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Niko Gjorgjievski"Molitva" Eliminated
2
Dejan Jovanov"Libar" safe
3
Jana Burčeska"Dodirni mi kolena" safe
4
Ivan Radenov"Bacila je sve niz rijeku" safe
5
Ivica Veloski"Ako ima Boga" Eliminated
6
Biljana Gjoševa"Budi dobar kao što sam ja" safe
7
Miki Sekulovski"Sve još miriše na nju" safe
8
Hristijan Todorovski"Zašto praviš slona od mene?" Bottom 3
9
Viktor Apostolovski"Ti si mi u krvi" safe

Top 7 - Pop Hits

May 2, 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Dejan Jovanov"Kiss" safe
2
Miki Sekulovski"Let Me Entertain You" safe
3
Biljana Gjoševa"Everytime" Bottom 2
4
Hristijan Todorovski"You Are Not Alone" Eliminated
5
Viktor Apostolovski"Grenade" safe
6
Jana Burčeska"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" Bottom 3
7
Ivan Radenov"I Want to Break Free" safe

Top 6 - Staff's choice: Macedonian pop songs & English duets

May 9, 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Jana Burčeska"Nemirna" Bottom 3
2
Dejan Jovanov"Po navika" Bottom 2
3
Miki Sekulovski"Ako ne te sakam" safe
4
Biljana Gjoševa"Slatka gorchina" Eliminated
5
Ivan Radenov"Lebedot bel" safe
6
Viktor Apostolovski"Sonce ne me gree" safe
7
Biljana Gjoševa & Dejan Jovanov"It's Only Love"
8
Ivan Radenov & Jana Burčeska"You're the One That I Want"
9
Viktor Apostolovski & Miki Sekulovski"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"

Top 5 - [Rock music]

May 16, 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Miki Sekulovski"Bed of Roses" safe
2
Ivan Radenov"Is This Love" safe
3
Jana Burčeska"Aerials" Eliminated
4
Viktor Apostolovski"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" Bottom 2
5
Dejan Jovanov"Soldier of Fortune" safe
6
Miki Sekulovski"Smells Like Teen Spirit" safe
7
Ivan Radenov"Resistance" safe
8
Jana Burčeska"Call Me" Eliminated
9
Viktor Apostolovski"Numb" Bottom 2
10
Dejan Jovanov"In the Shadows" safe

Top 4 - Best from the artist

May 23, 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Viktor Apostolovski"Whataya Want from Me" Eliminated
2
Miki Sekulovski"Right Here Waiting" safe
3
Dejan Jovanov"My Way" Bottom 2
4
Ivan Radenov"Sunday Morning" safe
5
Viktor Apostolovski"Maria Maria" Eliminated
6
Miki Sekulovski"Freedom" safe
7
Dejan Jovanov"Fly Away" Bottom 2
8
Ivan Radenov"Missing" safe

Top 3 - Macedonian folk music, Dance hits (Judges' choice), Contestant's choice

May 30, 2011
OrderContestantSong Result
1
Ivan Radenov"Si zaljubiv edno mome" Winner
2
Miki Sekulovski"Jano Mori"Runner-up
3
Dejan Jovanov"Dejgidi ludi godini"Eliminated
4
Ivan Radenov"What a Feeling" Winner
5
Miki Sekulovski"Holding Out for a Hero" Runner-up
6
Dejan Jovanov" The Time of My Life" Eliminated

Elimination table