Macedonian Idol

Macedonian Idol
Македонски идол
Genre	Talent show, reality television
Created by	Simon Fuller
Judges	Kaliopi Bukle Igor Džambazov Toni Mihajlovski
Country of origin	Republic of Macedonia
No. of seasons	1
Original release
Network	A1 TV
Release	13 November 2010 (2010-11-13) – 30 May 2011 (2011-05-30)

Macedonian Idol (Macedonian: Македонски идол - Makedonski Idol) was a Macedonian reality-competition talent show airing on A1 TV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol.^[1] The auditions for the first season (after Idol Serbia-Montenegro & Macedonia) started in the summer 2010 and the show aired for first time on 13 November 2010. Hosts of the show are Ivanna Hadžievska and Nenad Gjeorgjievski.^[2]

Season 1

Main article: Macedonian Idol (season 1)

Auditions

The auditions started in the summer 2010. Ten Macedonian cities were included: Ohrid, Kavadarci, Strumica, Veles, Štip, Kumanovo, Skopje, Bitola, Tetovo and Prilep.^[3]

Judges

• Kaliopi Bukle - singer, pop diva
• Igor Džambazov - TV host, singer and actor
• Toni Mihajlovski - TV host and actor

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 in the final (5 male, 5 female), but in the third semi-final (Wildcard) three more candidates (2 male, 1 female) got in the finale. The big concerts or the finals started with the Top13 finalists. The shows are airing live every Monday in 20:00 (8:00 pm) CET. Every big concert has its theme.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Македонски идол од есен во македонска продукција". a1.com.mk. 2010-07-28. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
2. Извештај од А1: Македонски идол - талент шоу Archived 2011-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
3. "ВРЕМЕ Е ЗА МАКЕДОНСКИ ИДОЛ". spic.com.mk. 2010-11-13. Retrieved 13 November 2010.