Macedonian Idol
{{Infobox television
| native_name = Македонски идол
| image = Makedonski-idol.jpg
| caption =
| genre = Talent show, reality television
| creator = Simon Fuller
| director =
| presenter =
| judges = Kaliopi Bukle
Igor Džambazov
Toni Mihajlovski
| voices =
| country = Republic of Macedonia
| network = A1 TV
| first_aired = {{start date|df=y|2010|11|13}}
| last_aired = {{end date|df=y|2011|5|30}}
| runtime =
| num_seasons = 1
}}
Macedonian Idol ({{langx|mk|Македонски идол}} - Makedonski Idol) was a Macedonian reality-competition talent show airing on A1 TV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol.{{cite web|url=http://www.a1.com.mk/vesti/default.aspx?VestID=125823|title=Македонски идол од есен во македонска продукција|date=2010-07-28|website=a1.com.mk|accessdate=28 July 2010}} 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.[http://www.a1.com.mk/emisii/emisija.asp?ID=60 Извештај од А1: Македонски идол - талент шоу] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425022106/http://a1.com.mk/emisii/emisija.asp?ID=60 |date=2011-04-25 }}
Season 1
{{Main|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.spic.com.mk/kat/scena/vreme-e-za-makedonski-idol.html|title=ВРЕМЕ Е ЗА МАКЕДОНСКИ ИДОЛ|date=2010-11-13|website=spic.com.mk|accessdate=13 November 2010}}
= 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|date=February 2015}}