North Macedonia: Skopje Fest 1996
Pre-qualifying round for Eurovision 1996
30 countries submitted songs for Eurovision 1996. In order to shortlist the number of participants in the final the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) held a pre-qualifying round.
The audio-only pre-qualifying round contained all 30 songs except Norway (host country), and was never televised or broadcast on radio.
Macedonia was one of seven countries that failed to qualify for the Eurovision final from the pre-qualifying round, so they were not represented at Eurovision 1996 in Oslo.
Songs
| Artist | Song |
|---|---|
| Aperativ | Te imam |
| Avantura | Ti se budiš utrovo |
| Cvetanka Gligorova | Vo tvojot pogled |
| Dejan Kuzmanovski & Petar ReinovKuzmanovski & Reinov | Gospod prostuva |
| Duo Marotov | Tugja žena |
| Duo Nanevski | Prispivna |
| Džon Ilija Apelgrin | Spomeni |
| Emin Džijan | Skandinavka |
| Erol Redzepagić | Koga ke prestanat solzite |
| Gjorgji Bujukliev | Serenada |
| Intervali | Pak e prolet |
| Kaliopi Grill | Samo ti |
| Karolina Goćeva | Ma ajde kaži mi |
| Katerina Micanova & Goce | Zarobeni od džezot |
| Kiril Kotevski | Dali nokva si sonuvala |
| Leonarda & Trio Eka | Kambanite vo nokta zvonat |
| Maja Grozdanovska | Purpurna sonata |
| Maja Odžaklievska | Prosti mi |
| Margica Antevska | Te nema da go slušame Šopen |
| Marjan Nečak | Marija |
| Miki Jovanovski-Džafer | Kolku vredi ljubovta |
| Rade Rogožarov & Snežana MatovskaRogožarov & Matovska | Smiluvaj se |
| Rade Stamatov & Grom | Srce skršeno |
| Sašo Kaimovski | Zaboravi |
| Silvi Band | Srekna karta |
| Suzana Tnokova | Na son mi doagjaš |
| Tanja Carovska | Kade li leta |
| Tijana Todevska | Ti prostuvam |
| Trajče Manev | Samovila |
Semi-final 1
Skopje Fest 1996 – Semi-final 1
| Date | 1 March 1996 |
| Location | Makedonska Narodna Theatre |
| City | Skopje |
| Hosts | Biljana Debarlieva Borče Nikolovski |
| Voting | Jury Audience in the hall Radio stations |
Semi-final 2
Skopje Fest 1996 – Semi-final 2
| Date | 2 March 1996 |
| Location | Makedonska Narodna Theatre |
| City | Skopje |
| Hosts | Biljana Debarlieva Borče Nikolovski |
| Voting | Jury Audience in the hall Radio stations |
Final
Skopje Fest 1996 – Final
| Date | 3 March 1996 |
| Location | Makedonska Narodna Theatre |
| City | Skopje |
| Hosts | Biljana Debarlieva Borče Nikolovski |
| Voting | Jury Audience in the hall Radio stations |
