Macedonian Idol

Macedonian Idol
Македонски идол
Genre	Talent show, reality television
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

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]}

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