Junior Eurovision 2024 North Macedonia profile: 'Marathon' by Ana and Aleksej

This year, North Macedonia will be represented by Ana and Aleksej with their song Marathon.

You can find details on the entry, the artist and the history of North Macedonia at Junior Eurovision below.

About the artists: Ana and Aleksej

Both Ana and Aleksej were born in the small city of Bitola, in Southwestern North Macedonia.

Ana was born in 2010 with Aleksej born the following year. They both have a strong passion for music, with both of them participating in numerous music festivals in the area.

Both Ana and Aleksej are said to enjoy Mathematics and French at school with Ana taking a liking to Physics and Aleksej enjoying the challenge of learning English.

About the song: Marathon

As in previous years, Marathon has been internally selected by the North Macedonian broadcaster, MRT. The song is sung primarily in Macedonian, with the exception of the hook in the chorus which is sung in English. The lyrics are an inspirational call for young people to strive to achieve at their best.

Marathon is written by Lazar Cvetkovski and Magdalena Cvetkovska, who previously cowrote Fire, the Macedonian entry at Junior Eurovision 2019 performed by Mila Moskov. Lazar has also written for Macedonian Eurovision legend Tamara Todevska, being one of the songwriters listed on her song Monsters which she performed at Albanian music festival Kenga Magjike.

North Macedonia in Junior Eurovision Song Contest

North Macedonia has been a part of Junior Eurovision since 2003, when they placed 12th at the inaugural contest in Copenhagen.

They have competed regularly since and had their best results in 2007 and 2008, coming in fifth with Rosica Kulakova & Dimitar Stojmenovski in 2007 and again the following year with Australian-Macedonian singer Bobby Andonov.

Last year, North Macedonia competed in Nice with Tamara Grujeska singing Kaži mi, kaži mi koj. A fan favourite in last year's contest, the Balkan country ultimately finished 12th with 76 points.

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