Eurovision 2021 North Macedonia profile: Here I Stand by Vasil
North Macedonia in Eurovision
North Macedonia debuted in Eurovision back in 1998 and have achieved just one Top 10 result in their history.
In 2019 Tamara Todevska achieved their best ever result with her song Proud finished in 7th place after winning the jury. In the 2010s they qualified on just two occasions in 10 attempts.
2021 Entry: Vasil - Here I Stand
Semi-final: Vasil will compete in semi-final 1 in 6th position in the running order
My Eurovision Scoreboard fan ranking: 39th out of 39 entries
Odds to win ranking: 26th out of 39 entries
Odds to qualify ranking: 15th out of 16 entries
Vasil s Eurovision entry facing review after backlash in North Macedonia
Last week Vasil Garvanliev released his Eurovision 2021 entry Here I Stand .
Unfortunately there has been a negative response to some aspects of his entry with a change.org petition set up calling for him not to represent the country.
At publication the petition had just under 17,000 signatures with many featuring strong homophobic language.
We have chosen not to share the link to this or share any attacks based on sexual orientation.
But why is there backlash?
In the video for Here I Stand , shot in the National Gallery of Macedonia, an existing artwork appears to show the colours of the Bulgarian flag.