With just a couple of weeks to go, we caught up with Nela Mančeska, who will represent North Macedonia at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025.
We spoke to Nela about how she is feeling ahead of the contest in Tbilisi, how she felt performing her song for the first time and what made her want to be a performer. You can watch our interview with Nela below:
We wish Nela Mančeska the best of luck competing in Junior Eurovision and thank her and the Macedonian delegation for their time.
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 in June in Skopje. She was chosen for her “extraordinary vocal abilities, musical maturity and exceptional stage presence”.
“Miracle” has been composed by Lazar Cvetkoski with lyrics by Magdalena Cvetkoska. Lazar previously wrote the Macedonian Eurovision entries in 2013, 2014 and 2019, as well as Albania’s 2020 entry. Magdalena also worked on North Macedonia’s 2013 entry. This will also be the siblings’ third Junior Eurovision song, having both worked on “Fire” and “Marathon” which competed for North Macedonia in 2019 and 2024 respectively.
Image source: Vladimir Georgiev
North Macedonia was one of 16 countries to take part in the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003. Marija & Viktorija on the country’s debut 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.
