Dynamite Song Contest 5

The Dynamite Song Contest 5 is the fifth edition of the Dynamite Song Contest. The contest was organized by North Macedonia and took place in the city of Skopje, North Macedonia after Aleksandra Janeva won in Amsterdam with her song "Kometa". 46 countries countries took part in this edition, and 6 countries which had the best results the previous edition are directly qualified to the Grand Final : North Macedonia, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland and 🇫🇷 France. The 40 others countries were split into 2 semi finals in which only 10 countries in each semi-final could qualify for the grand final.

To see the previous edition, click here. To see the next edition, click here.

North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a country in the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in September 1991 under the name Republic of Macedonia. A landlocked country, North Macedonia has borders with Kosovo to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, and Albania to the west. It constitutes approximately the northern third of the larger geographical region of Macedonia, and is defined primarily by mountains, valleys, and rivers. The capital and largest city, Skopje, is home to roughly a quarter of the nation's 2.06 million inhabitants. The majority of the residents are ethnic Macedonians, a South Slavic people. Albanians form a significant minority at around 25%, followed by Turks, Romani, Serbs, Bosniaks, and Aromanians.

Skopje
Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. Skopje is located on the upper course of the Vardar River, and is located on a major north-south Balkan route between Belgrade and Athens. It is a center for metal-processing, chemical, timber, textile, leather, and printing industries. Industrial development of the city has been accompanied by development of the trade, logistics, and banking sectors, as well as an emphasis on the fields of transportation, culture and sport. According to the last official count from 2002, Skopje had a population of 506,926 inhabitants; according to official estimates, the city had a population of 544,086 inhabitants, as of 30 June 2015, meaning slightly more than a quarter of all North Macedonia's population lives in the city and its immediate surrounding area.

Semi Final 1
🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇫🇷 France and 🇨🇭 Switzerland have to vote in this semi final.

Semi Final 2
North Macedonia, 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 🇬🇧 United Kingdom have to vote in this semi final.