Country of origin Macedonia Original network A1 TV | No. of series 1 | |
Genre Talent show, reality television Judges Kaliopi Bukle
Igor Džambazov
Toni Mihajlovski Original release November 2010 – 30 May 2011 (2011-05-30) | ||
Macedonian Idol Season 1 (Macedonian: Македонски идол - Makedonski Idol) was the first 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.
Contents
- Live shows
- Top 13 Toe Proeski
- Top 12 Macedonian Evergreens
- Top 11 Divas Night
- Top 10 The Beatles
- Top 9 Ex Yu Hits
- Top 7 Pop Hits
- Top 6 Staffs choice Macedonian pop songs English duets
- Top 5 Rock music
- Top 4 Best from the artist
- Top 3 Macedonian folk music Dance hits Judges choice Contestants choice
- References
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 (singer), Igor Džambazov (TV host, singer and actor) and Toni Mihajlovski (TV host and actor). 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 (finalists). 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 (5 males, 5 females). 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 (8:00 pm) CET (UTC+01:00). Every big concert has its theme.
Top 13 - Toše Proeski
28 March 2011
Top 12 - Macedonian Evergreens
4 April 2011
Top 11 - Diva's Night
April 11, 2011
Top 10 - The Beatles
April 18, 2011
Top 9 - Ex-Yu Hits
April 25, 2011
Top 7 - Pop Hits
May 2, 2011
Top 6 - Staff's choice: Macedonian pop songs & English duets
May 9, 2011
Top 5 - Rock music
May 16, 2011
Top 4 - Best from the artist
May 23, 2011
Top 3 - Macedonian folk music, Dance hits (Judges' choice), Contestant's choice
May 30, 2011